Mecenat vs STUK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mecenat
Access your digital student ID and discover thousands of student discounts, including travel deals and local offers. The app also provides information on student union membership and alumni benefits.
- Digital student ID card
- Student union membership info
- Thousands of student discounts
- Travel discounts
- Map of local discounts
- Competitions and campaigns
- Alumni discounts
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In the Mecenat app you have access to: - Your digital Mecenat card, which is also your student ID card - Info about possible student union membership - Thousands of student discounts - Your entitled travel discounts - Map with local student discounts near you - Competitions, student coupons and temporary student campaigns - Mecenat Alumni - discounts after graduation
STUK
Access hundreds of student discounts and carry your student card digitally. Discover local deals and enjoy travel discounts if you study 75% or more. The app is free to use.
- Digital student card
- Hundreds of student discounts
- Local discount coupons
- Travel discounts
- Free to use
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STUK: Your key to student discounts With the mobile app, you always have your student card with you. In addition, as a student you have the opportunity to see what discounts are available in your area. - All 100s student discounts from our website - The student card on your mobile - Discount coupons for your local stores - Travel with a student discount (for those who study 75% or more) The app is free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mecenat at 67% against STUK's 0%. Mecenat also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). STUK's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Mecenat holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mecenat has 74 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Mecenat's written reviews are positive against 0% of STUK's.
Mecenat ships an update fortnightly, STUK every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mecenat | STUK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (74 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mecenat AB | Addreax Group Limited |
Customer experience
Mecenat
STUK
In-app purchases
Mecenat
No in-app purchases
STUK
No in-app purchases
