Comparison

SSTUWA vs Ask a Mate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SSTUWA

Features
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This App is exclusively for the use of SSTUWA members and allows them to: - Contact the Union - View and update your membership details - List upcoming Union events and latest news - Register for courses and review your course history - Receive live notifications from the Union

About

Ask a Mate

This app provides a safe space to explore difficult life questions with guidance from a supportive community and expert resources. It offers videos, mental health tools, and relationship assessments to help users find clarity and take their next steps.

Highlights
  • Video library with supportive content
  • Direct access to support helplines
  • Mental health resources
  • Relationship health assessment quiz
  • Safe online environment for exploration
Features
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Find advice on the hard topics. Ask A Mate is your safe space to explore life’s toughest questions—with guidance from people who’ve been there. Whether you’re navigating complex topics like relationships, consent, gender identity, or domestic violence, you don’t have to do it alone. We’ve brought together a supportive community and expert-backed tools to help you find clarity and take your next step. Whatever you’re going through, Ask A Mate is here to help you reflect, reset, and grow. Key Features: Video Library – Browse a growing collection of short, supportive videos from our mates answering life’s tough questions. Support Line Links – Direct access to helplines and services if you need to talk to someone now. Helpful Mental Health Resources – Explore a wide variety of mental health resources to start making taking the first step on your mental health journey Relationship Check-In – Take a quick quiz to get insight into the health of your relationships—because understanding how you feel is the first step to setting boundaries, building trust, or making a change. Safe Online Space – Explore hard topics from the safety of your own phone. No Judgment. Just Support. Life is hard sometimes. Ask A Mate is here to help you navigate through it. Whether you’re going through something big or something quiet, we’re here to help you make sense of it all. Start Getting Advice Today Download Ask A Mate and see how our mates can help you.

Screenshots

SSTUWA4 screens
Ask a Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SSTUWA at every 2 days against Ask a Mate's every 5 months. Ask a Mate's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SSTUWA ships an update every 2 days, Ask a Mate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SSTUWA versus Ask a Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSSTUWAAsk a Mate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB25 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperUnion Systems Pty LtdBeyond DV Ltd

In-app purchases

None

SSTUWA

No in-app purchases

None

Ask a Mate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SSTUWA free?
SSTUWA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ask a Mate free?
Ask a Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SSTUWA or Ask a Mate have ads?
Neither SSTUWA nor Ask a Mate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SSTUWA or Ask a Mate?
SSTUWA ships an update every 2 days, and Ask a Mate every 5 months. Most recently, SSTUWA was updated on October 13, 2026 and Ask a Mate on October 14, 2026.

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