MyKAU vs DESAFE
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
DESAFE
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تطبيق تعليمي لمساعدة المدرس على توصيل المحتوي التعليمي الخاصه به لطلابه بطريقه امانه
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyKAU at none against DESAFE's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. DESAFE sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MyKAU asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyKAU ships an update fortnightly, DESAFE every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyKAU | DESAFE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (412 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 412 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kau.edu | Depax |
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
DESAFE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyKAU
No in-app purchases
DESAFE
- الوحدة الاولى$9.99
- كورس الكيميا$22.99
