Comparison

MyUoY vs Flashback

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

Head to head
About

MyUoY

This app serves as a personalized mobile hub for University of York students, offering campus news, event sign-ups, service locations, and to-do lists. It includes digital library and loyalty cards, a schedule for academic and social activities, and a campus map.

Highlights
  • Campus news and updates
  • Event discovery and sign-up
  • Digital library and loyalty cards
  • Academic and social schedule
  • Campus map and space finder
  • Feedback submission
Features
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Welcome to the MyUoY App MyUoY is your mobile companion for all things 'University of York'. Designed to support our students, staff and visitors, the app aims to make your campus experience as effortless as possible. Whether you want to find your way around or access your academic timetable - everything you need is at your fingertips. Home Stay informed with timely updates and access University information, systems, events and news. Logged-in users can also view their academic schedule and library and loyalty cards directly here. Campus Explore Use Campus Explore to access information about key services and locations including student support, quiet study spaces, Eat & Drink opening times and more. See what's nearby and open now. Save your favourite locations to find again later. Map Whether you're looking for a specific room or want to find the nearest water fountain, bus stop or parking, use our map to search for key locations and points of interest. Feedback If there's a feature you'd love us to make or something isn't how you expected, let us know using the in-app Feedback tool. Other features available to logged in users* (our staff and students): *Schedule Keep track of your academic timetable, social events and extracurricular activities within your personalised in-app schedule. View extra information about academic activities such as who’s leading your seminar and whether recordings are available. *Library card Use the digital version of your Library card to access the University's libraries and their extensive resources. *Library loans Easily view your borrowed items, track their due dates and manage returns. *Loyalty card Earn loyalty points to use against future purchases at any of the University's Eat & Drink catering outlets by scanning your loyalty card at the till. *Discover Search and sign up for a diverse range of events to help make the most of your campus experience. *Checklists Find helpful links and information and work through tasks with our useful IT and new student checklists. *Space availability Locate available study spaces across campus for focused individual study or collaborative group work.

About

Flashback

Features
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Flashback provides race results and statistics from every race in the history of Formula 1 and the latest Formula 1 news from around the web! Flashback features include: - Race results up to the latest race - Qualifying results up to the latest race - Sprint race results for 2021 and 2022 season - Sprint shootout and sprint race results up to the latest race - Driver information - Team championship points for a race - Driver championship standings for a season - Team championship standings for a season - Configurable RSS feed for Formula 1 updates - Driver and Teams season overview - Driver and Teams all time statistics We also have an RSS hub where you can configure RSS feeds for Formula 1 news! We plan to keep adding new features and statistics, if you have any suggestions that you would like to see please submit a suggestion from the settings in the app! When the season is underway, the calendar for the current year might be subject to change as races are cancelled or rescheduled. As such, data may fail to appear in the app after a race has completed or the upcoming calendar event may not be accurate. We will endeavour to get this resolved as soon as possible! Data is provided by the Flashback team. Historical data for 2023 and before was provided in part by the Ergast API, thanks to them for making this app possible! This service has been retired and is no longer available Flashback includes quick links for Formula 1 RSS feeds from autosport.com, crash.net, motorsport.com, pitpass.com, f1-fansite.com, bbc.co.uk, theguardian.com, wtf1.com, grandprix247.com, f1i.com, and f1technical.net, but is not affiliated with them in any way Flashback is also not affiliated in any way with any of the Formula One group of companies: FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE and related trademarks of Formula One Licensing BV Contact Email: thementalgoose@gmail.com

Screenshots

MyUoY4 screens
Flashback4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flashback at every 5 days against MyUoY's every 2 months. MyUoY's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 27.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyUoY ships an update every 2 months, Flashback every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyUoY versus Flashback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyUoYFlashback
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB62 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUniversity of YorkJordan Fisher

In-app purchases

None

MyUoY

No in-app purchases

None

Flashback

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyUoY free?
MyUoY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flashback free?
Flashback is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyUoY or Flashback have ads?
Neither MyUoY nor Flashback shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyUoY or Flashback?
MyUoY ships an update every 2 months, and Flashback every 5 days. Most recently, MyUoY was updated on November 7, 2026 and Flashback on November 5, 2026.

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