Comparison

UNA vs SAPL

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

Head to head
About

UNA

This app connects nurses with their union, providing access to news, collective agreements, and union events. Members can manage personal information, submit claims and requests, and access an electronic membership card. Optional notifications keep users updated on their submissions.

Highlights
  • Union news and events
  • Access collective agreements
  • Update personal information
  • Submit expense and leave requests
  • Electronic membership card
  • Push notifications for status updates
Features
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The United Nurses of Alberta app connects nurses with their union. This app provides direct links to breaking news, collective agreements, resources, UNA events, and more. With access to DMS, members with UNAnet accounts can update their contact information, submit Expense Claims and LOA Requests, Professional Responsibility Concern forms, and Occupational Health & Safety forms; and Local Executives can do informational searches of their members and duespayers. Local Executives and committee members can also manage Expense Claims and LOA Requests, as well as PRC and OH&S forms. Members with UNAnet accounts can also have an electronic version of their UNA Membership Card right in the app! Optional push notifications provide updates on the status of expense claims, leaves of absence requests, submitted PRC and OH&S concerns, and other related items. UNA is the union for more than 35,000 Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses and allied workers in Alberta.

About

SAPL

Easily find new books, manage your loans, and check library details. This app helps you stay connected with your local library's services.

Highlights
  • Discover new titles
  • Place holds
  • Renew checked out items
  • Check library hours
  • Find library locations
Features
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Discover new titles, place holds, renew your checked out items, check library hours and locations

Screenshots

UNA4 screens
SAPL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: UNA at every 2 weeks against SAPL's every 3 months. UNA also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UNA ships an update every 2 weeks, SAPL every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
UNA versus SAPL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUNASAPL
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews โ€” better50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.516.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size24 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnited Nurses of AlbertaSt. Albert Public Library

Customer experience

UNA

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

SAPL

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

UNA

No in-app purchases

None

SAPL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UNA free?
UNA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SAPL free?
SAPL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UNA or SAPL have ads?
Neither UNA nor SAPL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UNA or SAPL?
UNA ships an update every 2 weeks, and SAPL every 3 months. Most recently, UNA was updated on September 9, 2026 and SAPL on June 1, 2026.

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