Akademika vs Student Sørøst
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)
Student Sørøst
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Student Sørøst is the app for students in Southeast Norway. If you are studying at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), the Vocational School in Vestfold and Telemark, the Vocational School in Viken (Tinius Olsen) or the Police Academy in Stavern, you will find many relevant services and offers in this app. In Student Sørøst you will find, among other things: - The Sørøst-calendar - event calendar that gathers everything that happens for students in the southeast. You can also submit your own event. - Info about your tenancy in The Student Welfare Organisation of Southeast Norway (SSN's) student housing, My key card (unlocking doors to the student housing), My internet (info about networks and the possibility to restart routes). - Coupons, useful alerts, competitions, surveys and great offers. - Coffee card, barista card and student bonuses in SSN's eateries. - Menus and opening hours for all SSN eateries at seven USN campuses. - Shortcuts to Canvas, TimeEdit, the libraries, Sikresiden and the My USN intranet. - Shortcuts to SSN's Sports offer, bookstore, courses and help pages for student associations, student benefits and health services. SSN often rewards responses to competitions and short surveys with coupons in the app, so join in!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Student Sørøst at none against Akademika's shown. On price, update cadence, 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.
Akademika ships an update every 3 months, Student Sørøst every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Akademika | Student Sørøst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forlagshuset Vigmostad & Bj�rke AS | Studentsamskipnaden i Sorost-norge |
In-app purchases
Akademika
No in-app purchases
Student Sørøst
No in-app purchases






