UCL Go vs King’s Student
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UCL Go
Access your UCL timetable, email, library resources, and learning environment with a single tap. Explore campus virtually, find events, and get directions. Receive personalized notifications and important alerts to enhance your university experience.
- Timetable access
- Email integration
- Library resource access
- Moodle learning environment
- Virtual campus tours
- Event discovery
- Personalized notifications
Read full descriptionHide full description
UCL Go is your companion at UCL. One-tap access to your timetable, email, the library and our learning environment (Moodle). Take a virtual tour. Discover what's on and how to get there. Opt-in to notifications about topics you find interesting. Get alerts about things you need to know. Get the most from your time at UCL. Get UCL Go.
King’s Student
Access your academic schedule, student records, and campus news from a single mobile platform. Stay informed about events, opportunities, and student benefits with personalized notifications. Designed for all students to easily navigate university life.
- Access timetable and student records
- View campus news and events
- Links to workshops and clubs
- Personalized notifications
- Easy access to student systems
- Student life benefits
Read full descriptionHide full description
Need to see your King’s timetable on the go? It’s in the app. Want to hear what’s going on across King’s campuses? It’s in the app. Looking to access King’s student systems easily through your phone? It’s in the app. The King’s Student App is designed to help you navigate student life quickly and easily on the go. It allows you to access key systems like your timetable, your student record, your email and online learning spaces all from a single place, without the need to log in repeatedly through the day. Pages in the app provide information and updates about a wide range of services and let you know about opportunities you can get involved in outside the classroom. You can follow pages that interest you to enable notifications direct to your mobile device, helping you stay up to date. Built with all our students in mind, from new undergraduates to experienced researchers, the King’s Student App is regularly updated with new features and information based on what you – our students – tell us you’d find useful. In the app, you’ll also find: · Your student record at your fingertips, with direct access to common tasks · A newsfeed showing key updates from across King’s · A list of major events happening on campus · Links to things to do, like workshops, drop-ins, and clubs and societies · Student life benefits that you can take advantage of
Screenshots
Verdict
UCL Go and King’s Student are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
UCL Go ships an update every 3 months, King’s Student every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UCL Go | King’s Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UCL | King's Mobile |
Customer experience
UCL Go
King’s Student
In-app purchases
UCL Go
No in-app purchases
King’s Student
No in-app purchases







