SIMS Student vs Goldsmiths Student App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SIMS Student
Access your school life details with this application. You must be invited by your school to use its features.
- Access school life details
- School-specific access
- Student portal
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SIMS Student gives students access to the details of their school life. Please note that you need to have been invited by your school in order to use this app.
Goldsmiths Student App
This app provides students with access to essential university systems, including timetables, library resources, email, and printing credits. It also offers campus navigation and support services.
- Timetable access
- Library resource management
- Email integration
- Printer credit management
- Campus navigation
- Student support access
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Access student systems at Goldsmiths (timetable, library, email, learn.gold, printer credits etc), get help, find your way on campus and more in our student app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Goldsmiths Student App at 44% against SIMS Student's 12%. SIMS Student's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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.
SIMS Student ships an update every 2 months, Goldsmiths Student App every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | SIMS Student | Goldsmiths Student App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.0% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Education Software Solutions Ltd | Goldsmiths, University of London |
Customer experience
SIMS Student
Goldsmiths Student App
Bugs and requests
SIMS Student
Reported bugs
18 issues- App logs users out randomly
- App gets stuck on loading screen
- Timetables not showing with poor internet
- Cannot log in even with correct details
- Password reset emails are not sent
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- Homework tab never works
- App never loads
- Unable to access account
- App shows white screen on opening
- Unauthorized access error
- App not working on mobile data, only Wi-Fi
- Homework doesn't disappear after due date
- App crashes frequently
- Login authentication problems
- Parent app not linking accounts
- App not working on school Wi-Fi
- App not working after reinstalling
- Failed to load user profile
Requested features
9 requests- Allow offline timetable access
- Improve login process for non-English speakers
- Add option to delete old homework
- Auto-delete messages after a certain period
- Ability to manually delete messages
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- Update for newer iPhone screen sizes
- More features beyond email functionality
- Option to mark homework as done before due date
- Show previous days on timetable
Goldsmiths Student App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SIMS Student
No in-app purchases
Goldsmiths Student App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SIMS Student free?
Is Goldsmiths Student App free?
Do SIMS Student or Goldsmiths Student App have ads?
Which is updated more often, SIMS Student or Goldsmiths Student App?
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