Akademika vs BI Student
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Akademika
This app offers exclusive deals on books, with every fifth book at half price. It also provides weekly in-app offers and information from external suppliers. Users can receive gift cards and access digital advertisements.
- Every 5th book at half price
- Weekly in-app offers
- External supplier deals
- Information on sales and offers
- Gift card opportunities
- Digital advertisements
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Akademika-appen gir deg som kunde: · Bokkort: Hver 5. bok til halv pris* · Ukentlige nye tilbud i appen · Gode tilbud og informasjon fra relevante, eksterne leverandører · Informasjon om salg og tilbud i app · Muligheten til å motta gavekort · Digitale annonser *(gjelder ikke på nye norske bøker iht. bokavtalen eller tilbudsbøker solgt enkeltvis eller i pakketilbud. Maks rabatt kr 400 pr. bok)
BI Student
This app serves as a digital student ID and library card for students at BI Norwegian Business School. It also confirms BISO membership and allows for membership purchases. It is accepted by Norwegian transport services and the student welfare organization.
- Digital student ID
- Digital library card
- BISO membership proof
- Purchase BISO membership
- Accepted by transport services
- Accepted by student welfare organization
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Digital student ID, digital library card and BISO membership proof for students at BI Norwegian Business School. The App is accepted as a valid student ID by the student welfare organization and be transport service companies in Norway. You have to be registered as an active student at BI to get a valid student ID. The digital library card may be used at all BI libraries. The App also shows if you have a valid BISO membership and you can buy BISO membership directly in the App. The App is not a replacement for the physical student identity card.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Akademika at 5.0 against BI Student's 1.0. BI Student's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Akademika holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Akademika | BI Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forlagshuset Vigmostad & Bj�rke AS | Stiftelsen Handelshøyskolen BI |
Customer experience
Akademika
BI Student
In-app purchases
Akademika
No in-app purchases
BI Student
No in-app purchases
