SZapp vs NIOA
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!
NIOA
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NIOA is Australia’s largest supplier of firearms, optics, ammunition and accessories to the Australian shooter. This app allows the 50+ international suppliers to catch up and check in on the marketing & sales activity conducted in Australia for their brand. The general public can also use this app to follow NIOA and keep up-to-date with the latest industry news in Australia. In addition to viewing the newsfeed, the guest user can sign up to a newsletter, access the latest catalogue and the relevant social media accounts of NIOA easily. A supplier will have logins issued to them by NIOA to view news specific to their brand. NIOA staff will be able to view all news for all brands and contribute posts to be scheduled. NIOA staff will review and schedule posts to the app. The activity screen shows vital information around the post activity for each brand - a KPI for NIOA and essential communication to international suppliers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SZapp at every 3 weeks against NIOA's every 23 months. NIOA's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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.
SZapp ships an update every 3 weeks, NIOA every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SZapp | NIOA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 4.1% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Schoolzine Pty Ltd | NIOA |
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
NIOA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SZapp
No in-app purchases
NIOA
No in-app purchases
