UCSF Mobile vs UC Berkeley / Cal Event Guides
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UCSF Mobile
Navigate UCSF campus life with this official app. Find real-time shuttle locations, parking information, dining options, and campus events. Access emergency contacts and essential resources for students and staff.
- Live shuttle map
- Parking information
- On-campus dining
- Campus events calendar
- Emergency contacts
- Hydration station locator
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This official UCSF Mobile app features tools and resources for navigating UCSF work, life, and study. What’s Popular: - Live shuttle map - Parking - Food on campus - Locate the nearest hydration station - Opt-in channels - News - UCSF events - Emergency numbers - Lactation rooms - Digital screener
UC Berkeley / Cal Event Guides
Navigate major events at the University of California, Berkeley with this mobile guide. Access schedules, maps, and essential information to make your event experience smoother.
- Event schedules
- Interactive maps
- Event information
- Navigation assistance
- Major event coverage
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Your handy mobile guide to major events at the University of California, Berkeley. You can find schedules, maps, and information to help you navigate events at Cal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UCSF Mobile at 5.0 against UC Berkeley / Cal Event Guides's 3.4. UC Berkeley / Cal Event Guides's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1) and review sentiment (33% vs 17%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UCSF Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UC Berkeley / Cal Event Guides has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of UCSF Mobile's written reviews are positive against 33% of UC Berkeley / Cal Event Guides's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
UCSF Mobile ships an update every 3 months, UC Berkeley / Cal Event Guides every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | UCSF Mobile | UC Berkeley / Cal Event Guides |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | University of California at San Francisco | University of California, Berkeley |
Customer experience
UCSF Mobile
UC Berkeley / Cal Event Guides
In-app purchases
UCSF Mobile
No in-app purchases
UC Berkeley / Cal Event Guides
No in-app purchases
Questions
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