CubaMax vs Islacel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CubaMax
Easily recharge mobile phones and Nauta accounts in Cuba for yourself or loved ones. Make calls affordably and transfer balances conveniently. Send money directly to recipients' doors and explore a multi-level affiliate system for potential free recharges or earnings.
- Mobile recharge for Cuba
- Nauta Wi-Fi account recharge
- Affordable international calls
- Balance transfer option
- Direct money transfers
- Multi-level affiliate program
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Con la nueva App de CubaMax usted puede recargar su celular en Cuba o el de su familia y amigos. También puede recargar cuentas Nauta para hacer uso de los puntos Wi-Fi en toda la isla. Necesita hablar con sus seres queridos? Con nosotros, las llamadas son mas fáciles y económicas! Su familiar no tiene tarjeta de crédito? Nuestra opción de Transferir Saldo es muy conveniente. Tenemos la primera aplicación que le permite enviar dinero a su familia o amigos desde la comodidad de su teléfono directamente a la puerta de los suyos. Además somos también los primeros del mercado en implementar un sistema de Afiliados de múltiples niveles, con los que su recarga podría ser completamente gratis, o incluso podría ganar mucho dinero. Chequee en nuestra pagina web todo lo demás que le podemos ofrecer! Solo en CubaMax.com
Islacel
Stay connected with loved ones in Cuba. This application allows you to easily recharge Cubacel and Nauta accounts, make phone calls, and send text messages.
- Recharge Cubacel
- Recharge Nauta
- Make phone calls
- Send text messages
- Connect with Cuba
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Islacel Better Connected! If you need to be better connected with family and friends in Cuba, you have found the correct app. Islacel allows you to recharge Cubacel, recharge Nauta, make phone calls, and send text messages to your people in Cuba.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Islacel at 100% against CubaMax's 14%. Islacel also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). CubaMax's advantage is ratings volume (317 vs 34). 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.
Islacel holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CubaMax has 317 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of CubaMax's written reviews are positive against 100% of Islacel's.
CubaMax ships an update every 2 weeks, Islacel every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CubaMax | Islacel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (317 ratings) | 4.6 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 317 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cubamax Travel Inc | Islacel |
Customer experience
CubaMax
Islacel
Bugs and requests
CubaMax
Reported bugs
26 issues- App closes by itself
- App does not open
- Incorrect country code for Italy (41 instead of 39)
- Account blocked after incorrect credit card data entry
- App not logging in on iOS 16.6
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- App not working on iOS 17
- App crashes randomly
- Input fields not working correctly
- App does not recognize website accounts
- App not working for travel reservations
- App not allowing login
- App not allowing login with correct credentials
- App not allowing login on computer
- App not allowing login on mobile
- App not allowing login
- App not working
- App not functioning
- App not working for transactions
- App not showing shipping information
- App not sending payment completion emails
- App blocking users during transactions
- App not showing items after update
- App not allowing login
- App not allowing login
- App not allowing login
- App not allowing login
Requested features
15 requests- Improve customer service responsiveness
- Fix app crashing issues
- Allow updating payment methods
- Allow deleting saved cards
- Allow updating driver's license
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- Provide clearer tracking information for packages
- Honor all advertised promotions
- Improve app stability on new iOS versions
- Provide accurate product descriptions
- Ensure timely delivery of services and products
- Fix incorrect country codes in the app
- Allow users to access account information after incorrect login attempts
- Improve app's ability to calculate import duties
- Allow app to be used for web travel reservations
- Make app compatible with website accounts
Islacel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CubaMax
No in-app purchases
Islacel
No in-app purchases
