Semesto vs Joya
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Semesto
Connect with verified students on campus for dating, study groups, and social events. Discover local meetups, check cafeteria menus, and find people with similar interests. It's your digital campus hub for meeting new people and sharing university life.
- Verified student-only profiles
- Campus feed for sharing thoughts
- Meetup and event creation/discovery
- Mensa (cafeteria) menus and prices
- Discover students with similar interests
- Digital campus hub
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WARUM SEMESTO? • Nur echte Studierende – Jeder Account bestätigt seinen Studierendenstatus – am schnellsten per Hochschul-E-Mail in 30 Sekunden, alternativ per Nachweis-Upload. Schluss mit Fake-Profilen. • Campus-Feed – Teile Gedanken, Fragen und Erlebnisse aus dem Uni-Alltag. Folge Kommilitonen, like und kommentiere Beiträge. • Meetups & Events – Erstelle und finde Treffen in deiner Nähe: Lerngruppen, Kaffee, Sport, Partys, Kultur. Alles übersichtlich auf der Karte – mit Gruppenchat für jedes Meetup, damit ihr euch easy abstimmen könnt. • Mensa & Speiseplan – Finde Mensen in deiner Nähe und sieh den heutigen Speiseplan samt Studi-Preisen – direkt auf der Karte. (neu) • Neue Leute kennenlernen – Entdecke Studierende mit ähnlichen Interessen, aus deinem Studiengang oder deiner Stadt. • 100 % Studierende – Verifiziert über den Studierendenausweis. Sicher, seriös und unter euch. Semesto ist mehr als nur Kennenlernen – es ist dein digitaler Campus. Egal ob du Lernpartner suchst, dich zu Events verabreden oder einfach neue Leute aus deiner Uni treffen willst. SEMESTO PLUS (optionales Abo) Semesto Plus schaltet zusätzliche Reichweite frei – z. B. Hochschul-Details anderer Profile, erweitertes Entdecken und mehr Kontaktmöglichkeiten. Das Abo verlängert sich automatisch; Kündigung jederzeit in den App-Store-Einstellungen. Für verifizierte Studierende ab 18 Jahren Datenschutz: https://semesto.de/datenschutz AGB: https://semesto.de/agb
Joya
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Joya brings you together with people who may be a good fit and organises a real get-together in a small group. A get-together on Joya is called a VYB. A VYB brings together three to six people at a public place, such as a café, restaurant or bar. You do not need to message people one by one, form a group yourself or search for a place to meet. Joya takes care of that. How Joya works 1. Complete your profile Your answers help us put together a group that may fit well. 2. Request a VYB Choose from the available VYB times and decide whether you want to join alone or with friends. 3. Joya takes over We form the group, choose the meeting place and let you know when everything is confirmed. 4. Meet the group All the important details are available in the app before you meet everyone in person. When forming a group, we consider more than availability. We also look at who may get along well together. Small groups create a more comfortable setting where conversations can develop naturally. Joya is starting in Mainz A limited selection of VYB times is available at launch. Safety VYBs take place exclusively at public locations. You can report or block others and leave a meeting at any time. Joya is only available to adults aged 18 and over. From wanting to going.
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Verdict
Semesto and Joya 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Semesto ships an update every 2 days, Joya every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Semesto | Joya |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Eler | johannes burkhart |
In-app purchases
Semesto
No in-app purchases
Joya
No in-app purchases









