Maqasa vs depart.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maqasa
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Do you measure and quote for curtains and blinds? Or do you want to know how? We can lead you through the process so you look like a pro and start to build confidence. Maqasa has been developed by industry experts to simplify the process from start to finish and although you will need a tape measure or laser measure Maqasa records your measurements and with the camera function displays the window you are measuring. When you enter fabric and workroom specifications Maqasa will calculate cuts and meterage for each window. For a complete quote in Excel you can include hardware, lining, making and installation charges etc add in photos and export. See your profit margins if you wish, email supplier & fabric orders, workroom and installation instructions and be assured everyone has the same data avoiding miscommunication and costly oversights. Stop shuffling paper, filing documents and reduce your admin time. Take your project info with you on your mobile device and work anywhere online or offline. Not only does Maqasa help with curtains, roman blinds, roller blinds and venetians but also cushions. This app uses calculations and formulae supplied by experienced professionals and has been tested by consultants before release. Use all of the functionality or the bits that work for you ie Send your measurements with your specs to your workroom to cross check meterage or to get a quote. As well as creating projects you can build a fabric library and store your fabric favourites in a place that is easy to locate and not in your phone photo album. Subscribing could be the best business decision you make. Take a look - no strings for 7 Days. Developed in NZ by Prestige CMT Interiors Ltd Auckland, New Zealand Ph 0800 maqasa info@maqasa.app • Take photos and add notes • Include fabric images • Cuts and meterage at a glance
depart.
This app provides a single countdown to tell you the exact moment to leave for your destination, factoring in live traffic and a safety buffer. It offers lock screen and dynamic island integration, and smart adjustments for Pro users. The core features are free, with an optional Pro upgrade for advanced planning.
- Live traffic-based departure countdown
- Lock screen and Dynamic Island integration
- Calendar event auto-start
- Automatic departure detection
- Smart departure adjustments (Pro)
- Weather-aware buffer alerts (Pro)
- Trip history and on-time stats
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depart watches the traffic for you and tells you the exact moment to leave so you make it on time. one countdown, one decision, that's the whole app. you tell depart where you're going and when you need to be there. it pulls live drive time from apple maps, adds your safety buffer, and shows a single number: the minutes until you should leave. when traffic shifts, the number shifts. you don't have to keep checking. the countdown also lives on your lock screen and inside the dynamic island. when it's time to go, depart taps you on the wrist. and the moment you actually leave, the trip clears itself. depart is built around the leave-by decision, not around following you the whole drive. THE CORE IS FREE FOR EVERYONE • countdown timer with live traffic updates • lock screen live activity and dynamic island • calendar auto-start, so any location-tagged event becomes a trip • auto-end on departure, so depart clears itself once you've left • map confirmation popup before each trip starts • 8 home screen icon variants in 8 color palettes (custom hex too) • trip history with on-time stats • multi-trip queue, so you can chain a day's plans • share-eta via imessage • siri shortcuts: ask "hey siri, when do i leave?" • apple watch live activity • ios widgets in small, medium, large, plus lock screen circular, rectangular, and inline • upcoming-trips queue widget DEPART PRO ($9.99 one-time, or $0.99/month) • smart departure adjustments. depart learns from your history. if you arrive 3 minutes early every monday, depart quietly trims the buffer for that destination. • per-day buffer overrides. friday cushion can differ from sunday cushion for the same place. • weather-aware buffer and prep alerts. depart checks the forecast at your arrival time and adds minutes for rain or snow, with a heads-up a few hours out. • trip planner. transport mode per trip (walk or drive), parking buffer per destination, alternate routes, and a first-time-destination heuristic. • calendar conflict detection and meeting smarts. flag the meetings that actually matter and depart will grow the buffer for them automatically. • calm mode and quiet hours. lock the countdown to the sage tone, and silence courtesy reminders during a window of your choosing. • insights+. per-destination on-time rates, day-of-week patterns, and the total minutes of traffic depart caught before you left. • history export in csv, json, and pdf. • developer info. build, runtime, trip state, location, flags. pro comes two ways: a $9.99 one-time lifetime purchase, or a $0.99/month auto-renewing subscription. both unlock the same features, and every future pro feature ships at no extra cost. PRIVACY depart is local-first. no account, no sign-in. your destinations, trip history, and recurring templates stay on your phone. depart runs no server of its own. your location goes to apple maps for drive time (and, on pro, to apple weather for the forecast at your destination). your purchase is handled by apple and revenuecat, which sees an anonymous id, never your identity, location, or trips. that's the only data that leaves your device. WHO IT'S FOR people who hate being late but hate calculating when to leave even more. depart does the math, watches the traffic, and gets out of your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maqasa at none against depart.'s 2. Maqasa also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). depart.'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). On price 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. depart. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Maqasa asks for nothing beyond the download.
Maqasa ships an update every 10 months, depart. weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maqasa | depart. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prestige CMT Interiors | Javed Hoosein |
In-app purchases
Maqasa
No in-app purchases
depart.
- depart pro$0.991 Month
- depart pro — lifetime$9.99








