TAGTHAi vs Issa Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TAGTHAi
This travel app offers a comprehensive experience for exploring Thailand. It provides a complimentary tourist SIM card, exclusive travel passes with access to attractions and experiences, and convenient services like VAT refunds and SOS emergency assistance.
- Complimentary 7-day tourist SIM card
- All-inclusive travel passes
- VAT refund for tourists
- SOS emergency feature
- Travel guide and tips
- Hotel and flight booking
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Travel Thailand with TAGTHAi TAGTHAi brings key travel services for Thailand together in one app. Use TAGTHAi Easy Pay as a tourist e-wallet, discover travel passes and attraction tickets, and find activities for your trip. You can also access other useful travel services while travelling in Thailand. What you can do with TAGTHAi • Use TAGTHAi Easy Pay Eligible international visitors can link a tourist e-wallet and pay through supported Thai QR Payment services. • Find passes, tickets and activities Explore TAGTHAi Pass options, attraction tickets and selected activities in popular destinations across Thailand. • Request a VAT refund online Enter the required passport and tax invoice information in the app to make the VAT refund process easier. • Find travel information and assistance Explore useful travel information and use the Tourists Police feature to contact the Thai Tourist Police in an emergency. TAGTHAi is a trusted Thailand travel companion developed by Thailand Digital Platform Social Enterprise, with support from public-and private-sector partners. Download TAGTHAi and start exploring Thailand today.
Issa Compass
Simplify your visa application process for living and working in Thailand. This app guides you through Non-B, DTV, LTR, and SMART visas, backed by an experienced legal team. Upload documents and track your progress to focus on your new life.
- Visa application guidance
- Document management
- Progress tracking
- Non-B visa support
- DTV visa support
- LTR visa support
- SMART visa support
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Tired of navigating the visa maze on your own? Issa Compass makes it easy for you to live and work in Thailand, offering seamless visa applications for Non-B, Destination Thailand Visa (DTV), Long-Term Residence (LTR), and SMART visas. Backed by an experienced in-house immigration legal team that has successfully processed thousands of applications, we handle the details so you don’t have to. Upload your documents, track your progress, and let us take care of the rest—so you can focus on what matters most: building your new life in Thailand. * No Payments in the App: Issa Compass is purely a guide and document management tool. For the application process, you’ll work directly with our in-person expert team at our office in Bangkok.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Issa Compass at 98% against TAGTHAi's 23%. Issa Compass also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Issa Compass holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of TAGTHAi's written reviews are positive against 98% of Issa Compass's.
TAGTHAi ships an update every 6 weeks, Issa Compass weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TAGTHAi | Issa Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (26 ratings) | 4.9 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.5% of reviews | 97.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THAI DIGITAL PLATFORM SOCIAL ENTERPRISE COMPANY LIMITED | Issa Compass |
Customer experience
TAGTHAi
Issa Compass
Bugs and requests
TAGTHAi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Issa Compass
Reported bugs
2 issues- Many bugs
- Lazy after-thought on design
Requested features
1 request- App needs some updates
In-app purchases
TAGTHAi
No in-app purchases
Issa Compass
No in-app purchases
Questions
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