SZapp vs Mamamia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SZapp
Stay connected with your school community. Access newsletters, documents, and receive live notifications directly from your school.
- Access school newsletters
- View school documents
- Receive live notifications
- Stay connected with school community
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SZapp allows school communities to stay connected with their school. View and access Schoolzine newsletters, documents and get live notifications from your school!
Mamamia
Access news, entertainment, and lifestyle content tailored to women. Enjoy award-winning podcasts, in-depth explainers, and opinion pieces. Download episodes for offline listening and engage with a community of candid conversations.
- News and entertainment updates
- Opinion pieces and lifestyle trends
- Award-winning podcasts
- Podcast recaps and explainers
- Personalized content selection
- Offline podcast downloads
- Community engagement
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Be the first to know what women are talking about: enjoy news and entertainment updates, opinion pieces, lifestyle trends explained, award-winning podcasts and more with the Mamamia app. Cut through the noise of the news cycle with recaps, explainers and deep dives: we bring you the full story and what you need to know. Listen, subscribe to and download episodes from over 25 podcasts, including Mamamia Out Loud, No Filter with Kate Langbroek, daily news update The Quicky, True Crime Conversations and You Beauty. Be the first to know about new stories and podcasts relevant to your interests thanks to timely updates. Enjoy a personalised app, tailored to your preferences, select the topics you care about, follow the writers you love, create your podcast playlist. Comment on articles, contribute your content, join the community around candid conversations. Download podcasts for offline listening. Enjoy a fast and seamless reading, listening and watching experience. Privacy Policy: https://www.mamamia.com.au/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ For feedback, suggestions or issues please contact us at https://www.mamamia.com.au/contact/, we value your feedback and will do our best to assist you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mamamia at 43% against SZapp's 4%. SZapp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Mamamia sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. SZapp asks for nothing beyond the download.
SZapp ships an update every 3 weeks, Mamamia every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | SZapp | Mamamia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 4.1% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Schoolzine Pty Ltd | Mamamia Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
SZapp
Mamamia
Bugs and requests
SZapp
Reported bugs
20 issues- App does not load after latest updates
- App remains on cover/home screen
- App fails to display/load content
- Absentee form is not received
- User is logged out after quitting the app
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- Notifications default to off after logout
- Cannot log in after auto-updating
- Incorrect login details error
- Cannot click subscribe or cancel buttons
- App opens web browser within itself and cannot return
- Red notification badge persists even after reading all notifications
- Cannot add news from two different years from the same school
- App crashes when typing in reason field
- App does not rotate to landscape mode
- Cannot select UK as a region
- Search UX is terrible
- Password requirements are too restrictive
- App reports no internet connectivity
- Cannot get past the choose a region option
- Cannot finish form to create login on iPhone 8 S
Requested features
16 requests- Fix app compatibility with latest iOS
- Improve login stability
- Ensure absentee forms are received
- Fix notification issues
- Allow users to stay logged in
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- Implement a search function for articles
- Improve app stability and reduce crashes
- Allow users to add news from multiple years
- Improve font size and readability
- Make the interface more intuitive
- Remember previously entered information
- Fix the persistent red notification badge
- Allow users to select regions beyond Australian states
- Improve password reset functionality
- Add an in-app contact link to developers
- Allow landscape mode for documents
Mamamia
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SZapp
No in-app purchases
Mamamia
- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$59.001 Year
