MyFirst vs Home@Halls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyFirst
This app helps policyholders monitor their driving habits to improve their skills. It provides insights into behavior, aiming to help users become safer drivers and potentially earn a personalized renewal premium.
- Track driving behavior
- Monitor driving habits
- Improve driving skills
- Personalized renewal premium
- Policyholder benefits
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Giving MyFirst policyholders the ability to track and monitor their driving behaviour, helping them to become a better driver and earn a personalised renewal premium.
Home@Halls
Manage your student accommodation experience with this app. Stay informed about hall events, track parcel deliveries, and report maintenance issues easily. It provides a centralized platform for communication with residence staff.
- Discover exclusive events
- Get parcel updates
- Report maintenance issues
- Communicate with staff
- Stay updated on hall happenings
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Get the most from your in halls of residence experience with the home at halls app! It’s your one-stop shop for keeping up to date on everything happening in halls and communicating with staff. It’s everything you need right at your fingertips. Discover exclusive events, get updates on your parcels, and report any issues with just a few clicks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Home@Halls at every 9 days against MyFirst's every 2 months. Home@Halls also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 17%). 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.
MyFirst ships an update every 2 months, Home@Halls every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyFirst | Home@Halls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ThingCo | University Partnerships Programme |
Customer experience
MyFirst
Home@Halls
In-app purchases
MyFirst
No in-app purchases
Home@Halls
No in-app purchases
