StudentCard vs Takapō
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.
Takapō
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Takapō is a spatial experience set at Lake Takapō (Tekapo), beneath one of the darkest night skies on Earth. You are transported to the iconic Church of the Good Shepherd, recreated with extraordinary realism using photogrammetry and real-world imaging. Every stone and every contour of the land reflects the real place, carefully stripped of modern elements to preserve a timeless atmosphere. You can tap certain objects to bring them out of the sky and interact with them in 3D, each with its own story tied to New Zealand’s culture. What happens when you bring the Milky Way out of the sky? This app is best experienced on Apple Vision. A Distinguished Winning app for the Swift Student Challenge 2026.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Takapō at 3 against StudentCard's 1. StudentCard's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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.
| Parameter | StudentCard | Takapō |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StudentCard NZ Limited | Tao Liang |
In-app purchases
StudentCard
No in-app purchases
Takapō
No in-app purchases









