Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Education is the main category at about 34.8% of apps, while the portfolio spans 7 categories. This is a relatively diversified portfolio strategy.

Education

8 apps · 34.8%

Business

5 apps · 21.7%

Utilities

4 apps · 17.4%

Health & Fitness

2 apps · 8.7%

Social Networking

2 apps · 8.7%

• The primary category Education accounts for 34.8%. Long-tail categories can reduce single-category risk.
• The diversification score is about 0.78 (0=highly concentrated, 1=highly diversified), useful for comparing developers.

The full portfolio has about 472 public ratings, a small public review base. It includes 23 free apps and 0 paid apps.

Apps

23

Total ratings

472

Free / paid

23 / 0

• By review volume, the leading apps include: "MIT Atlas", "Private Kit", "OctoStudio: Create-Code-Learn".
• The visible list is free or priced at 0. Monetization may rely on subscriptions, ads, or in-app purchases; verify on the store page.

Weighted by rating volume, the portfolio averages about 3.47 stars; the simple average is 3.90 stars. The gap shows whether high-volume apps lift or drag the overall reputation.

Weighted avg

3.47 ★

Simple avg

3.90 ★

• The weighted and simple averages differ meaningfully, indicating that high-review apps strongly shape perception.
• 7 apps have no public rating data, so long-tail performance is underrepresented.

The iTunes Search API does not provide review text. This card uses low star ratings with enough review volume as a proxy, and separately highlights apps with thin samples.

• Low-rating watchlist (at least 80 ratings and below 4.0 stars): "MIT Atlas" 3.1★; "Private Kit" 3.7★. Use App Store Connect exports or third-party data for semantic review analysis.
• Thin rating samples (under 50 ratings): "NICS Mobile", "MIT Voice App", "Tablet.2008x". Star ratings can swing heavily until more feedback arrives.

The earliest listed app is "MIT Mobile", while the newest or most recent listing signal is "CollarID". The span is a proxy for long-term iteration capacity.

Span

16 years+

• Earliest record in this dataset: 2010 (MIT Mobile).
• Newer app signal: 2026 (CollarID).

These takeaways are based on public metadata and are useful for competitor research or portfolio planning. Deeper conclusions require downloads, revenue, and review text.

• Study the category mix: 7 categories show whether a main-category plus extension structure matches your resources.
• Compare reputation structure: weighted 3.47 stars vs. the leading app "MIT Atlas" and its review volume.
• For similar tools, prioritize review mining on lower-rated apps to find functional gaps; this requires store reviews or third-party data.