BetterPoints vs Students' Union
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BetterPoints
This app motivates users to adopt healthier habits by rewarding positive changes like walking or cycling. Earn points in sponsored areas for activities and redeem them for vouchers, local goods, or charitable donations. Track progress and participate in challenges regardless of your location.
- Earn rewards for walking, cycling, and public transport
- Redeem points for high street vouchers
- Support local independent retailers
- Donate points to charities
- Track activity progress
- Participate in challenges and win prizes
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I love love love BetterPoints! I have found the app to be very motivational and it has helped me become more active. – Smartypants011 Be the change you want to see! BetterPoints rewards you for making positive changes like walking instead of taking the car. Join the growing BetterPoints community and download our app, which has helped thousands of people to take those first steps towards a better life. You can only earn BetterPoints if you’re in a sponsored area but you can still record your activities, see your progress, take part in challenges and win prizes no matter where you live. In sponsored areas you can earn BetterPoints for walking, wheeling, cycling or taking the bus – or even for attending fitness classes or recycling. BetterPoints can be redeemed against high street vouchers, spent with local independent retailers and exchanged for services such as leisure centre classes. You can donate your points to national and international charities or support local causes you love. Thanks for joining in!
Students' Union
Enhance your student life by connecting with your Students' Union. Discover and book events, join sports and societies, and participate in elections directly from your phone. It's your essential guide to getting involved and making the most of your university experience.
- Connect with your Students' Union
- Discover and search events
- Purchase event tickets
- Join sports and societies
- Vote in elections
- Find out about SU activities
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Get the most from your student experience with Your Students’ Union App! Your one-stop-shop for getting involved with your Students’ Union. It’s your SU - at your finger tips! Discover events, vote easily in elections and join sports and societies with a few quick steps. Key features: - Connect with your SU, to get the most from their services - Discover and search events - Purchase tickets and skip the queues for all of your favourite events - Get involved with your Sports, Societies and other groups by purchasing your memberships - Vote for your Students’ Union representatives in elections - Find out what’s going on in your Students’ Union and how you can get involved And much more... Download it for free now and login via your Students' Union!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Students' Union at 5.0 against BetterPoints's 2.3. Students' Union also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). BetterPoints's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (26% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Students' Union holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of BetterPoints's written reviews are positive against 0% of Students' Union's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BetterPoints ships an update every 10 days, Students' Union every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BetterPoints | Students' Union |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BetterPoints Limited | STUDENTS' UNION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LTD |
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In-app purchases
BetterPoints
No in-app purchases
Students' Union
No in-app purchases
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