Akademika vs Student ID+
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 ID+
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The Student ID mobile app is available for you if you’re a student at a college or university that uses the student information system FS. If you are a programme student at a college or university that has granted their students access to the European Student Card, you can consent to share data with this European infrastructure, and be granted an additional certificate to confirm your student status in Europe. For more information see https://sikt.no/en/tjenester/student-id You can find a list of institutions that use Student ID here under "Tilbyr lærestedet mitt studentbevis på mobil?": https://sikt.no/en/student-id-mobile-app Accessibility statement (in Norwegian): https://sikt.no/studentbevis-pa-mobil/tilgjengelighetserklaering
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Student ID+ at none against Akademika's shown. Student ID+ also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Akademika's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 ID+ monthly. Both last shipped on September 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Akademika | Student ID+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forlagshuset Vigmostad & Bj�rke AS | Sikt - Kunnskapssektorens Tjenesteleverandør |
In-app purchases
Akademika
No in-app purchases
Student ID+
No in-app purchases
