GEMS Rewards vs VIVA Plus+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GEMS Rewards
This app offers exclusive rewards and discounts for students, parents, and staff within a specific educational community. Earn points on travel, dining, and retail purchases, and benefit from special offers and a dedicated credit card.
- Partner network discounts
- Earn points on travel bookings
- Earn points on gift card purchases
- Referral program for points
- Exclusive credit card benefits
- Add friends and family for shared benefits
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GEMS Rewards is an exclusive rewards programme, designed for GEMS community of students, parents and staff. The GEMS Rewards Programme is our way of saying ‘Thank You’ to our parents and staff. Designed to reduce the impact of school fees and further enhance the lifestyle of our families and staff, the programme is comprised of four key elements – 1. Partner Network – through a network of partners across dining, retail, travel, entertainment and more, GEMS has negotiated offers and discounts that significantly contribute to everyday savings. 2. Travel & Gift Cards - Earn GEMS Points for making flight & hotel bookings or purchasing gift cards on the app. 3. The GEMS Ambassador Programme – offering GEMS Points to parents who refer children into participating schools, upon successful enrolment. 4. The GEMS FAB Credit Card that offers up to 4.25% discount on school fees. The program is also focussed on creating additional value through special money can’t buy experiences and events for our community. Whats New Additional venues to Earn points: 1. Now earn GEMS points • While booking a flight at great prices • Booking hotel at great value deals • on purchase of gift cards across array brands 2. Include your friends and family You can add a loved one or a dear friend using the ‘Friends & Family’ feature of the app. The user will enjoy the same benefits of various offers across categories , earn GEMS points while booking hotels and flights or purchasing a gift card. They will also be privy to GEMS exclusive partner offers as well.
VIVA Plus+
This lifestyle and loyalty app provides members with access to exclusive rewards, coupons, and upcoming offers. It also includes a store locator and digital receipts for a convenient shopping experience.
- Exclusive member rewards
- Digital coupons
- Upcoming offers and discounts
- Store finder
- Digital receipts
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VIVA Plus+ is VIVA Supermarket's lifestyle and loyalty app. As a member, it gives you access to a world of rewards and much more exciting features, such as: -Coupons -Upcoming exciting offers and discounts -Store finder -Digital receipts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GEMS Rewards at 4.8 against VIVA Plus+'s 2.8. GEMS Rewards also leads on ratings volume (267 vs 10). VIVA Plus+'s advantage is review sentiment (58% vs 39%). 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.
GEMS Rewards holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GEMS Rewards has 267 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of GEMS Rewards's written reviews are positive against 58% of VIVA Plus+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GEMS Rewards ships an update monthly, VIVA Plus+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GEMS Rewards | VIVA Plus+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (267 ratings) — better | 2.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 267 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GEMS Group Holdings Limited | VIVA Premiere Investment LLC |
Customer experience
GEMS Rewards
VIVA Plus+
In-app purchases
GEMS Rewards
No in-app purchases
VIVA Plus+
No in-app purchases
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