Enhancing the Student Living Experience.
We partnered with True Student to develop a mobile app that connects tenants to key services, facility bookings, and personalised offers, enhancing their university experience.
Client
True Student
Sector
Built Environment
Product
Mobile App
Year
2018


Bringing Smart Living to Student Accommodation.
True Student offers premium student accommodation designed to provide more than just a place to stay—it’s a fully immersive student experience. With expansion plans and a focus on technology-driven convenience, True Student wanted a dedicated mobile app that would serve as a central hub for students to manage their living experience.
The key challenges were:
- Seamless integration with the existing website’s API, ensuring students could access key information from one platform.
- Providing up-to-date alerts and personalised notifications for events, bookings, and important updates.
- Allowing facility bookings, ensuring students could easily schedule use of shared spaces.
- Laying the groundwork for future smart home functionality, including remote door unlocking.
True Student needed a scalable, feature-rich app that would not only improve day-to-day convenience but also position them as a leader in student accommodation technology.
2.4 Million
UK Students
191,000
Students in
Private Halls
96.4%
Students Seeking
Housing
A Smart, Connected Student Living App.
To support True Student’s mission of delivering high-quality student living, we developed two native mobile apps—one for iOS and one for Android—designed to offer a seamless, intuitive experience across devices. With a strong emphasis on usability and personalisation, the platform empowers students to engage more meaningfully with their accommodation, stay informed, and access services with ease. This tailored approach strengthens community connection while enhancing day-to-day convenience.
The app provides a streamlined interface that centralises accommodation services, real-time updates, and event notifications, helping boost engagement and simplify student life. Facility booking is built-in, making it easier to reserve shared spaces, while the system is fully scalable for future integrations such as smart locks and other emerging tech. By delivering a premium digital experience, the True Student app reinforces the brand’s reputation for thoughtful, high-end accommodation and sets a new standard for tech-enabled living in the student housing sector.
Features.
- User profile creation, with social login options.
- Push notifications, sending real-time personalised updates.
- Facility booking system, allowing students to reserve spaces effortlessly.
- Event listings and diary integration, keeping students informed.
- API integration with the existing website, ensuring data consistency.
- Future-ready architecture, supporting smart lock integration.


