Skills Canada vs SFU Snap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skills Canada
Discover how your essential skills align with various trade and technology careers. Take a challenge to explore potential career paths and find a fulfilling professional direction.
- Essential skills assessment
- Trade and technology career guidance
- Career path exploration
- Personalized career suggestions
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Find out what your Essential Skills can do! Take the challenge and let your Essential Skills guide you towards a great trade or technology career.
SFU Snap
Plan your campus life with ease. Access your course schedule, find room locations, track shuttle buses, and discover campus services like dining and libraries. This student-created app simplifies your university experience.
- Personalized course schedule
- Room location finder
- Shuttle bus tracker
- Campus services directory
- Dining and library information
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SFU Snap was created by students, for students. It provides you with the information you need to easily plan your campus experience in a snap. Access your personalized course schedule, find room locations, locate the shuttle bus, and explore campus services like dining and library. You can provide us direct feedback at http://www.sfu.ca/apps/feedback.html.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SFU Snap at every 2 months against Skills Canada's every 16 months. Skills Canada's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Skills Canada ships an update every 16 months, SFU Snap every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skills Canada | SFU Snap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Skills Canada Corporation | Simon Fraser University |
Customer experience
Skills Canada
SFU Snap
In-app purchases
Skills Canada
No in-app purchases
SFU Snap
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Which is updated more often, Skills Canada or SFU Snap?
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