Comparison

PGO vs CMR Express

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

Head to head
About

PGO

This app helps users find and compare various accommodation types, from budget-friendly hostels to luxury hotels. It addresses challenges like cost inflation and lack of information about different lodging options across India.

Highlights
  • Compare accommodation types
  • Address cost inflation
  • Information on lodging options
  • Support for budget-oriented stays
  • Covers urban and rural India
Features
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Atithi Devo Bhava means 'Guest is God'. This slogan refers to a procedure of host–guest relationship and specifies host’s role in this divine kind of relationship. This is one of the true senses of Indian culture and tradition. Recently Atithi Devo Bhava has also become the tag line of India Tourism's campaign to improve the treatment of tourists in India. During the olden days, the travelers are entertained by the villagers at the destination by offering food and shelter at no cost. Similarly students who travel to other towns for higher studies are also supported by the families in those towns by offering food and shelter at no cost. As days pass by, all these services had become ‘paid services’ and the guests are referred as ‘paying guests’. Many commercial establishments across the globe were built to provide lodging, food and other guest services with different ranges of facilities. In this journey hospitality has happened to be one of the vital business in service industry and many organizations started participating in it. With high competition around, hospitality companies have set industry standards to classify stay types. An upscale full-service facility offers luxury amenities, full service accommodations, an on-site restaurant, and the highest level of personalized service, such as a concierge, room service and laundry service etc, whereas the low-scale service facility i.e. budget-oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. The services and the facilities vary in size, function and cost leading to different varieties of accommodations such hostels, PG, lodges, resorts, service apartments, guest houses, cottages and many hotels ranging by their star category. Thinkwide, a business Organization was formed in 2015 to support visionary individuals, groups, organizations to shape up their ideas into a viable business. The team of WideThinkers looked in to the journey of the hospitality industry and also the digital platforms that support in dealing with accommodation services. In this process this team conducted a survey in India mainly on the recent platforms dealing with accommodation services via electronic format such website, App etc. During the brainstorming sessions, the team has zeroed on few major challenges faced by the guest. Most of the guests pointed out on cost inflation and lack of knowledge specific to different varieties of accommodation types available at the destination. Even though there are many Websites, Apps available, those are limited to dealing with few accommodation categories and the gap is much wider for categories of budget-oriented and sociable accommodation across urban and rural India. Finally the team of WideThinkers indicated that there is an opportunity for Thinkwide to venture in to hospitality industry (ThinkWide. ThinkHospitality) mainly to deal with all types of accommodation services ranging from budget-oriented to upscale varieties across India. As this is ‘online’ platform meant for ‘paying guest’, the team named it as ‘paying guest online’ and the brand ‘PGO’. PGO supports all travelers who are home away’ students or officers, business men or working women, long stay or short, vegetarian or non-vegetarian, budget or expensive, urban or rural. PGO also supports hosts to showcase their properties on its platform and influence their business growth by scale and quality. Simply PGO created a platform for Guest and Host to meet, interact and continue the divine kind relationship ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’. Home Away. Go PGO Way. (A true story by a WideThinker)

About

CMR Express

Book and manage bus tickets for journeys with this service. Easily reserve seats for popular destinations and view your past booking history.

Highlights
  • Book bus tickets
  • Cancel bus tickets
  • Manage booked tickets
  • View booking history
  • Ticket booking for specific routes
Features
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Online bus tickets booking application for CMR Express. This app designed for book, cancel bus tickets in CMR Express, also allows to manage already booked tickets history in CMR Express. Book bus tickets to Hyderabad, Tirupathi, kadapa in CMR Express.

Screenshots

PGO4 screens
CMR Express4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CMR Express at 5.0 against PGO's 3.7. PGO's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CMR Express holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PGO ships an update every 2 months, CMR Express every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PGO versus CMR Express: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPGOCMR Express
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTHINKWIDEEZEEINFO CLOUD SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

Customer experience

PGO

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative38.5%

CMR Express

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

In-app purchases

None

PGO

No in-app purchases

None

CMR Express

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PGO free?
PGO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CMR Express free?
CMR Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PGO or CMR Express?
CMR Express is rated higher. PGO averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CMR Express averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PGO or CMR Express have ads?
Neither PGO nor CMR Express shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PGO or CMR Express?
PGO ships an update every 2 months, and CMR Express every 10 months. Most recently, PGO was updated on October 23, 2026 and CMR Express on October 7, 2026.

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