Sunwing vs ArriveCAN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunwing
Plan and manage your entire vacation from booking to in-flight entertainment. Discover excursions, browse menus, and get real-time updates. Enhance your getaway with seat selection, room upgrades, and private transfers.
- Inflight digital excursion brochure
- Buy on board menu
- Manage upcoming trips
- Real-time flight updates
- Destination weather
- Seat selection
- Room upgrades
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Download the new and improved Sunwing App for a hassle-free vacation experience under our wing, now with a fresh and easy-to-use design. INFLIGHT CONTENT • Browse our inflight digital excursion brochure. See how you can explore more of your destination with Sunwing Experiences excursions under our wing and save! • Check out our buy on board selection of light meals and snacks with the Sunwing Café menu. SEAMLESS EXPERIENCES • Create an account to add and manage all your upcoming trips with ease. • Enjoy a dynamic app experience throughout your entire vacation journey, from real-time flight updates to the weather in destination. UPGRADE YOUR GETAWAY • Enhance your vacation by choosing your seat, booking a private transfer, upgrading your room category, pre-selecting your room location at select resorts and more. GET IN TOUCH • Contact our Sunwing representatives round-the-clock while you’re in destination and take our post-vacation survey on your return flight home.
ArriveCAN
Submit customs and immigration questions up to 72 hours in advance of flying into Canada. This optional feature helps reduce time spent at airport inspection kiosks and eGates, contributing to shorter arrival hall lines. Scan your travel document upon arrival to review and certify your pre-submitted declaration.
- Advance CBSA Declaration
- Submit customs and immigration questions
- Up to 72 hours in advance
- Reduce airport inspection time
- Edit and update declarations
- Optional feature
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ArriveCAN still contains Advance CBSA Declaration, which allows you to answer customs and immigration questions up to 72 hours in advance of flying into Canada. It is currently available to international air travellers who enter Canada at selected airports. By submitting your customs and immigration information in advance, you will spend less time at a primary inspection kiosk (PIK) or eGate when you arrive at the airport. This contributes to shorter line-ups in arrivals halls. At the border, you will be prompted to scan your travel document at a primary inspection device and confirm your identity. Once your identity has been confirmed, your Advance CBSA Declaration will be retrieved from ArriveCAN for you to review and certify. If changes are required, you can edit and update your declaration prior to certification. Use of the Advance CBSA Declaration feature of ArriveCAN is entirely optional. Please refer to the accessibility notice for this app: https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/services/arrivecan.html#accessibility-notice This app supports English, French and Spanish (as per your device’s language settings). For more information: http://www.canada.ca/ArriveCAN
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ArriveCAN at 75% against Sunwing's 35%. ArriveCAN also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (529K vs 198). Sunwing's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ArriveCAN holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArriveCAN has 529K ratings behind it against 198, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Sunwing's written reviews are positive against 75% of ArriveCAN's.
Sunwing ships an update every 2 months, ArriveCAN every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunwing | ArriveCAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (198 ratings) | 4.8 (529K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews | 74.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 198 | 529K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #113 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sunwing Vacations Inc | Canada Border Services Agency |
Customer experience
Sunwing
ArriveCAN
User reviews
Sunwing
From 198 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy booking
- 🚀 Reliable travel
- 👍 Great service
- 👍 Exceptional service
- 👍 Excellent flight options to Cuba
Room to improve
- 🐛 App not working
- 🐛 Glitchy app
- 🐛 Unstable app
- 🐛 Tabs not working
- 🐛 App constantly logging out
ArriveCAN
From 529K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient and convenient
- 🚀 Streamlines travel process
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Helpful for fully vaccinated travelers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🤔 Confusing or unclear instructions
- 🤔 Redundant or unnecessary information required
- 🤔 Lack of options for certain travel scenarios
- 🤔 Tracking concerns
Bugs and requests
Sunwing
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues
- App crashes
- Inability to add trips
- Incorrect flight information display
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Better integration with Nexus Tours and WestJet
- Improved trip management and information display
ArriveCAN
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login/password issues
- Inability to update contact information
- Inaccurate or outdated information
- Submission issues and lost progress
Requested features
5 requests- Allow editing of submitted information
- Provide clearer instructions and error messages
- Integrate with other travel apps/services
- Add options for different travel scenarios
- Improve syncing with border agents
In-app purchases
Sunwing
No in-app purchases
ArriveCAN
No in-app purchases
