Virgin Australia vs Hello Perth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virgin Australia
Your essential travel companion for managing flights. Book trips, select seats, check in, and track your luggage. Access your boarding pass and flight updates directly from your lock screen.
- Search and book trips
- Manage trip details
- Select seats
- Check in for flights
- Track luggage
- View boarding pass
- Flight updates
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The Virgin Australia app is your perfect travel companion. Check into your flight, view your boarding pass, watch movies, and track your bags all from your phone. Use the Virgin Australia app to: • Search and book trips, Search and book your next holiday or business trip with a few taps. • Manage trips with ease, You can select a seat, amend your trip details and check in for domestic flights. • Track whatever you pack, Get updates on the whereabouts of your bags when travelling. • Use Journey Tracker, View flight updates and grab your boarding pass from your lock screen. We're working on so much more to make your next trip with Virgin Australia even more wonderful. Love our app? Leave us a rating on the app store. Any questions or feedback? Reach out using the App feedback form on the More screen.
Hello Perth
Discover Perth's attractions, events, dining, and shopping with exclusive discounts. Explore maps, local blogs, and essential travel information for a comprehensive visitor experience.
- Exclusive discounts on attractions and dining
- Downloadable maps of major destinations
- Detailed information on attractions and activities
- Event listings and local blogs
- Multi-language translation
- Visitor information including transport and history
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Explore Perth’s attractions, maps, events, dining, shopping, tourism destinations, blogs, discounts and much more. Offering over 35 discounts on attractions, restaurants, car hire, ferries, tours and shopping, there are plenty of savings to help make your holiday dollar go further during your visit to Perth. The App can also be translated into fifteen languages. Planning to visit Rottnest Island or Fremantle? Discover fun things to see and do, how to get there plus anything you will need to know to help you get the most out of your holiday. The App provides detailed information including links to websites, phone numbers and locations for major Perth attractions and activities. It will show you where you can hang out patting and feeding the kangaroos, taking selfies with quokkas, swim with dolphins, find small lane way bars in Perth’s CBD, indulge in fresh, local seafood, browse markets stalls or find the latest festivals and events held in Perth throughout the year. Read a brief history on Perth, plus learn about all general information about Perth such as weather, money, hospitals or bus and train routes. Features: 10-40% discounts on attractions, restaurants, car hire, ferries, tours and shopping. Simply download the discount page to your phone and show the discount or use the code when booking. Downloadable maps to all major tourism destinations including Perth, Fremantle, Rottnest Island, Perth Hills, Mandurah, Scarborough and Western Australia. Plus download rail and free CAT bus routes. Link directly through to Perth’s attractions, tours, car hire, events and activities. To complement the App, please pick up your free copy of the Hello Perth Visitor Guide Book and printed maps from Perth Airport, Visitor Centres and at over 200 destinations throughout Perth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hello Perth at 100% against Virgin Australia's 41%. Hello Perth also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virgin Australia | Hello Perth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 461 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED | Maximus Agency Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Virgin Australia
Hello Perth
Bugs and requests
Virgin Australia
Reported bugs
6 issues- Screen freezes when trying to upgrade or amend booking
- Flight notifications show wrong timezone
- Inability to check in through app
- Seat selection issues
- Booking issues
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- Login failures
Requested features
4 requests- Liquid Glass support for modern design
- Integrate hotel and car bookings
- Show state credit points in app
- Dark mode option
Hello Perth
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Virgin Australia
No in-app purchases
Hello Perth
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Virgin Australia free?
Is Hello Perth free?
Do Virgin Australia or Hello Perth have ads?
Which is updated more often, Virgin Australia or Hello Perth?
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