Drexel Alumni vs ALINE Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drexel Alumni
Connect with fellow graduates, stay informed about university news and events, and access Drexel Alumni's social media all in one place. Participate in contests to win university-themed prizes and join local affinity groups.
- Connect with alumni network
- University news and events
- Win Drexel-themed prizes
- Join local affinity groups
- Consolidated social media feed
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It’s never been easier to tap into the Drexel Alumni network. Stay up to date with University news and events, win Drexel-themed prizes by sharing content, connect with local affinity groups and view all of Drexel Alumni’s social media in a single place. It’s the one stop shop for all things alumni-related!
ALINE Network
This app helps you discover and connect with professionals in your immediate vicinity. It facilitates meaningful interactions by matching individuals based on shared goals, roles, and interests, making networking effortless and efficient.
- Real-time proximity networking
- Match based on goals, role, interests
- Breaks the ice for easy connections
- Professional growth focus
- Connect based on skills and values
- Control information sharing
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ALINE is a real-time professional networking app that helps you meet the right people who are within your proximity. When you open the app and go visible, ALINE identifies professionals around you who match your goals, role, and interests -- whether you're at a conference, coworking space, campus, coffee shop, or event. No more: "I'm afraid to go up to them" "Will they like me" "Are we wasting each other's time" Stop spending hours searching on LinkedIn, sending connection requests that get ignored, or endlessly swiping through profiles. ALINE breaks the ice for you, to make meeting people easy, fun and fast: Students - Mentors Founders - Investors Entrepreneurs - Co-founders Job Seekers - Employers Companies - Vendors Sales - Customers Recruiters - Talent Consultants - Clients Connect based on what truly matters -- your goals, skills, and values -- not your photo, name, appearance or personal info. Reveal who you are only when you choose, turning every connection into a professionally valuable interaction rather than a superficial first impression. ALINE is for professional growth, not dating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ALINE Network at 100% against Drexel Alumni's 0%. ALINE Network also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Drexel Alumni's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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.
ALINE Network holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ALINE Network has 32 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Drexel Alumni's written reviews are positive against 100% of ALINE Network's.
Drexel Alumni ships an update every 2 months, ALINE Network every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drexel Alumni | ALINE Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Drexel University | Aline inc. |
Customer experience
Drexel Alumni
ALINE Network
In-app purchases
Drexel Alumni
No in-app purchases
ALINE Network
No in-app purchases
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