Comparison

ARU vs St Augustine's CofE Junior

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

Head to head
About

ARU

This app provides students with essential university information and tools. Access your timetable, email, course materials, and campus maps all in one place. Stay updated with university news and support services.

Highlights
  • Personalized teaching timetable
  • Student email access
  • Interactive campus maps
  • Canvas course access
  • Library loans and search
  • University alerts
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Welcome to the ARU app! Whether you're already studying at ARU or about to join us, our handy app is packed with information and functionality to guide you through your university studies, no matter which campus you're at. Access everything from one app, including your teaching timetable, your student email account, and key systems like Canvas, e:Vision, and My ARU. Based on student feedback, we've made some improvements to the design and functionality of the ARU app to make sure it's easy to use and faster than ever. The app is brighter and easier to navigate, with plenty of exciting content and features to support you while studying at ARU. We've introduced an interactive map feature to help you navigate our campuses, and you can discover your next timetabled class on your personalised home screen. Recently, we've also added display themes, a dark mode feature, improved navigation, food and drink menus on campus, and even a university alert banner so you can get important updates even faster. On top of all that, you can now view your student timetable, canvas courses, and to-do lists directly in the ARU app, putting everything you need all in one place. Download the official university student app today and start exploring the best of ARU! Key features: • View your personalised teaching timetable. • Discover your next timetabled class on your personalised home screen. • Check your student email account at the tap of a tile. • Read headline news and articles specifically related to your campus, faculty, and year of study. • Access online information and activities relating to your studies through Canvas. • View your library loans and search for books on your Reading List • Ask questions through ‘Ask ARU’. • Log in to e:Vision • View your Print Credit balance and add credit to your account • Quickly check your Canvas dashboard to stay on top of your course and to-do lists. • Easily switch themes for an accessible display using our ‘Dark Mode’ feature. • Keep up to date with the university alert banner • Find your way with the interactive campus maps • Access help and support • And so much more... Have more feedback for us? Simply tap “Report a Problem” or “Share an idea” in your app settings. Please note: The information contained within the ARU App is for students studying at Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough, and Writtle campuses, on higher education courses. Information for students studying at Writtle College on further education courses will be introduced in a future release.

About

St Augustine's CofE Junior

Features
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This app is St Augustine's own parent engagement and communication app and it is designed to enhance communication between the school and parents of our students. Benefits of this app for parents of students at St Augustine's include: •Receive push notifications and in-app messages from the School. •Keep important School information available away from the clutter of email. •View the school calendar and noticeboard, with information relevant to you and your child. •Access important School information via The Hub. •Keep up to date with your children’s activities via the Newsfeed. •Clear and visible Notice updates for important School events. •Paperless communication. Registration: To use the St Augustine's app, you will need an account which will be provided by your child’s school.

Screenshots

ARU4 screens
St Augustine's CofE Junior4 screens

Verdict

The call

ARU and St Augustine's CofE Junior 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

ARU ships an update every 5 weeks, St Augustine's CofE Junior every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ARU versus St Augustine's CofE Junior: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARUSt Augustine's CofE Junior
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB139 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnglia RuskinWeduc UK Ltd

In-app purchases

None

ARU

No in-app purchases

None

St Augustine's CofE Junior

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ARU free?
ARU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is St Augustine's CofE Junior free?
St Augustine's CofE Junior is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ARU or St Augustine's CofE Junior have ads?
Neither ARU nor St Augustine's CofE Junior shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARU or St Augustine's CofE Junior?
ARU ships an update every 5 weeks, and St Augustine's CofE Junior every 2 months. Most recently, ARU was updated on October 30, 2026 and St Augustine's CofE Junior on October 25, 2026.

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