MyKAU vs ريادة | Riyadah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyKAU
This official university app provides secure access to a range of E-Services for students, faculty, employees, and visitors. Features include secure login, schedule viewing, messaging, attendance tracking, grade viewing, and access to university maps and financial reports.
- Secure login (face/fingerprint)
- View class schedule
- Faculty-student messaging
- Attendance tracking
- View grades and financial reports
- Electronic university ID
- University map access
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MyKAU App is the official King Abdulaziz University mobile application. It enables users to access E-Services easily and safely The application provides its services to all different users: Student, faculty member, employee, and visitor the app functionality includes: - Safe and fast login via face or fingerprint. - View the schedule in two different designs. - Exchanging messages between faculty members a students or vice versa. - Take attendance and review its reports. - View the electronic university ID for students. - View grade transcripts for students. - Experimental GPA calculation for students. - View student financial reports. - View the KAU map. - View E-transactions and their attachments - Clinic reservation - Salary and allowance statements for employees For more information about the application https://mykau.kau.edu.sa/Default-223111-ar please do not hesitate to contact us if you encounter any problems with the application or have any suggestions it.myaku@kau.edu.sa
ريادة | Riyadah
This app helps aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners by providing access to support programs, training courses, and essential project documents. It facilitates online applications, remote participation in sessions, and easy access to institute branches and social media.
- Access entrepreneurship support programs
- Register for training courses
- Download course attendance certificates
- Upload project feasibility studies
- Join remote courses and interviews
- Locate institute branches on a map
- Manage account and track applications
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إنطلاقا من حرص معهد ريادة الأعمال الوطني ريادة على تقديم المساعدة للراغبين في ممارسة العمل الحر وأصحاب المشاريع الصغيرة والناشئة ونشرثقافة ريادة الأعمال وتسهيل وتسريع إنجاز المعاملات والإستفادة من خدمات المعهد الإلكترونية للمواطنين، فقد حرصنا على بناء تطبيق يشتمل على عدد من الخدمات منها :- • الدخول على حسابك في ريادة ومتابعة كافة الإجراءات على طلباتك. • الإطلاع على برامج دعم المشاريع المتاحة والتسجيل عليها. • الإطلاع على الدورات التدريبية المتاحة والتسجيل عليها. • تحميل شهادات حضور الدورات. • تحميل دراسة الجدوى الخاصة بمشروعك. • الإنضمام الى الدورات والمقابلات الشخصية عن بعد. • معرفة عناوين فروع ريادة في أنحاء المملكة مع عرض خريطة للوصول لها. • الوصول لحسابات ريادة في وسائل التواصل الإجتماعي بسهولة. • استقبال الإستفسارات والشكاوى والإطلاع على الردود عليها. • الإطلاع على الإشعارات المرسلة من ريادة.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyKAU at 4.0 against ريادة | Riyadah's 3.1. MyKAU also leads on ratings volume (410 vs 9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). ريادة | Riyadah's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
MyKAU holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyKAU has 410 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of MyKAU's written reviews are positive against 33% of ريادة | Riyadah's.
MyKAU ships an update every 2 weeks, ريادة | Riyadah every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyKAU | ريادة | Riyadah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (410 ratings) — better | 3.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 410 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kau.edu | NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP INSTITUTE (RIYADH) |
Customer experience
MyKAU
ريادة | Riyadah
Bugs and requests
MyKAU
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes when accessing grades or schedule
- Messages disappearing automatically
- Login credentials not being saved despite 'Remember Me' option
- Automatic logout after leaving a page
- Student ID displaying as 'null'
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- Schedule not displaying completely or correctly
- University ID card image not showing
- Slow loading of user data
- Notification delays
- App freezing during dark mode usage
- Login failure with correct credentials
- Incompatibility with iCloud saved credentials
Requested features
13 requests- Push notifications for new messages
- Message deletion and editing capability
- Ability to send messages to multiple students at once
- Attachment support for documents and images
- Longer message character limit
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- Daily attendance report printing
- Save login credentials functionality
- Message search and filtering options
- Schedule display with room numbers and course codes
- Calendar synchronization with iOS calendar
- Exam schedule viewing
- University email integration
- Copy and paste functionality for messages
ريادة | Riyadah
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyKAU
No in-app purchases
ريادة | Riyadah
No in-app purchases
