Sainsbury's vs Student Saviour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sainsbury's
Shop for over 30,000 grocery products from your phone. Browse, search, create orders, and collect rewards. Choose home delivery or in-store collection across the UK.
- Browse and search 30,000+ products
- Create and edit grocery orders
- Link Nectar card for rewards
- Access offers and deals
- UK-wide home delivery
- Click & Collect from stores
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Save time. Save money. Shop your way. The Sainsbury’s app brings together everything you need to shop with Sainsbury’s, whether you’re planning your weekly shop, shopping in-store, collecting Nectar rewards or getting groceries delivered fast. With the Sainsbury’s app you can: • Shop groceries online and book delivery or Click & Collect slots • Unlock personalised offers, Nectar Prices and rewards • Use SmartShop to scan as you shop and stay in control of your spend • Create shopping lists and save favourites for quicker repeat shops • Get groceries delivered in as little as 60 minutes with Chop Chop • Find products and locate them in selected stores with Search Your Store One app. Multiple ways to shop.
Student Saviour
Access thousands of student discounts on popular brands and connect with friends on campus. This free app offers savings on fashion, food, tech, and more, alongside chat groups for social events and university life tips.
- Thousands of student discounts
- Promo codes and exclusive deals
- Campus chat groups
- University life tips and tricks
- Freebies and giveaways
- Event organization
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STUDENT SAVIOUR Your gateway to 1000’s of student discounts on all your fav brands & your social hub on campus. Download the free Student Saviour App today to get unlimited access to big savings, student discounts, promo codes, deals & offers, freebies & giveaways. It’s FREE! Unlock student discounts everywhere! Simply Sign Up & Verify with your uni email address in seconds. It really is that simple! - Download the Student Saviour App & Sign Up for Free to get access to… - Student discounts, deals, freebies & giveaways - Chat groups with all your friends, flatmates & coursemates - Tips & tricks to help you save money & survive uni life SAVE MONEY ON YOUR FAVOURITE BRANDS Start saving big today, with unbeatable discounts on all your favourite fashion, food or phones, travel, tech or tv streaming, and so much more! Download the App and save you money, whenever you spend it. It's the easiest way to save cash, every time you buy! CHAT GROUPS WITH FRIENDS, FLATMATES & COURSEMATES The hub for all students to keep in touch with everyone they need, at the touch of a button. A place for chats, laughs, events near you, and everything else you’ll ever need to talk about, all in one simple, easy to manage place. Keep your finger on the pulse of all Student Union & Society announcements, with a point of contact direct to admins, and have your say heard. Organise sports socials, meet your new course mates, simplify fiddly student house bits. TIPS & TRICKS TO SURVIVE UNI Get the low down on everything you need at uni, to help you make money or save money wherever you are in your time at uni. STUDENT SAVIOUR - A UNI LIFE ESSENTIAL Download the Student Saviour App today & gain access to unlimited student discounts, chat groups with everyone you need & uni life tips, all at the touch of a button! Save as much money as you can, organise your socials and figure out uni life, so you can make the most of it! www.studentsaviour.com Instagram & TikTok @TheStudentSaviour
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sainsbury's at 4.8 against Student Saviour's 1.0. Sainsbury's also leads on ratings volume (771 vs 2). Student Saviour's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 30%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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.
Sainsbury's holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sainsbury's has 771 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Sainsbury's's written reviews are positive against 50% of Student Saviour's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sainsbury's | Student Saviour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (771 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 771 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sainsbury's | Seventeen7 Media Limited |
Customer experience
Sainsbury's
Student Saviour
Bugs and requests
Sainsbury's
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes during checkout
- Unable to add payment methods
- Nectar card integration issues
- Delivery address changes unexpectedly
- Items disappearing from basket
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- Incorrect pricing and unavailable offers
Requested features
6 requests- Add notes for item substitutions
- Improve search and browsing experience
- Integrate Nectar card and points management
- Provide delivery tracking and status updates
- Allow saving and reordering of previous orders
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- Improve app stability and reduce crashes
Student Saviour
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sainsbury's
No in-app purchases
Student Saviour
No in-app purchases
Questions
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