iQ Student Accommodation vs Students' Union
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iQ Student Accommodation
Manage your student accommodation experience with this app. Submit pre-arrival information, log maintenance requests, track parcel deliveries, and access important documents. Stay informed about events and offers to simplify your living situation.
- Pre-arrival information submission
- Maintenance request logging
- Parcel delivery notifications
- Guest registration
- Washing machine availability
- Access to iQ Handbook
- Contract and payment management
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Make student life easier when you call iQ home. Our app is like having iQ in your pocket, always on hand whenever you need us. Book with iQ then download the app to provide your pre-arrival information – like whether you’ll be bringing a bike or want to join the onsite gym. Once you’ve moved into your new home, the app gives you access to everything you need to make life that little bit simpler. NEED TO CHECK IF THAT PARCEL’S ARRIVED? Head to iQ Services to ask the team a question, log a maintenance request or see your parcel delivery notifications. You can also register your guests and find out about washing machine availability before heading to the laundry. WANT TO KNOW ABOUT WIFI ACCESS? Visit the Information Centre for the iQ Handbook – the A to Z guide on everything you need to know about your iQ home. WANT TO SEE YOUR CONTRACT? The Account and Pay section has it – and makes it easy to check your payments, rebook for next year or book a short stay at an iQ property. WANT TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH IQ LIFE? The Reading Room brings you the latest news on our offers, events and virtual classes. Don’t miss out – download the iQ app. www.iqsa.com www.instagram.com/iqstudents/ www.facebook.com/iQStudents www.tiktok.com/iqstudents www.weibo.com/iqstudent
Students' Union
Enhance your student life by connecting with your Students' Union. Discover and book events, join sports and societies, and participate in elections directly from your phone. It's your essential guide to getting involved and making the most of your university experience.
- Connect with your Students' Union
- Discover and search events
- Purchase event tickets
- Join sports and societies
- Vote in elections
- Find out about SU activities
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Get the most from your student experience with Your Students’ Union App! Your one-stop-shop for getting involved with your Students’ Union. It’s your SU - at your finger tips! Discover events, vote easily in elections and join sports and societies with a few quick steps. Key features: - Connect with your SU, to get the most from their services - Discover and search events - Purchase tickets and skip the queues for all of your favourite events - Get involved with your Sports, Societies and other groups by purchasing your memberships - Vote for your Students’ Union representatives in elections - Find out what’s going on in your Students’ Union and how you can get involved And much more... Download it for free now and login via your Students' Union!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iQ Student Accommodation at 45% against Students' Union's 0%. iQ Student Accommodation also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). Students' Union's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). 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.
Students' Union holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iQ Student Accommodation has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of iQ Student Accommodation's written reviews are positive against 0% of Students' Union's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iQ Student Accommodation ships an update every 2 months, Students' Union every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iQ Student Accommodation | Students' Union |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iQ Student Accommodation | STUDENTS' UNION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LTD |
Customer experience
iQ Student Accommodation
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In-app purchases
iQ Student Accommodation
No in-app purchases
Students' Union
No in-app purchases
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