Holbox Guide vs XCARET!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Holbox Guide
Explore Holbox Island with this travel app. Discover certified tour guides, recommended activities like swimming with whale sharks and kiteboarding, and top-rated restaurants for an unforgettable vacation experience.
- Certified tour guide recommendations
- Whaleshark swimming tours
- Kiteboarding and sports fishing
- Kayaking and birdwatching
- Restaurant and dining suggestions
- Holbox Island boat tours
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Discover Mexico's Best Kept Secret...The Amazing Holbox Island. This Travel app contains information that will make your next visit to Holbox Island an unforgettable experience. This means that we only recommend, certified tour guides with proof checked tours and activities that include: Swimming with the Whaleshark, Kiteboarding, Sports Fishing, Bottom Fishing, Kayaking, Saling, Birdwatching, River Running, and the Classical Holbox Island Boat Tour which will take you to the breathtaking Beauties of Holbox Island. You will also find our list of restaurants and places to eat that offer the Best Customer Experience in which we assure you that our tips will make your stay at Holbox Island the outmost Marvelous Experience for a Vacation throughout the Riviera Maya and the Mexican Caribbean.
XCARET!
Enhance your park visit with digital tickets, interactive maps, and real-time activity information. Book tickets, tours, and activities with exclusive benefits, and easily access dining options and services. Save memories with photo access and optimize your day with personalized planning tools.
- Digital tickets for sustainable entry
- Fast and easy ticket and tour booking
- Interactive park maps
- Real-time activity schedules and locations
- FotoPass photo access and sharing
- Restaurant discovery and service locator
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Download the Xcaret App and enjoy an even better experience before and during your visit to Xcaret Parks in Cancun and the Riviera Maya. Buy tickets for parks and tours quickly and securely, access your digital tickets, and plan every moment of your adventure from your mobile device. • Buy tickets and Extra Activities in the app: Purchase tickets for parks and tours, add transportation, and now buy Extra Activities on the same day of your visit. Choose your activity, select a time, and pay directly from your phone without visiting a ticket booth. • Access your digital tickets: Skip printed tickets, enjoy faster park entry, and help support a more sustainable travel experience. • Enhanced interactive maps: Easily find attractions, restaurants, services, and activities. View your real-time location, select a destination, and receive the best route to get there. • Plan your day: Check schedules, locations, restrictions, and save your favorite activities to organize your visit. • PhotoPass at your fingertips: Access your photos anytime and share them with family and friends. • Restaurants and services: Discover dining options, operating hours, shops, lockers, changing rooms, information points, and more. • Fast search: Quickly locate attractions, routes, and services throughout the park. • Personalized experience: Sign in with your account or social media to unlock exclusive features. • Available in English and Spanish. Note: Some features require your full name, country or region, date of birth, email address, and location access to provide services such as in-park navigation. You can also choose to receive push notifications with important information during your visit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: XCARET! at fortnightly against Holbox Guide's every 33 months. XCARET! also leads on ratings volume (6.5K vs 3). Holbox Guide's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, 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.
Holbox Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XCARET! has 6.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Holbox Guide ships an update every 33 months, XCARET! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Holbox Guide | XCARET! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (6.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 22.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 354 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | Pedro Mendez Pinto | Experiencias Xcaret S.A. de C.V. |
Customer experience
Holbox Guide
XCARET!
Bugs and requests
Holbox Guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
XCARET!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen not working
- App not loading past initial screen
- Unable to download or access photos
Requested features
3 requests- Offline map functionality
- Ability to add purchased tickets to app
- Better integration between app and website
In-app purchases
Holbox Guide
No in-app purchases
XCARET!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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