Comparison

SCA Directory vs Open Borders

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

Head to head
About

SCA Directory

This app provides an official directory for the Suez Canal Authority and its related companies. Easily find and call office phone numbers with extensions automatically added. Bookmark frequently used contacts for quick access.

Highlights
  • Browse office phone and fax numbers
  • Direct calling with extensions
  • Bookmark important numbers
  • Official SCA directory
  • Includes related companies
Features
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The official directory for Suez Canal Authority(SCA) - Easily browse for all office phone and fax numbers in SCA and all related companies in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez. - Click on a phone number to call it with the appropriate extension automatically added. - Bookmark important numbers to find them easily later. The application is designed and implemented by Port Said Data Center, IT department, Suez Canal Authority. دليل التليفونات الرسمي لهيئة قناة السويس - تصفح بسهولة كل أرقام هواتف وفاكسات مكاتب الهيئة والشركات التابعة لها في مدن القناة الثلاثة. - إضغط على أي رقم هاتف للإتصال به مباشرة (يتم إضافة الكود المناسب تلقائياً). - يمكنك حفظ أرقامك المفضلة لسهولة الوصول إليها لاحقاً. تم تصميم وتطوير التطبيق بواسطة مركز بيانات بورسعيد, إدارة الإتصالات ونظم المعلومات, هيئة قناة السويس

About

Open Borders

Track your immigration case status, understand judge decisions, and check processing times. This free app provides plain-language explanations of legal paths and important dates. It offers insights into immigration judge profiles and relevant news, all without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • USCIS case status tracking
  • Immigration judge profiles and decisions
  • Processing time estimates
  • Plain-language immigration path guide
  • Case notes and export
  • Firm alerts on rule changes
Features
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Open Borders is a free immigration app from Border Crossing Law Firm, a private law firm, not the government. Track your USCIS case, see how your judge has decided cases like yours, check wait times and see which paths may be open. FREE. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. • Every tool is free, with no account; no ads, and nothing sold or shared with advertisers or data brokers. • Your Guide answers and notes stay on your device unless you share them; receipt numbers are checked with USCIS through the firm's server, never sold or shared. CASE STATUS • Add your USCIS receipt numbers; the app checks them about every hour. • A notification when a status changes, with a discreet mode for the lock screen. • Each status: USCIS's own words, a plain-language note and where your case is on the 7 steps. • How long it may take: USCIS's published time (8 in 10 cases finish within it), whether your case is past it (when USCIS accepts an inquiry), and how long similar, anonymous cases took. Typical times, not a promise. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: status, step, what's next and time left, never a name or receipt number on the Lock Screen. • Keep your dates: biometrics, interview, RFE deadlines and more. IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILES • A page for every sitting immigration judge, from the government's court records since 2021. • Due process indicators: ten warning signs on every judge's page, each explained: time to prepare, favoring the government, asylum ended without a hearing or rarely granted, fast denials, bonds set high or rarely granted. • Asylum grant rates, including by nationality; relief by type; hearings per case; time to the next hearing. • Bond in depth: how often the judge grants bond and the amounts set, year by year. • Every figure is shown in full, even from a few cases, with a note when numbers are small. • The judge in the news, reviewed by the firm. • They help you judge whether a hearing is likely to be fair; they describe past decisions, not predictions. • Court pages, notable numbers, who appointed each state's judges and the BIA roster. THE GUIDE • Plain-language questions lead to the paths that may apply: family-based green cards, asylum, cancellation of removal, waivers, TPS, DACA, U and T visas, naturalization and more. • Quick Start, Family-Based Options and Removal Relief when you want one topic at a time. • Case Notes collects what matters; export it as a PDF for an attorney. PROCESSING TIMES • USCIS's published times by form and office, and whether your case is past them. • The Visa Bulletin as a waiting line: which dates are being decided and how far it moved this year. • Department of Labor queues for employment cases. ALERTS AND NEWS • Firm alerts when a rule, fee or court decision changes what you should do. • An archive of reporting and records on immigration, civil rights and Montana immigration history. • An emergency guide for families after an ICE detention in Montana. PRIVACY, LANGUAGE AND ACCESS • An optional app lock (PIN, Face ID or Touch ID) hides the app from others using your phone. • English and Spanish, with Read Aloud and text scaling. • Made for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad. WHEN YOU WANT A LAWYER • Book a phone or video consultation with the attorney who wrote the Guide. Consultations and legal services are paid (clear flat fees, monthly plans); all else is free. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Written by Shahid Haque, founder of Border Crossing Law Firm and a former law professor who has represented thousands of immigrants since 2008. IMPORTANT Open Borders is for adults 18 and older. It provides general educational information that may be incomplete or out of date and may not cover every fact or option in your situation. It is not legal advice, does not determine eligibility or recommend a filing strategy, and creates no attorney-client relationship. It is not affiliated with USCIS, ICE, CBP, EOIR, the BIA or any government agency. Have a qualified immigration attorney review your case before you act.

Screenshots

SCA Directory4 screens
Open Borders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SCA Directory at 5.0 against Open Borders's 4.6. SCA Directory also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Open Borders's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). 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

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

SCA Directory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Borders has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCA Directory ships an update every 3 weeks, Open Borders every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SCA Directory versus Open Borders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCA DirectoryOpen Borders
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuez Canal AuthorityBorder Crossing Law Firm

Customer experience

SCA Directory

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Open Borders

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

SCA Directory

No in-app purchases

None

Open Borders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SCA Directory free?
SCA Directory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Borders free?
Open Borders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SCA Directory or Open Borders?
SCA Directory is rated higher. SCA Directory averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Open Borders averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do SCA Directory or Open Borders have ads?
Neither SCA Directory nor Open Borders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SCA Directory or Open Borders?
SCA Directory ships an update every 3 weeks, and Open Borders every 4 weeks. Most recently, SCA Directory was updated on November 2, 2026 and Open Borders on November 11, 2026.

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