Comparison

XCARET! vs Delphinus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

XCARET!

Enhance your park visit with digital tickets, interactive maps, and real-time activity information. Book tickets, tours, and activities with exclusive benefits, and easily access dining options and services. Save memories with photo access and optimize your day with personalized planning tools.

Highlights
  • Digital tickets for sustainable entry
  • Fast and easy ticket and tour booking
  • Interactive park maps
  • Real-time activity schedules and locations
  • FotoPass photo access and sharing
  • Restaurant discovery and service locator
Features
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Download the Xcaret App and enjoy an even better experience before and during your visit to Xcaret Parks in Cancun and the Riviera Maya. Buy tickets for parks and tours quickly and securely, access your digital tickets, and plan every moment of your adventure from your mobile device. • Buy tickets and Extra Activities in the app: Purchase tickets for parks and tours, add transportation, and now buy Extra Activities on the same day of your visit. Choose your activity, select a time, and pay directly from your phone without visiting a ticket booth. • Access your digital tickets: Skip printed tickets, enjoy faster park entry, and help support a more sustainable travel experience. • Enhanced interactive maps: Easily find attractions, restaurants, services, and activities. View your real-time location, select a destination, and receive the best route to get there. • Plan your day: Check schedules, locations, restrictions, and save your favorite activities to organize your visit. • PhotoPass at your fingertips: Access your photos anytime and share them with family and friends. • Restaurants and services: Discover dining options, operating hours, shops, lockers, changing rooms, information points, and more. • Fast search: Quickly locate attractions, routes, and services throughout the park. • Personalized experience: Sign in with your account or social media to unlock exclusive features. • Available in English and Spanish. Note: Some features require your full name, country or region, date of birth, email address, and location access to provide services such as in-park navigation. You can also choose to receive push notifications with important information during your visit.

About

Delphinus

Discover dolphin swim programs and habitats in Cancun. Get contact information for booking your experience. This app provides details on available dolphin encounters.

Highlights
  • Dolphin swim programs
  • Habitat information
  • Contact details
  • Booking information
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Delphinus Cancun Swim with dolphins programs, habitats and contact information.

Screenshots

XCARET!4 screens
Delphinus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: XCARET! at 4.7 against Delphinus's 4.0. XCARET! also leads on ratings volume (6.5K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Delphinus's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XCARET! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XCARET! has 6.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XCARET! ships an update fortnightly, Delphinus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
XCARET! versus Delphinus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXCARET!Delphinus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.5K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews22.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.5K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size354 MB15 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperExperiencias Xcaret S.A. de C.V.OPERADORA XUNA SA DE CV

Customer experience

XCARET!

All ratings6,476 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews330 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative73.6%

Delphinus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

XCARET!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen not working
  • App not loading past initial screen
  • Unable to download or access photos

Requested features

3 requests
  • Offline map functionality
  • Ability to add purchased tickets to app
  • Better integration between app and website

Delphinus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

XCARET!

No in-app purchases

None

Delphinus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XCARET! free?
XCARET! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Delphinus free?
Delphinus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XCARET! or Delphinus?
XCARET! is rated higher. XCARET! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.5K ratings, while Delphinus averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do XCARET! or Delphinus have ads?
Neither XCARET! nor Delphinus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XCARET! or Delphinus?
XCARET! ships an update fortnightly, and Delphinus every 6 weeks. Most recently, XCARET! was updated on October 26, 2026 and Delphinus on September 28, 2026.

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