Visit St. Maarten vs DRIVE SXM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visit St. Maarten
Explore St. Maarten with this digital guide to local arts, culture, beaches, dining, and activities. Access essential information, helpful maps, and connect directly with various island services for a seamless travel experience.
- Local arts and culture information
- Best beaches and dining recommendations
- Activity and shopping guides
- Helpful maps
- Direct communication with island services
- Travel tips
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The Visit St. Maarten app is a digital version of Visit St. Maarten, the official St Maarten Hotel and Tourism Association in-room magazine on the islands published by North South Net International Ltd. and found in the vast majority of hotel rooms. This high-end publication features an abundance of local arts & culture, the best beaches, restaurants, shopping & activities and great tips on what to do and where to go, useful information and helpful maps. The Visit St. Maarten app brings all of these features together on your phone for easy access and use as well as direct communication with Accommodations, Activities & Attractions, Beaches, Dining & Nightlife, Information & Services, Shopping and Transportation and more!
DRIVE SXM
This app connects licensed taxi drivers on SXM with clients, streamlining the process of finding and accepting rides. It aims to increase daily earnings for drivers by making client acquisition more efficient.
- Client matching
- Ride requests
- Driver approval process
- Document upload
- Increased ride generation
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SXM TAXI was developed solely for licensed taxi drivers on SXM. If you are not a licensed SXM TAXI Service provider on SXM you cannot use this app. This app will make finding clients much easier and quicker, generating more rides per day for the average cab driver on SXM. Just download the app, upload some documents showing that you are licensed to drive on SXM and wait for approval. Once you are active on the platform you simply wait for riders to request rides in your area, accept the ride and pickup your passengers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Visit St. Maarten at every 2 days against DRIVE SXM's every 6 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Visit St. Maarten against 5.0 for DRIVE SXM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Visit St. Maarten ships an update every 2 days, DRIVE SXM every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visit St. Maarten | DRIVE SXM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rosana Duell | Blackwell Holdings B.V. |
Customer experience
Visit St. Maarten
DRIVE SXM
In-app purchases
Visit St. Maarten
No in-app purchases
DRIVE SXM
No in-app purchases
