CarHire vs Daylight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CarHire
Easily compare and book car rentals worldwide. This app uses your location or any address to find the best deals from convenient depots. Access all your bookings and view upcoming rentals.
- Compare car rental deals worldwide
- Search by current location or address
- Filter by car class, supplier, and price
- View depot maps and directions
- Access and manage all bookings
- View upcoming rentals
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Compare and save on your next car rental with the Global CarHire app – from the owners of VroomVroomVroom, the car hire industry experts serving customers for over 10 years and assisting in over 2 million online bookings. Fast, efficient and easy to use, the CarHire app will have you comparing, selecting and booking in a record time with access to worldwide car rental deals. It is currently compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple Watch. How does CarHire work? Our technology is based on “geolocation search” which allows you to select the closest depot from any address around the world. Simply choose your ‘Current Location’ (using device GPS) OR enter in any street address / airport / landmark and choose the most convenient depot providing the best rate. Features - Search using your “Current Location” no matter where you are in the world (accesses device GPS) - AutoCompleting location search for your convenience - Quick sorting options to give you preferred results in order - Ability to filter results by Car Class, Preferred Supplier, Seating Capacity, Transmission and Price Range - View maps and travel time from current location to depots with walking and driving directions - Location information provides map view for petrol stations close to returning depot - View / Retrieve ALL bookings - View your upcoming car rental bookings on your iPhone or iPad - Bookings indexed in the “Spotlight Search”
Daylight
Easily track and visualize multiple timezones worldwide. Find overlapping times for your favorite cities to schedule meetings or calls. Features an interactive timeline for converting future or past times.
- Track multiple timezones
- Visualize overlapping times
- Search and save favorite cities
- Interactive timeline for time conversion
- Add current location
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Daylight is the easiest way to keep track of multiple timezones across the world, allowing you visualise overlapping times for your favourite cities. Whether you're trying to schedule a meeting for a work, a phone call with an overseas family member, or are trying to stay on top of a new merch drop, Daylight will help you make sure you never need to count hours on your hands ever again. - Search for and save your favourite cities from across the world, or simply add your current location - Scroll through the interactive timeline to easily convert future or past times - Visualise when daytime starts and how the time in your saved cities overlaps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Daylight at none against CarHire's shown. Daylight also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). CarHire's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
CarHire holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CarHire has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
CarHire ships an update every 2 months, Daylight every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CarHire | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (12 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vroom Vroom Vroom Pty Ltd | Matthew Ritchie |
Customer experience
CarHire
Daylight
In-app purchases
CarHire
No in-app purchases
Daylight
No in-app purchases
