Comparison

Up Hellas vs Festi

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

Head to head
About

Up Hellas

This app enhances your dining and payment experience with a vast network of merchants in Greece. It offers instant cash rewards after each transaction, real-time balance checks, and payment history. You can also freeze or block your card for security and receive instant spending notifications.

Highlights
  • Largest acceptance network in Greece
  • Instant cash rewards (HeroCorp)
  • Real-time balance check
  • Payment history up to 6 months
  • Instant spending notifications
  • Card freeze/unfreeze and block
  • Available in Greek and English
Features
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We at Up are excited to launch our app to power up your go for EAT experience and provide you with the best experience possible. How you ask? - By providing you with the largest acceptance network in Greece - With HeroCorp: you will receive an instant cash reward after each transaction The Up Hellas app is also there to make your shopping safer, simpler and faster. Check your balance (in real time) Search and see your payment history (up to 6 months) Receive a hurray when your card is charged Get instant spending notifications after each payment Find all the merchants powering up your HeroCorp rewards If you misplaced your card: just Freeze/Unfreeze it You lost your card? Block it! Our application is available in two languages (Greek and English). Live simply ; enjoy paying and eating… and get your rewards! Download it and just go for EAT!

About

Festi

Features
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Festi is where Greek celebrations come together — for the ones you love. Find the place and the people - Browse venues, photographers, florists, music and more across Greece, on a list or a map. - Save the ones you like and ask for your date. The vendor answers in the app. - Booking through Festi costs vendors nothing: 0% commission. Send an invitation worth opening - Pick one of our designs, or create your own: upload your finished invitation and place the RSVP button on it. - Send it by email or share the link. Guests reply without an account. - Watch the replies come in, remind the ones who haven't answered, and see your headcount. Run the day - Seat everyone on a floor plan you draw with your fingers, or let auto-arrange do the first pass. - Keep a gift registry and a budget, give your helpers their tasks, and follow the timeline on the day. - Collect wishes in a Wish Book your guests write in. For vendors - Answer booking requests, keep your calendar, update your listings and photos, and message your customers — all from your phone. Plans are per event, not monthly: Plus €49, Concierge €149. Festi works in Greek and English, in light and dark.

Screenshots

Up Hellas4 screens
Festi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Festi at every 5 days against Up Hellas's every 3 months. Festi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Up Hellas's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Festi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Up Hellas has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Up Hellas ships an update every 3 months, Festi every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Up Hellas versus Festi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUp HellasFesti
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB66 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUp HellasGeorgios Salteris

In-app purchases

None

Up Hellas

No in-app purchases

None

Festi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Up Hellas free?
Up Hellas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Festi free?
Festi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Up Hellas or Festi?
Festi is rated higher. Up Hellas averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Festi averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Up Hellas or Festi have ads?
Neither Up Hellas nor Festi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Up Hellas or Festi?
Up Hellas ships an update every 3 months, and Festi every 5 days. Most recently, Up Hellas was updated on October 24, 2026 and Festi on October 31, 2026.

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