Spark NZ vs hub OS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spark NZ
Manage all your mobile, broadband, and wearable plans in one convenient app. Easily top up, pay bills, track data usage, and discover the latest offers and content.
- Manage all accounts in one place
- Quick bill payments
- Track data usage by hour, day, month
- Top up plans and add data/minutes
- Discover latest offers and content
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Manage your Spark services in one place. Check your usage, pay bills, top up, manage roaming and find support whenever you need it. Manage your mobile, broadband and other Spark services in a simpler, more personalised app experience. Everything you need, all in one place: • View data usage, balances and bills • Top up prepaid and pay bills • Manage plans and roaming • Update account and security settings • Switch between accounts • Check outages and get support Your new Home screen shows important updates, recommendations and next steps so you can quickly see what needs your attention. We’re building smarter, more personalised ways to help you stay connected, informed and in control.
hub OS
A modular system designed for comprehensive operational control across various industries like hotels, retail, and manufacturing. It offers modules for maintenance, housekeeping, guest experience, and more, with third-party integration capabilities.
- Modular operational control
- Corrective and preventive maintenance
- Housekeeping management
- Guest experience enhancement
- F&B operations
- Energy management
- Third-party integrations
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hub OS is a modular system for the comprehensive control of operations in hotels, industry, retail, etc. Some of the modules that hub OS offers are: - Corrective and preventive maintenance - Housekeeping - Guest Experience - F&B - Energy - GuestInTouch - Projects - Analytics - Integration with third parties (PMS, BMS, ERP ...)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: hub OS at 5.0 against Spark NZ's 3.5. hub OS also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (17% vs 8%). Spark NZ's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.
hub OS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spark NZ has 87 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Spark NZ's written reviews are positive against 17% of hub OS's.
Spark NZ ships an update every 5 weeks, hub OS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spark NZ | hub OS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (87 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.8% of reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spark New Zealand Trading Limited | HUB OS TECHNOLOGIES SL |
Customer experience
Spark NZ
hub OS
Bugs and requests
Spark NZ
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and password reset issues
- Unreliable data tracking and usage information
- Compatibility problems with newer OS versions
- Transactions failing or not reflecting properly
Requested features
4 requests- Improve payment and top-up functionality
- Add more self-service options
- Provide better visibility into account details
- Integrate with other Spark services
hub OS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spark NZ
No in-app purchases
hub OS
No in-app purchases
