Penn Mobile vs Courses@HKU
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!
Courses@HKU
This application helps HKU undergraduate students plan and select their courses. It requires login to the HKU Portal to access information.
- Course planning assistance
- Course selection guidance
- HKU Portal login required
- Information for undergraduates
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The Courses@HKU provides information to assist undergraduate students of HKU in planning and choosing courses to take. This application requires login to HKU Portal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Penn Mobile at 53% against Courses@HKU's 0%. Penn Mobile also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Courses@HKU's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 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 ships an update monthly, Courses@HKU every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penn Mobile | Courses@HKU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (410 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 410 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Pennsylvania | The University of Hong Kong |
Customer experience
Penn Mobile
Courses@HKU
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
Courses@HKU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Penn Mobile
No in-app purchases
Courses@HKU
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Penn Mobile free?
Is Courses@HKU free?
Do Penn Mobile or Courses@HKU have ads?
Which is updated more often, Penn Mobile or Courses@HKU?
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