Penn Mobile vs Ringle Tutor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Penn Mobile
Streamline your campus experience with essential tools for student life. Access study room bookings, dining hall menus and hours, course schedules, and laundry machine availability. Quickly find fitness facility hours and emergency services.
- Study room booking
- Dining hall hours and menus
- Course schedule access
- Laundry machine availability
- Fitness facility hours
- Emergency services access
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Study room booking, dining hall hours, course schedule, daily menus, laundry machine accessibility, fitness facility hours, and quick access to emergency services! Penn Mobile was designed by students in Penn Labs with the intention of making your school life simpler. What does this mean? No more carrying your laundry four floors up trying to find a laundry machine. No more hunting for dining hall hours on the web. And no more struggles trying to book a study room. You can now do it all at the press of a button. Enjoy!
Ringle Tutor
This application is designed for current Ringle tutors to manage their schedules. It allows them to book lessons, receive reminders for upcoming sessions, and review past lesson summaries. Tutors can also get notifications for unassigned lessons and check their compensation history.
- Schedule lessons
- Upcoming lesson reminders
- View past lesson summaries
- Notifications for unassigned lessons
- Review compensation history
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This app is created for our current Ringle tutors. In our current app, Ringle tutors can schedule for a lesson, be reminded for upcoming lessons, view past lesson summary, receive push notifications about unassigned lessons, and review compensation history.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Penn Mobile at 4.6 against Ringle Tutor's 2.5. Penn Mobile also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 24%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Penn Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penn Mobile has 410 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Penn Mobile's written reviews are positive against 24% of Ringle Tutor's.
Penn Mobile ships an update every 4 weeks, Ringle Tutor monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penn Mobile | Ringle Tutor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (410 ratings) — better | 2.5 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews — better | 23.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 410 — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | University of Pennsylvania | Ringle |
Customer experience
Penn Mobile
Ringle Tutor
Bugs and requests
Penn Mobile
Reported bugs
9 issues- Unable to log in after Duo pop-up
- Cannot load dining halls or retail dining
- Unable to log in with PennKey
- App does not open after recent update
- App prompts to log in every time
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- App does not save login after exiting
- Pop-up message: "Couldn't connect to API"
- App crashes frequently
- Dining hall information is incorrect or not shown
Requested features
6 requests- Include fitness center hours
- Include building directory of campus
- Fix API connection issues
- Update app for better stability
- Fix login bugs
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- Improve login persistence
Ringle Tutor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Penn Mobile
No in-app purchases
Ringle Tutor
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Penn Mobile free?
Is Ringle Tutor free?
Which has better reviews, Penn Mobile or Ringle Tutor?
Do Penn Mobile or Ringle Tutor have ads?
Which is updated more often, Penn Mobile or Ringle Tutor?
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