BOYD vs Now Students
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BOYD
Experience innovative content with interactive 360 rotations and stunning visuals. Discover new creations and products from leading brands, presented with minimal streaming for a seamless user experience. This app offers a unique blend of entertainment and discovery for a wide age range.
- 360 rotations for product reveals
- Professional filming and photography
- Access to historical imagery
- Minimal streaming for optimal experience
- Brand partner collaborations
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“If Apple made a magazine this is probably how it would look” WEBBY AWARDS //Best User Experience BEST NEW TITLE OF THE YEAR: “Highly innovative. A real trailblazer. Tears up the rule book with a great entertainment experience pushing what is capable on mobile” PARTNERED by 49 brands including 12 global luxury brands HONOURED at the 6 biggest Digital Awards in USA and Europe. Features: - Clever 360 rotations revealing the latest creations and products - Impressive filming and photography by over 200 professionals - Historical imagery previously unseen - Appeals to male and female users aged 6 to 66 - Minimal streaming allows maximum user experience - Grown organically by Brand Partners inviting their customers
Now Students
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The Now Students app has everything you need to manage your stay in one convenient app. From the app, you can easily access everything from your contract, rent payment schedule, Energy Performance Certificates, How-to guides and other useful documents provided by Now Students, all completely digital and paperless. You can also see the payment status of all your rent instalments, with useful reminders sent to you before each instalment is due. For questions, help and advice, live-chat lets you directly message the residence team. You can even report maintenance issues with photos and check on the status of those tickets. A News Feed and Events Calendar means you can find out about events in your residence and meet new friends, so you don’t miss out on anything. Features: - Real-time maintenance ticket notifications - Direct messaging with your residence team - Tenancy document hub - Meet other students in your residence - Discover popular events in your residence - View all your upcoming and past payments in one place
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Verdict
BOYD and Now Students are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
BOYD ships an update every 6 months, Now Students every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOYD | Now Students |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 97.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bight Media Limited | NOW STUDENT LIVING LIMITED |
In-app purchases
BOYD
No in-app purchases
Now Students
No in-app purchases
