MyKAU vs NBU Services
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
NBU Services
Access university electronic services through national or unified login. This application provides a gateway to educational resources and administrative functions for students and staff.
- National/Unified Login
- Access Electronic Services
- University Resources
- Student and Staff Access
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يمكنك التسجيل من خلال النفاذ الوطني او خلال الدخول الموحد في جامعة الحدود الشمالية والدخول إلى الخدمات الإلكترونية في التطبيق
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NBU Services at 5.0 against MyKAU's 4.1. MyKAU's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (417 vs 1). 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.
NBU Services holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyKAU has 417 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MyKAU ships an update fortnightly, NBU Services every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyKAU | NBU Services |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (417 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 417 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kau.edu | Northern Border University |
Customer experience
MyKAU
NBU Services
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
NBU Services
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyKAU
No in-app purchases
NBU Services
No in-app purchases
