SZapp vs Pulse Tasmania
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!
Pulse Tasmania
Access Tasmanian news instantly and for free. Get exclusive coverage, top stories, local updates, and breaking news alerts delivered directly to your device.
- Instant access to Tasmanian stories
- Exclusive news coverage
- Top story alerts
- Local news updates
- Breaking news notifications
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Get instant and free access to Tasmanian stories from every corner of the state with the Pulse app. With the latest news and exclusive coverage you won't find anywhere else, the Pulse app brings the newsroom to your pocket. Take advantage of top story, local and breaking news alerts to stay ahead of the news with Pulse Tasmania.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pulse Tasmania at every 5 days against SZapp's every 3 weeks. SZapp's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). 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.
SZapp ships an update every 3 weeks, Pulse Tasmania every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SZapp | Pulse Tasmania |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 4.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schoolzine Pty Ltd | Pulse Media Group Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
SZapp
Pulse Tasmania
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
Pulse Tasmania
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SZapp
No in-app purchases
Pulse Tasmania
No in-app purchases
