International Student App (UK)
Helping international students settle, stay well, and thrive.
International students bring enormous energy, ambition, and diversity to UK campuses. They also face a unique set of challenges that standard student support wasn't always designed to address.
The International Student App gives UK universities and colleges one trusted resource to put in their hands from day one – free, private, and built around the realities of settling into life in the UK.
Available free on the Apple App Store and Google Play. No account is required to download or use the app.
The first weeks shape everything.
For international students, starting university is a transition on every level at once – a new country, a new culture, a new healthcare system, often in a second or third language.
Most arrive with resilience and excitement. But many are quietly overwhelmed – unsure how to register with a GP, uncertain what's normal, reluctant to ask questions they worry will make them seem unprepared.
When small uncertainties go unanswered, they grow. You see this pattern every year.
The support gap your teams can't always close.
The diversity of need across cultures, languages, and backgrounds makes consistent, accessible support genuinely difficult to deliver. Induction covers a lot of ground quickly. Websites are hard to navigate under stress.
You need something that travels with students from arrival – answering common questions consistently and freeing your teams to focus on students who need them most.
Better-informed students don't just settle faster – they make better use of the support you already offer.
A trusted companion – from arrival onwards.
Inside the app, students can:
- Get ready for UK life – healthcare, accommodation, transport, finance, and everyday systems
- Look after their wellbeing – clear, accessible mental and physical health support
- Navigate university life with confidence – academic expectations, services, and how to ask for help
- Find the right support – signposted to university services, NHS provision, helplines, and charities
- Know what to do in a crisis – calm, clear next steps when urgent help is needed
The app sits alongside your existing services – reducing confusion, answering common questions consistently, and supporting students at the moments your teams can't be there.
For broader health and wellbeing support, the Student Health App offers complementary guidance for all UK students.
Free for students and institutions. No contracts, no set-up, no personal data collection.
Built to the standards you expect.
The International Student App has been independently assessed and meets recognised quality and safety standards, including:
- PIF TICK certified
- ORCHA assessed
- NHS DTAC compliant
Co-created with international students and support teams, and developed in partnership with Student Minds.
For more details on how we develop and quality-assure our content, visit our Quality Assurance and Editorial pages – both open in a new tab.
The difference it makes for your institution.
When international students have access to clear, trusted support from day one, they are more likely to:
- settle and feel confident sooner
- seek help earlier and more appropriately
- stay engaged with their studies
- make better use of the support services you already provide
For institutions, that means improved student experience, stronger retention, reduced pressure on staff, and a more consistent welcome for every international student — regardless of when they arrive or who they speak to first.
Make it feel like yours.
Localise the app for your institution – adding a branded home page and a directory of local services, support, and pathways.
A straightforward way to make trusted guidance feel connected to your campus – building belonging from arrival, without the cost or complexity of building something new.
Let's talk.
Want to know more first? Find out how our free apps work and how to localise this app for your organisation – both open in a new tab.
If you'd like to explore how the International Student App could support your international students and staff, we'd be glad to talk.