Cebu Pacific vs STARLUX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cebu Pacific
Book flights with the largest airline in the Philippines, offering low fares to over 60 destinations. Manage bookings for up to 20 passengers, search flights up to 7 days in advance, and add extras like baggage and meals. Multiple integrated payment options are available.
- Book flights for up to 20 passengers
- 7-day flight search
- Fare Bundles
- Add-ons: Baggage, CEB Flexi, Meals, Seats, Travelsure
- Integrated payment options
- Manage bookings
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Cebu Pacific Cebu Pacific is the largest airline in the Philippines, offering low fares all year round to over 60 destinations in Asia, Australia and the Middle East. We’re rolling out special app features just for you: • Book flights for up to 20 passengers • 7-day flight search results • Fare Bundles • Add-ons: Baggage, CEB Flexi, Meals, Seats, Travelsure • Integrated payment options: Credit/Debit Card, GCash, PayMaya, GrabPay, PayPal, Payment Center, Travel Fund Enjoying our app? Leave us a rating on the App Store!
STARLUX
Book flights, select seats, and manage your travel needs directly from your phone. Access your digital membership card and mobile boarding pass for a seamless journey.
- Flight booking
- Seat selection
- Meal ordering
- Ancillary purchases
- Digital membership card
- Mobile check-in
- Boarding pass access
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Mobile Booking and Ancillary Service Book flights, select seats, order meals or purchase prepaid Galactic Wi-Fi and additional baggage on STARLUX App. Mobile COSMILE Member COSMILE member no longer needs to carry a physical card as STARLUX Airlines accepts digital membership card. Simply open the App when needed to access the membership number. Mobile Check-in You can log in to the STARLUX App to check-in and easily access your boarding pass. Suggest upgrading to the latest version of iOS for better service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: STARLUX at 3.1 against Cebu Pacific's 1.6. STARLUX also leads on review sentiment (15% vs 1%). Cebu Pacific's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
STARLUX holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 471 and 185 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 1% of Cebu Pacific's written reviews are positive against 15% of STARLUX's.
Cebu Pacific ships an update every 3 weeks, STARLUX fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Cebu Pacific | STARLUX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (471 ratings) | 3.1 (185 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 1.5% of reviews | 15.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 471 — better | 185 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CEBU AIR, INC. | starlux-airlines |
Customer experience
Cebu Pacific
STARLUX
Bugs and requests
Cebu Pacific
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Unable to log in or access booking details
- Booking information not syncing properly
- Errors when trying to modify or add to bookings
Requested features
3 requests- Add Apple Wallet integration
- Improve in-app check-in and boarding pass functionality
- Streamline booking and management of flights
STARLUX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cebu Pacific
No in-app purchases
STARLUX
No in-app purchases
