ISIC vs Turtle Bay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ISIC
Access thousands of student offers and services globally with a digital student ID. Instantly prove your official student status and discover discounts worldwide, both at home and while traveling. This app is for students with an International Student Identity Card.
- Search thousands of global student offers
- Redeem offers instantly
- Verify student status with digital card
- Browse and filter discounts by location
- View nearby discounts on map
- Save favorite discounts and get notifications
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Get access to thousands of student offers and services available to ISIC cardholders worldwide. Discover what student discounts are available to you and instantly prove your student status with your digital ISIC card! The International Student Identity Card (ISIC) is the only internationally accepted proof of official student status for millions of students in over 100 countries. Features: • Search thousands of ISIC offers worldwide and redeem them instantly • Verify your student status with your digital ISIC card • Browse and filter discounts around the world at the location of your choice • View discounts near you on the map • Store your favourite discounts and get notified about new offers You’re a student and don’t have your ISIC card yet? Visit www.isic.org to get your card now and start saving both at home and when you’re travelling abroad. The ISIC Association is the non-profit organisation behind the International Student Identity Card (ISIC). The application can be also used for the International Youth Travel card (IYTC) and International Teacher Identity Card (ITIC). Tell us what you like, dislike and need for future releases. We value and need your feedback to give you the best mobile experience out there. Email us at mobile@isic.org and we will get back to you.
Turtle Bay
Join a club to earn stamps with each visit and receive gifts after collecting a set number. Access exclusive content like recipes, playlists, and student perks. Turn on notifications for surprise freebies.
- Earn stamps on visits
- Receive gifts after collecting turtles
- Birthday gifts
- Secret cocktails
- Exclusive recipes
- Playlists
- Student perks
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Get freebies when you join the Bay Club. Earn a Turtle stamp on each visit to Turtle Bay – and a gift after 3, 6 and 9 Turtles. You’ll also find birthday gifts, secret cocktails, exclusive recipes, playlists, student perks and more. Make sure your notifications are turned on so you hear about surprise freebies coming your way too. We'll catch you soon for rum, reggae and jerk!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Turtle Bay at 83% against ISIC's 20%. Turtle Bay also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). ISIC's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (104 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Turtle Bay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ISIC has 104 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of ISIC's written reviews are positive against 83% of Turtle Bay's.
ISIC ships an update every 5 weeks, Turtle Bay every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ISIC | Turtle Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (104 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 83.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ISIC Association | Turtle Bay Hospitality Ltd |
Customer experience
ISIC
Turtle Bay
Bugs and requests
ISIC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Turtle Bay
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes instantly since end of February update
- App won't open - constant loading errors
- Login fails with 'customer already exists' error message
- App won't load perks section despite emails about vouchers
- Rewards not properly credited after meals
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- Discounts not applied to bills despite staff confirmation
- Blue Light discount not applied despite claims
- App incompatible with older devices
- Cyber attack affecting app functionality
- Turtle rewards capped at lower amounts than earned
Requested features
7 requests- Improve app performance and loading speed
- Better offline functionality for app
- More frequent and varied promotional offers
- Clearer explanation of how to earn and redeem rewards
- Expanded menu options beyond small plates
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- More transparency on portion sizes
- Better staff training on discount application
In-app purchases
ISIC
No in-app purchases
Turtle Bay
No in-app purchases
