WPI vs Tufts Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WPI
This app provides a centralized hub for all things related to a university campus. It offers personalized experiences for students, alumni, faculty, staff, and visitors, with access to directories, schedules, news, maps, and more.
- Personalized campus experience
- University news and events
- Interactive campus maps
- Access to academic tools
- Emergency contact information
- Appointment scheduling
- Campus dining menus
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute's mobile app has been revamped with customized experiences for current students, alumni, faculty and staff, and visitors, as well as for major campus events such as Commencement and New Student Orientation. Whatever your role or information needs, get it all in one place—directories, scheduling links, calendars, maps, menus, videos, the latest campus news, and more. It's all of WPI, all at your fingertips. Key features include: · Choose a persona (Student or Everyone) · Sign up for push notifications · Get the latest university news and events, and connect with WPI through · Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube · Search interactive campus maps · Access Canvas to check grades, download assignments, and more · Find important numbers and emergency procedures, including Campus Police and after-hours care and counseling services · Schedule an advising, health, or tutoring appointment, or book study space in the library · Add Goatbucks to pay for food, services, and bookstore purchases · Look for jobs or opportunities to network with employers via Handshake · Check schedules, scores, and news for your favorite varsity teams · See what’s on the menu at WPI Dining Services
Tufts Mobile
Access essential campus information and services for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Track shuttles, find locations, view dining options, and stay updated on news and events.
- Campus shuttle GPS tracking
- Location finder
- Dining hall hours and menus
- University news and events
- Student information system access
- Sports schedules and scores
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The Tufts Mobile is a university initiative to provide on-the-go information for campus communities and for anyone who wants to connect to Tufts. Tufts Mobile includes: Personas for Students, Faculty/Staff, and Visitors Real-time GPS tracking of Tufts Shuttles Find locations on Tufts campuses Dining locations, hours, and menus Admissions Latest Tufts news Student Information System Apps & Software Study Spaces Laundry Tufts Bookstore Alerts & Closings Jumbo sports news, schedules, and scores Events Calendar Technical Support And more...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WPI at 100% against Tufts Mobile's 0%. WPI also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 8). Tufts Mobile's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.3). 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.
Tufts Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of WPI's written reviews are positive against 0% of Tufts Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WPI ships an update every 6 months, Tufts Mobile every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WPI | Tufts Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (24 ratings) | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Tufts University |
Customer experience
WPI
Tufts Mobile
In-app purchases
WPI
No in-app purchases
Tufts Mobile
No in-app purchases
