Penn Mobile vs Swarthmore College
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!
Swarthmore College
Explore the campus with a virtual tour, find event schedules for orientation and reunions, and access helpful campus resources. This app is designed for students, alumni, and visitors to navigate and engage with the college.
- Campus arboretum tour
- Campus event schedules
- New student orientation info
- Alumni Weekend schedules
- Helpful campus resources
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Welcome to Swarthmore College! Whether this is your first time on campus or you’re returning for your 25th reunion, this app has lots to offer: - Take a tour of our stunning arboretum campus - Find schedules for campus events like new student orientation and Alumni Weekend - Explore helpful resources - And more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Penn Mobile at 4.6 against Swarthmore College's 3.2. Penn Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (410 vs 11). 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 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penn Mobile has 410 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Penn Mobile ships an update every 4 weeks, Swarthmore College every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penn Mobile | Swarthmore College |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (410 ratings) — better | 3.2 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 410 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | University of Pennsylvania | Swarthmore College |
Customer experience
Penn Mobile
Swarthmore College
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
Swarthmore College
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Penn Mobile
No in-app purchases
Swarthmore College
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Penn Mobile free?
Is Swarthmore College free?
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Do Penn Mobile or Swarthmore College have ads?
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