Holbox Guide vs Cross Border Xpress
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.
Cross Border Xpress
Streamline your travel between the U.S. and Mexico. Purchase tickets, reserve parking, and manage your entire journey from a single app. Access flight information, exclusive deals, and an interactive map for a seamless experience.
- Purchase CBX tickets
- Reserve parking
- Link boarding pass
- Search flight status
- Interactive map
- Manage travel checklist
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Make your crossing through CBX a touchless experience with this travel App. Purchase CBX tickets, reserve parking, add complimentary services, link your boarding pass, search for flight status, get exclusive offers, locate what you need using the interactive map and manage your travel checklist all from one place. Cross Border Xpress is the Tijuana International Airport terminal located in San Diego, California. A 390 feet long enclosed bridge that connects the San Diego terminal with the Tijuana International Airport making traveling between the U.S. and Mexico convenient and fast. Travelers from the U.S. can reach more than 35 destinations in Mexico flying out of Tijuana at lower rates compared to flying out of other SoCal airports.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cross Border Xpress at monthly against Holbox Guide's every 33 months. Cross Border Xpress also leads on ratings volume (551 vs 3). Holbox Guide's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross Border Xpress has 551 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Holbox Guide ships an update every 33 months, Cross Border Xpress monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Holbox Guide | Cross Border Xpress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (551 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 68.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 551 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pedro Mendez Pinto | Otay-Tijuana Venture, LLC |
Customer experience
Holbox Guide
Cross Border Xpress
Bugs and requests
Holbox Guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cross Border Xpress
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to link boarding pass
- Payment issues, unable to add credit card
- Date selection dropdown not working properly
Requested features
2 requests- Offer discounts and promotions for loyal customers
- Improve customer service and support
In-app purchases
Holbox Guide
No in-app purchases
Cross Border Xpress
No in-app purchases
Questions
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