AU vs smartpocket.me
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AU
This app helps university students manage their academic life. Access course schedules, record attendance for on-campus and remote classes, and get navigation assistance within the campus. It integrates with university systems like Blackboard.
- Course schedule access
- Attendance recording (on-campus & remote)
- Campus navigation
- Integration with university systems
- Mobile and WiFi technology utilization
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Mobile application for Ajman University students to access your course schedule for all types of classes utilize mobile and wifi technologies to record your attendance on campus and remotely, leverage AU investment in infrastructure for getting turn-by-turn navigation direction while on campus. The application integrates with university systems such as blackboard and others.
smartpocket.me
Access verified student discounts from trusted merchants across the UAE. This app helps university students save on everyday spending by providing exclusive offers in one convenient place. Browse, search, and redeem deals easily after verifying your student status.
- Browse student-only discounts
- Discover offers by location
- View clear merchant pages
- Search deals by category/merchant
- Secure student verification
- Exclusive offers
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SmartPocket is the easiest way for university students to access verified student discounts from trusted merchants across the UAE. The app brings together exclusive offers from your favorite places. Students can sign up, verify their student status, and instantly view all available offers. Each merchant page includes clear details on the discount, terms, and how to redeem it. Features: • Browse student-only discounts across multiple categories • Discover offers near your campus or in your area • View clear merchant pages with offer details and conditions • Search for deals by category, location or merchant name • Simple, clean design for quick navigation • Secure sign in and student verification SmartPocket is designed to help students save on everyday spending by providing a single place to find genuine, verified student discounts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: smartpocket.me at 5.0 against AU's 3.0. smartpocket.me also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
smartpocket.me holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of AU's written reviews are positive against 100% of smartpocket.me's.
AU ships an update every 2 weeks, smartpocket.me every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AU | smartpocket.me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ajman University of Science & Technology | SMARTPOCKET FOR MARKETING SERVICES-FZCO |
Customer experience
AU
smartpocket.me
In-app purchases
AU
No in-app purchases
smartpocket.me
No in-app purchases
