Comparison

UMA vs Y&Co

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

UMA

Access official information from the University of Malaga, including news, academic details, and departmental contacts. Features a QR scanner for attendance and parking, plus personalized push notifications for grades and updates.

Highlights
  • Latest news and official announcements
  • Detailed information on academic centers and departments
  • Student academic records and grade notifications
  • QR scanner for attendance and parking access
  • Personalized push notifications for academic updates
  • Contact information for university staff and services
Features
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Aplicación oficial de la Universidad de Málaga dirigida a todos aquellos que desean información de la UMA. Información que se puede consultar: - Últimas noticias publicadas en la web oficial. - Información sobre todos los Centros: datos de contacto e información académica completa. Los planes de estudio que se imparten en cada Centro incluyen información sobre las asignaturas, grupos, tutorías, profesores,... - Información sobre todos los Departamentos: estructura orgánica de todos los departamentos así como los datos de contactos de los miembros de cada uno de ellos. - Información sobre todos los Servicios Generales, Vicerrectorados y Edificios: datos de contactos de las personas que trabajan en ellos. - Información académica para alumnos de Titulaciones de Grado Oficiales: listado de expedientes así como toda la información de interés asociado a los mismos. Listado de asignaturas matriculadas en el curso actual, tablón de notas, extracto del expediente, reconocimientos, resumen de créditos, información sobre pagos y notificaciones de secretaría. - Información para docentes: listado de asignaturas donde se da clase que incluye listado de alumnos. Escáner QR: - Con este escáner podrás hacer cosas como firmar la asistencia a cursos, clases, etc. - Apertura de barreras de aparcamiento tanto escaneando un QR como pulsando un botón dentro de la sección Servicios - Aparcamientos. Notificaciones push: La aplicación permite a los usuarios suscribirse a distintos canales de información con el fin de que puedan personalizar la interacción de la aplicación con ellos (Preferencias -> Notificaciones). Con la suscripción al canal "Información Académica" se recibirán avisos de publicaciones de notas cada vez que un profesor publique alguna nota para el usuario. Para cualquier sugerencia, escríbenos a appuma@uma.es.

About

Y&Co

This app offers a free, immersive guide to the Coliseum Archaeological Park. It provides multiple itinerary options, including multimedia content, audio descriptions, and sign language interpretations, to enhance your visit.

Highlights
  • Multiple itinerary modes
  • Multimedia content
  • Audio descriptions for the blind
  • Sign language interpretation for the deaf
  • Interactive map with proximity alerts
  • QR-code content download
Features
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Y&Co is the APP for the Coliseum Archaeological Park created for all under the name of DESIGN FOR ALL. Y&Co is the acronym for You and Coliseum but also You and Community, in other words, the entire group of people united by the same passion and interest for the Coliseum Archaeological Park. Y&Co is the App designed so that everybody can, free of charge, prepare for the visit beforehand and have additional insights when visiting the monuments in the PArCo. The App contains 4 different itinerary modes: • A general itinerary in 9 languages (Italian, English, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, German, Spanish, Portuguese) and multimedia contents • An itinerary for children, with the mascot, Tarpeia the Vestal (Italian and English) and multimedia contents • An itinerary for the blind (Italian and English), with audio descriptions • An itinerary for the deaf (ISL and ASL) with official interpreters The Y&Co App was created to provide additional insights to the itinerary of touchscreen panels positioned throughout the PArCo, between the Coliseum (second order/tier), the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill. The touchscreen panels use layouts and 3D reproductions to illustrate some of the monuments in the PArCo and artefacts in the Palatine Museum. With the Y&Co App you can: • SELECT your preferred itinerary • SELECT the monuments or artefacts that interest you along the itinerary • SEE, READ, LISTEN AND ENJOY additional insights into the selected contents The Y&Co App comes equipped with a map: by activating the notifications on the Menu page you can receive a proximity alert when nearing one of the monuments or artefacts in the PArCo. FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS • 9 languages • ISL and ASL sign languages • Map of the PArCo • Visitors' itineraries and related contents, including multimedia • Qr-code to download single contents

Screenshots

UMA4 screens
Y&Co4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: UMA at monthly against Y&Co's every 24 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UMA ships an update monthly, Y&Co every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
UMA versus Y&Co: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUMAY&Co
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.2% of reviews36.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversidad de MálagaParco archeologico del Colosseo

Customer experience

UMA

Written reviews43 reviews
Positive30.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative65.1%

Y&Co

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative54.5%

In-app purchases

None

UMA

No in-app purchases

None

Y&Co

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UMA free?
UMA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Y&Co free?
Y&Co is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UMA or Y&Co have ads?
Neither UMA nor Y&Co shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UMA or Y&Co?
UMA ships an update monthly, and Y&Co every 24 months. Most recently, UMA was updated on November 1, 2026 and Y&Co on November 3, 2026.

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