Students' Union vs Unite Students
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Students' Union
This app helps students connect with their Students' Union to discover events, purchase tickets, and join sports and societies. It allows for easy voting in elections and provides a central hub for all SU-related activities.
- Connect with your Students' Union
- Discover and search events
- Purchase event tickets
- Join sports and societies
- Vote in elections
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Get the most from your student experience with Your Students’ Union App! Your one-stop-shop for getting involved with your Students’ Union. It’s your SU - at your finger tips! Discover events, vote easily in elections and join sports and societies with a few quick steps. Key features: - Connect with your SU, to get the most from their services - Discover and search events - Purchase tickets and skip the queues for all of your favourite events - Get involved with your Sports, Societies and other groups by purchasing your memberships - Vote for your Students’ Union representatives in elections - Find out what’s going on in your Students’ Union and how you can get involved And much more... Download it for free now and login via your Students' Union!
Unite Students
Manage your student accommodation with ease. This app simplifies check-in, allows you to connect with neighbors, report maintenance issues, and access exclusive partner perks and support services.
- Simplified check-in process
- Connect with neighbors and flatmates
- Report maintenance issues with status updates
- Access exclusive partner discounts
- 24/7 student wellbeing helpline
- Live updates and alerts
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Our brand new app is here, created with you in mind. Easier to use and easier on the eye, it’s got everything you need to live smart with Unite Students. Log in with your registered email and password, or activate your account via the app if you didn’t book via our website, to access easy living: • Check-in made simple: Choose your preferred arrival day and time for a fast, easy check-in and see what’s included in your accommodation so you can pack smart. • Get your property lowdown: Chat with your neighbours and stay up-to-date with the latest events and alerts from your property team. • Future flatmates chat: Get to know your flatmates before you check-in. • Get it fixed: Use the app to tell us if something needs fixing. Submit a request and we’ll send status updates to keep you in the loop. • No key? No drama: Don’t panic if you get locked out. Alert us via the app and we’ll be right with you. • Noise control: No need to worry about noise. Let us know if something’s regularly too loud and we’ll help sort it, anonymously. • Live updates and alerts: Important info straight to your inbox. Waiting for a parcel? You’ll know when it’s here. • Exclusive partner perks: Snap up the latest discounts, deals and perks, exclusively available to you. • Help & support: Access the 24/7 student wellbeing helpline plus self-help resources and services. Designed for iOS 16.0 and above. The Unite Students app is not compatible with earlier versions. What do you think of the new app? Leave us a review or get in touch via email at studentmobileappsupport@unitestudents.com. Our app is not available in China. You can download our app once you've arrived in the UK!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Unite Students at 43% against Students' Union's 0%. Unite Students also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (39 vs 2). Students' Union's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.
Unite Students holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unite Students has 39 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Students' Union's written reviews are positive against 43% of Unite Students's.
Students' Union ships an update every 3 weeks, Unite Students every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Students' Union | Unite Students |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 202 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | STUDENTS' UNION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LTD | UNITE |
Customer experience
Students' Union
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In-app purchases
Students' Union
No in-app purchases
Unite Students
No in-app purchases
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