MyKAU vs UQU
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
UQU
This app provides university students, faculty, and staff with access to essential information, news, and events. It offers a portal to electronic services for academic and administrative tasks, keeping users connected to campus life.
- University news and events
- Electronic services portal
- Academic services for students
- Administrative services for staff
- Faculty academic and administrative services
- Campus information
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تطبيق جامعة أم القرى للآيفون يستعرض أهم المعلومات عن الجامعة، ويتيح مشاهدة آخر الأخبار والفعاليات التي تقام في الجامعة، كما يتيح لكل منسوبي الجامعة من طلبة وموظفين وأعضاء هيئة تدريس الدخول إلى البوابة الإلكترونية واستعراض الخدمات الإلكترونية. المميزات متوافق مع IOS 13 دعم للشاشات عالية الوضوح (ريتنا). يبقيك على اتصال دائم مع أخبار وفعاليات الجامعة. الخدمات الإلكترونية لمنسوبي الجامعة وأكثر **الخدمات العامة** الأخبار. الفعاليات. المجتمع الجامعي. المواقع الجغرافية. جهات الاتصال. الاستعلام عن المعاملات. الاستعلام عن أوامر الدفع. من راسلني؟ ** خدمات الطالب ** الخدمات الأكاديمية - الجدول الدراسي. - السجل الأكاديمي. - تقارير الإشراف على الرسائل العلمية. - الرسائل العلمية. - خطة الطالب. - المقررات المطروحة. - المعاملات الأكاديمية. - العقوبات. - المعدل التراكمي. الخدمات الإدارية - المكافآت. - البدلات. ** خدمات عضو هيئة التدريس ** الخدمات الأكاديمية - الجدول الدراسي. - السجل الأكاديمي. - تقارير الإشراف على الرسائل العلمية. الخدمات الإدارية - الاستحقاقات. - المرتبات. ***خدمات الموظفين** - الاستحقاقات. - المرتبات. - التقصيرات والغياب.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyKAU at 4.0 against UQU's 2.9. MyKAU also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). UQU's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 34%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 412 and 162 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of MyKAU's written reviews are positive against 51% of UQU's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MyKAU ships an update fortnightly, UQU every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyKAU | UQU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (412 ratings) — better | 2.9 (162 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | 51.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 412 — better | 162 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kau.edu | Umm Al-Qura University |
Customer experience
MyKAU
UQU
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
UQU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyKAU
No in-app purchases
UQU
No in-app purchases
