Virgin Australia vs Willunga Charter
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.
Willunga Charter
Track your children's school bus in real-time, receive notifications when they board or leave, and manage payments for bus passes. View travel history and get important alerts from the school or the service provider.
- Real-time bus location tracking
- Boarding and alighting notifications
- School bus pass payments
- View travel history
- School and service alerts
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Willunga Charter app shows the location of our School Buses in real-time. You can also be notified whenever your children board or leave the bus, pay for your school bus passes, view your children’s travel history and receive alerts from either the school or Willunga Charter and lots more. For more information go to www.willungacharter.com.au
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Willunga Charter at 86% against Virgin Australia's 39%. Willunga Charter 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 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virgin Australia | Willunga Charter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.3% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| 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 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 453 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED | BIGSMS Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Virgin Australia
Willunga Charter
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
Willunga Charter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Virgin Australia
No in-app purchases
Willunga Charter
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Virgin Australia free?
Is Willunga Charter free?
Do Virgin Australia or Willunga Charter have ads?
Which is updated more often, Virgin Australia or Willunga Charter?
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