Comparison

AUT vs SVA

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

Head to head
About

AUT

Access campus news, events, and personal academic information. Navigate student life with interactive maps, class schedules, and job listings. Stay connected with community chat and personalized notifications.

Highlights
  • Personal class timetable
  • Customized news and events feed
  • Interactive campus maps
  • Student job listings
  • Community chat with chatbot
  • Real-time computer lab availability
Features
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With the official AUT App, you have access to up-to-date news, events and information about AUT anytime, anywhere. New tools and functionality allow you to navigate student life at AUT both physically and virtually. By logging in with your student Network ID you’ll be able to: • See your personal class timetable • Access a customised feed of news and events • Add events and activities to direct to your schedule • Get quick access to your grades • Receive timely and personalised notifications direct to you • Engage in community chat, including AUT’s chatbot Tua • Make use of interactive campus maps and navigation • Check the live shuttle bus schedule • See and apply for student jobs • Launch an enquiry with Student Hub • Be guided on how to develop your Pepeha and gain confidence in Te Reo • See real-time computer lab availability • And more! Auckland University of Technology Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau is committed to enhancing student communications across our 30,000 students. The app allows AUT to send meaningful notifications along with in-app messages relevant to you, reducing the volume of email and one size fits all communications. The AUT Student App provides endless tools to engage with you and support you on your student journey. Plus, got a great idea to add to the app – let us know. The app was built in-house by AUT Grads keen to develop and deliver new functionality to serve you, our awesome student community.

About

SVA

This app empowers students to identify and organize local community projects, fostering leadership and teamwork. It extends a spirit of volunteerism to primary school classrooms nationwide, encouraging young people to become lifelong volunteers.

Highlights
  • Organize local community projects
  • Engage students in volunteerism
  • Nationwide school program
  • Develop leadership skills
  • Teach cooperation
  • Report on project achievements
Features
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Student Volunteer Army was formed as a charitable trust which has been continually led by a student executive and guided by a board of trustees. Each year students organise over 50 local projects that engage 3000 students at the University of Canterbury. In 2017 following a request by Primary Schools, SVA launched a nationwide ‘SVA Schools’ programme to extend the SVA spirit to primary school classrooms. In classes, each year 32,000 students identify a local project, build a team, develop a plan, operate their project, and report on what they have achieved. The programme teaches cooperation and leadership skills to young kiwis to become lifelong volunteers!

Screenshots

AUT4 screens
SVA3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AUT at 5.0 against SVA's 1.0. AUT also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AUT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of AUT's written reviews are positive against 0% of SVA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AUT versus SVA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUTSVA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.4
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAuckland University of TechnologyStudent Volunteer Army Foundation

Customer experience

AUT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

SVA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

AUT

No in-app purchases

None

SVA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUT free?
AUT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SVA free?
SVA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AUT or SVA?
AUT is rated higher. AUT averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SVA averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AUT or SVA have ads?
Neither AUT nor SVA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUT or SVA?
AUT ships an update every 5 weeks, and SVA every 5 weeks. Most recently, AUT was updated on September 17, 2026 and SVA on September 25, 2026.

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