StudentCard vs RCR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StudentCard
Access exclusive student discounts and present your digital card at participating retailers. Find deals on necessities and niceties, and manage your student card directly through the app. Get campus information and support contacts if your institution is partnered.
- Digital student card
- Discount finder
- Exclusive card member deals
- Buy or activate student card
- Campus information access
- Key contact details
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No wallet? No worries! With our new StudentCard app you can redeem all the deals, and present the onscreen card in store at participating retailers. With our wicked discount finder you can access exclusive card member discounts on the go, from the niceties to the necessities. With the app you can buy or activate your StudentCard, whether you are scooping one up for yourself or have scored one through your institution. If your institution and StudentCard are #besties, use the app to get all your campus down-low and access key contacts and support information.
RCR
Listen to live and on-demand content covering a wide range of topics from politics to lifestyle. Download episodes for offline playback and easily search archives for specific interviews or topics. Stay updated with the latest commentary from contributors within the app.
- Live 24/7 streaming
- Offline playback of downloaded shows
- Searchable archives
- Filter episodes by show
- Latest articles and commentary
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Listen to Reality Check Radio LIVE 24/7 or catch up on replays while on the go. Features Include: - OFFLINE PLAYBACK: Download shows in-app for consistent playback when cell coverage is low or when you want to save on data. - SEARCH: Quickly scan the archives for specific interviews or topics of interest. - FILTER BY SHOW: Listen to episodes from your favorite show or host back to back in Sequence. - LATEST ARTICLES: Catch up on the latest commentary from contributors inside the app . Reality Check Radio is New Zealand's fastest growing new media outlet covering everything from politics to technology, world news to local news, science to culture and lifestyle. If it matters to Kiwis you'll hear about it on Reality Check Radio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RCR at 69% against StudentCard's 27%. RCR also leads on device support (3 vs 1). StudentCard's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). 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.
StudentCard ships an update monthly, RCR every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 27, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StudentCard | RCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 68.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | STUDENT CARD NEW ZEALAND LIMITED | NZ MEDIA HOLDINGS 2023 LIMITED |
Customer experience
StudentCard
RCR
In-app purchases
StudentCard
No in-app purchases
RCR
No in-app purchases
