SVA vs UC Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Organize local community projects
- Engage students in volunteerism
- Nationwide school program
- Develop leadership skills
- Teach cooperation
- Report on project achievements
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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!
UC Mobile
Manage your university life with this app designed for students. Stay organized with course calendars, access student services, and find quick links to essential tools. Enhance your university experience and stay connected.
- Student services access
- Course calendar for lectures and labs
- Quicklinks to essential tools
- Stay organized and informed
- University experience enhancement
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The UC mobile app is here to help manage your student life while studying at the University of Canterbury. This app is designed to keep you organized, informed and connected so that you don’t miss out on a full university experience, we are bringing you what matters at your finger tips via a seamless and intuitive experience. The app is bringing you: Student services - Easy access to all of the support that you need Course calendar - Helping you keep track of lectures, tutorials and labs so that you never miss one! Quicklinks - Instant access to essential tools, needed for your student journey We are constantly working to improve the UC mobile app to serve our students better. Your feedback is invaluable in shaping the future of the app. Whether you have ideas, suggestions and/or wish to report a bug, we would love to hear from you. Together, we can make the UC mobile app a one-of-a-kind experience for your student journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UC Mobile at 17% against SVA's 0%. SVA's advantage is iOS requirement (14.4 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
SVA ships an update every 5 weeks, UC Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SVA | UC Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 17.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Student Volunteer Army Foundation | canterbury university |
Customer experience
SVA
UC Mobile
In-app purchases
SVA
No in-app purchases
UC Mobile
No in-app purchases
