HKUST Staff vs smartUST
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HKUST Staff
This app provides mobile access to administrative functions for back office staff, streamlining tasks like expense receipt uploads. It also offers quick links to other essential applications for university personnel.
- Mobile administrative functions
- Expense receipt upload
- Quick links to useful apps
- Improved efficiency for back office staff
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HKUST Staff is an Apps to help Back Office Staff to improve the administration work more efficiently. It gives you mobile access to some administrative functions (e.g. Expense receipt upload etc.) and easy link reference to other useful Apps for UST staff members.
smartUST
This app enhances the university experience by connecting students to campus life. Discover activities, events, facilities, housing, and special offers for a seamless integration into the university community.
- Campus activities and events
- Facility information
- Housing services
- University services
- Special offers
- Seamless campus connection
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We would like to extend our warmest welcome to you at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(HKUST), one of the top universities in Hong Kong and Asia, and wish you a very pleasant living, studying and researching here. To support smart campus, "smartUST" App aims at providing you an exciting lifestyle with seamless connections to every aspect of the university, like activities, events, facilities, housing, services, and special offering. Download "smartUST" App now and strat to discover and experience. "smartUST" is one of the Cloud-based Interactive Communities(CIC) designed and developed by CardApp Limited, a Hong Kong based Internet company focusing on smart community solution develpment and operation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: smartUST at 9.0 against HKUST Staff's 15.0. 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.
HKUST Staff ships an update every 2 months, smartUST monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HKUST Staff | smartUST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | CardApp Limited |
Customer experience
HKUST Staff
smartUST
In-app purchases
HKUST Staff
No in-app purchases
smartUST
No in-app purchases
