Student Beans: How It Works and Is It Legit?
Student Beans is one of the services brands use to check that you are a student. Here is what it is, who can join and how to use it.
What Student Beans is
Student Beans is a free student discount website and app. Brands work with it to offer student-only codes, and it checks that you are a student so the brand does not have to. Its US site groups offers into collections for study tools, tech and wellbeing, and some listings are open to anyone, not just students.
Who can join
Student Beans says it is for students in full-time education, including high school students over 16, college and university students and apprentices. You verify with a personal school email address or a card-style student ID.
How to use Student Beans
- Create a free accountSign up on the website or app. Most people finish in about a minute.
- VerifyIf your school’s email domain is known, verification is instant. A new school is checked by hand by the support team.
- Get a code or show your iDOnline, search a brand, copy the code and paste it at checkout. In stores, open the in-store tab and show your Student Beans iD.
- Re-verify once a yearEach re-verification gives you another 12 months; you are notified before your iD expires.
Examples of offers listed on Student Beans US
| Brand | Offer at our last check |
|---|---|
| Grammarly | 50% off Grammarly Pro |
| Coursera | 40% off Coursera Plus |
| Babbel | 65% off |
| Wix | 50% off Premium plans |
| Proton | 62% off a 1-year Unlimited plan |
| AllTrails | 40% off AllTrails+ (annual) |
| Runna | 20% off a 12-month membership |
| Best Buy | Deals, some open to anyone |
From the Student Beans US homepage; offers change often.
Tips to get more out of it
Turn on deal alerts in the app for the brands you actually use, and check the in-store tab before you shop in person: some brands only give the student price when you show the Student Beans iD at the till. Codes are often single use, so generate a new one for each order.
Is Student Beans legit?
Yes: it is a verification partner that brands send you to. Sephora UK and Samsung, among the brands we cover, list Student Beans as a way to verify. Only start from the brand’s site or the official Student Beans app, never from a link in an unexpected message. Compare it with UNiDAYS, ID.me and SheerID in our side-by-side guide.
Students also ask
Is Student Beans free?
Yes, for students. Brands pay for the service.
Can high school students use Student Beans?
Yes, if they are over 16 and in full-time education.
How long does Student Beans verification last?
12 months; then you re-verify, which takes about two minutes.
Is Student Beans the same as UNiDAYS?
No, they are competing services. Each brand chooses one (or both). Both are free.
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