Penn Mobile vs Duke Alumni
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!
Duke Alumni
Connect, collaborate, and engage with fellow Duke University alumni. Access your virtual alumni card and stay informed about news, events, and activities from the alumni association.
- Alumni networking
- Collaboration tools
- Event updates
- News and activities
- Virtual alumni card
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The Duke Alumni App will offer a connection to all the alumni of Duke University to connect, collaborate and engage with each other and with Duke. Alumni will be able to access their virtual alumni card and stay updated with news, events and activities related to the alumni association.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Penn Mobile at 4.6 against Duke Alumni's 1.5. Penn Mobile also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 24%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Duke Alumni's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). 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.
Penn Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penn Mobile has 410 ratings behind it against 33, 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 Duke Alumni's.
Penn Mobile ships an update monthly, Duke Alumni every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penn Mobile | Duke Alumni |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (410 ratings) — better | 1.5 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews — better | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 410 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Pennsylvania | Duke University |
Customer experience
Penn Mobile
Duke Alumni
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
Duke Alumni
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Penn Mobile
No in-app purchases
Duke Alumni
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Penn Mobile free?
Is Duke Alumni free?
Which has better reviews, Penn Mobile or Duke Alumni?
Do Penn Mobile or Duke Alumni have ads?
Which is updated more often, Penn Mobile or Duke Alumni?
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