Comparison

LUNA Students vs BCUSU

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

About

LUNA Students

Features

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Become fully immersed in your student journey by downloading the LUNA Students app. This has been carefully designed to enhance your experience with us. This app will allow you to: - Keep up to date with news and events at your residence - Track your rent payments - Report and manage any maintenance issues that may arise - Access all tenancy documents - Receive parcel notifications instantly

About

BCUSU

Features

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The BCUSU App puts your Students' Union in your pocket. It brings all of our services to your fingertips, including over 100 societies, the ability to have your voice heard at BCU and our full events guide at any time of the year. Get exclusive access to merch and giveaways and get in touch with us whenever you need us.

Screenshots

LUNA Students4 screens

BCUSU4 screens

Verdict

The call

LUNA Students and BCUSU 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

LUNA Students versus BCUSU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	LUNA Students	BCUSU
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.1	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	32 MB	166 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	TORSION STUDENTS LTD	MSL Membership Solutions Ltd

In-app purchases

None

LUNA Students

No in-app purchases

None

BCUSU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LUNA Students free?

LUNA Students is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is BCUSU free?

BCUSU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do LUNA Students or BCUSU have ads?

Neither LUNA Students nor BCUSU shows ads.

Which is updated more often, LUNA Students or BCUSU?

LUNA Students ships an update every 2 months, and BCUSU every 2 months. Most recently, LUNA Students was updated on October 9, 2026 and BCUSU on October 18, 2026.