Inst'AMU vs Benchmap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inst'AMU
Stay connected with your university through personalized notifications, event updates, and campus navigation. Access your schedule, job offers, and important announcements.
- General university news and announcements
- Personalized notifications and event alerts
- Campus map for finding locations
- Personalized student timetable
- Job offers for students
- Access to staff records
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INST’AMU Accès anonyme - Informations Générale : Accès rapide aux actualités de l'université, évènements à venir, et annonces importantes. - Notifications générales : événements, et communications urgentes de l'université Mode Connecté : - Pour tous : - Notifications Personnalisées : Alertes et rappels concernant les échéances importantes, événements spécifiques, et communications urgentes de l'université. - Abonnement à des "Topic" : canaux d'information de l'établissement des UFR et directions d'AMU. - Plan : Trouver une salle, une cité U, un restaurant et les différents postes de secours tout simplement. - Etudiants : - Emploi du Temps Personnalisé : Consultation de l'emploi du temps individuel. - Offres d’emploi - Personnel : - Accès au dossier agent
Benchmap
Discover and share public benches in your area with this community-driven app. Find the perfect spot for reading, lunch, or enjoying the sun, and contribute to a growing map of user-submitted locations.
- Interactive map of nearby benches
- Contribute new benches and photos
- User profiles and recognition
- Save favorite benches to collections
- Follow friends and share spots
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Need a real break? Benchmap is the first community-driven app that lets you discover and share the best public benches in your area. Whether you want to read, have lunch, or soak up the sun Benchmap helps you find the perfect bench just for you! - Find your spot: Instantly visualize benches around you with a precise, interactive map. - Contribute to the map: Add unlisted benches, share your best photos, and leave your reviews. - "Benched" by you: Become a recognized explorer! Every bench you add carries your username for the whole community to see. - Personalized collections: Save your favorite benches in custom lists. - Social: Follow your friends to discover their finds, browse their collections, and share your favorite spots together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Benchmap at 100% against Inst'AMU's 36%. Benchmap also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). 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.
Inst'AMU ships an update every 3 months, Benchmap every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inst'AMU | Benchmap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Aix Marseille Université | Maxence WOLFF |
Customer experience
Inst'AMU
Benchmap
In-app purchases
Inst'AMU
No in-app purchases
Benchmap
No in-app purchases
