Herts Mobile vs Access Learning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Herts Mobile
This app provides essential information and tools for students, staff, and visitors of the University of Hertfordshire. Navigate campus with interactive maps, access your digital ID, and receive personalized notifications for timetable changes and events. Find answers to common questions and locate available computers.
- Campus navigation with interactive maps
- Digital University ID card access
- Personalized timetable and event notifications
- Ask Herts for information and FAQs
- Computer availability locator
- Live location activity and trends
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Herts Mobile, the app for University of Hertfordshire Students, Staff and Visitors. With Herts Mobile you can: - Find your way to any building or room with our campus maps. - Access your University ID card. - See your library checkouts, including books, Chromebooks and more. - Receive notifications for timetable changes, events and more. Choose the types of notification you’d like to receive so you only get the updates you’re interested in. - Find answers to your questions with Ask Herts including information on Registration, Food and Drink, Sports, Entertainment, Societies and more. - Find available computers by building, floor and zone. - View live location activity and average trends, helping you plan your time on campus. What would you like to see next in Herts Mobile? Let us know!
Access Learning
Access courses and learning tools on the go to support your educational journey. This app allows you to learn flexibly, fitting your personal learning style and schedule.
- Access courses
- Learning tools
- Flexible learning
- Support learning journey
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Included with Access Learning and Access Learning +, the Access Learning mobile app gives you the opportunity to learn the way you want to learn, with access to the courses and tools you need to support your learning journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Herts Mobile at 80% against Access Learning's 4%. Herts Mobile also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0). Access Learning's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Herts Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Herts Mobile's written reviews are positive against 4% of Access Learning's.
Herts Mobile ships an update every 5 months, Access Learning every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Herts Mobile | Access Learning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 3.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Hertfordshire | Access UK Ltd |
Customer experience
Herts Mobile
Access Learning
Bugs and requests
Herts Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Access Learning
Reported bugs
25 issues- App crashes on certain e-learning courses
- Screen goes white and freezes
- Courses go blank when accessed
- App freezes midway through assessment
- App takes too long to open
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- App goes blank (white screen)
- "Launch course" button does nothing
- App won't open
- App stuck on loading screen
- App stuck in 'getting things ready' page
- App stuck on 'getting your started' page
- App shows 'that wasn’t supposed to happen' after login
- Video button missing for full screen on iPad
- Cannot scroll down to click 'continue' on iOS
- App not responding after password reset
- Error message stating modules accidentally deleted
- App not responding after creating username/password
- App crushes before anything can be done
- Blank screen after logging in or after 'something went wrong'
- App not working on mobile and laptop
- App not loading after update
- App stuck in Loading Mode forever
- App not opening, completely blank on mobile devices
- Competency courses won't let user go back to the start
- App not working at home but works at work
Requested features
6 requests- Fix video full screen on iPad
- Improve UI/UX (margins, alignments)
- Ensure all courses are transferred from previous systems
- Allow scrolling to click 'continue' on iOS
- Make app accessible on iPad
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- Address issues for self-employed users needing workplace assessment
In-app purchases
Herts Mobile
No in-app purchases
Access Learning
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Herts Mobile free?
Is Access Learning free?
Which has better reviews, Herts Mobile or Access Learning?
Do Herts Mobile or Access Learning have ads?
Which is updated more often, Herts Mobile or Access Learning?
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