Comparison

Recruit a Guide vs SA3

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

Head to head
About

Recruit a Guide

This app connects tourism professionals in Southern Africa with job opportunities. Create a detailed profile, showcase skills, and apply for relevant positions. Employers can also find and contact qualified candidates.

Highlights
  • Create detailed professional profiles
  • Tailor job alerts to specific skills
  • Upload qualifications and certificates
  • List and verify references
  • Add vehicle information
  • Upload video bios and language recordings
  • In-app chat with employers
  • Filter jobs by location and language
Features
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Recruit a Guide is a free, dedicated recruitment app for nature guides, culture guides, adventure guides, lodge managers, and management couples across Southern Africa. Recruit a Guide connects you to operators and employers in the tourism industry from all over South Africa and beyond, and links you up with job opportunities that are tailored to your specific skillset. Recruit a Guide also gives YOU the choice to either actively apply for jobs through your job board, or create the perfect profile and let job offers come to you. Creating your profile only takes a matter of minutes and, once complete, you can immediately start applying for jobs with just the click of a button. Key Features ◆ Create a detailed and robust profile to help you stand out from the crowd. ◆ Tailor your profile so that you only see job posts that are relevant to you: - Select a guide category, country and provinces of operation, and working permits; - Choose your capacity (freelance/permanent); - Indicate your experience; - Set your working rate; - And much more! ◆ Add and upload any qualifications and certificates you may have. ◆ List references from previous jobs and positions. Your references are sent for verification, which will be displayed to employers. ◆ Add any vehicles you own to your profile. ◆ Set yourself apart from the competition by uploading a video bio and show employers “who” you are and not just “what” you do. ◆ Show off language skills with in-app recordings. ◆ Chat with employers through the app. ◆ Filter through job posts based on country, region, and language requirements. ◆ Apply for jobs with just the click of a button! Extra Features ◆ Get notified when an uploaded document is about to expire a month beforehand. ◆ Favourite job posts and access them at any time. ◆ Receive notifications whenever a relevant job is posted. If you’re a nature guide, culture guide, an adventure guide, lodge manager, or management couple and struggling to find a job, you’re in the right place! Our app not only connects you to a large job market, but it also gives you the platform to highlight what sets you apart from other candidates. Applying for guiding jobs has never been easier with Recruit a Guide!

About

SA3

Features
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The SA3 App brings your professional profile and news about exciting new career opportunities securely onto your tablet or smartphone. You can now update your professional profile, view current vacancies, receive notifications, and participate in our community involvement programs – all in one place. Getting started is as easy as downloading the App and following a quick registration process. Within a few short minutes, you will be able to benefit from the following services the SA3 App offers: The Profile-tab provides a brief overview of your professional qualifications and experience, and includes links to the Recruitment section, as well as to our Salary Survey: Personal Details: Upload your photo and set up your personal details. Salary Survey: You can now exclusively access the annual SA3 Salary Survey on the App. Participating in the survey is as easy as tapping on the “Salary Survey”-tile and answering a few quick questions. The results will be shared with each participant and with an average of 800 annual participants, it is often used as a benchmark for salary negotiations across the country. Recruitment: Set your recruitment preferences and your package details to let us know what type of career opportunities you would be interested in hearing about. This helps us to send you information about career opportunities that match your profile and preferences. Work Experience: This tool allows you to create a complete picture of your work experience. Easily add information about your past positions by tapping the “Add Position” button. Here you can provide information as to the dates that you were employed, your job title, employer’s details, management experience and the industry you worked in and your responsibilities. Digital Skills: Tap on the digital skills’ buttons to set your skill level from “basic” to “advanced”. Easily add your digital skills that have not been listed by selecting the “+” button at the bottom of the screen. Qualifications: This tool allows you to set out your relevant qualifications. Choose your Actuarial Professional Body and your membership status. For Student and Associate Members, easily select your Actuarial Body’s courses that you have completed. For Fellow Members, quickly fill in details about the year that you qualified in and any practising certificates you hold. Choose from our list of other designations, or add any that you deem relevant, and lastly set your highest university qualification. Browse and apply for jobs on the Vacancies-tab: Easily adjust your Vacancies Filter to find tailored opportunities. Tap on the vacancies that catch your eye to get more details. To apply for a vacancy, simply tap on either one of the “Call us” or “Enquire” buttons and follow the prompts. Keep an eye on the Notifications-tab for news about events and new personalised career opportunities. You can now serve as an agent of change by opening the Schools-tab. Your App registration and participation in our Salary Survey contributes to greater access to high-quality schooling for our country’s children. The Menu allows you to get in touch with the SA3 team, visit our website, share the App or change your sign in details. We hold the privacy of your personal information in the highest regard. We use the most secure cloud computing environment available and ensure that all mobile data transmissions are safeguarded by the highest level of SSL (Secure Socket Layers) encryption to prevent unauthorised access. We are constantly looking to improve the SA3 App. We encourage you to send us your feedback and to keep an eye out for new app features.

Screenshots

Recruit a Guide4 screens
SA34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SA3 at none against Recruit a Guide's shown. Recruit a Guide's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recruit a Guide ships an update fortnightly, SA3 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Recruit a Guide versus SA3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecruit a GuideSA3
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHandy Cats PTY LTDSouth African Actuaries Abroad

In-app purchases

None

Recruit a Guide

No in-app purchases

None

SA3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recruit a Guide free?
Recruit a Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SA3 free?
SA3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recruit a Guide or SA3 have ads?
Recruit a Guide shows ads; SA3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Recruit a Guide or SA3?
Recruit a Guide ships an update fortnightly, and SA3 every 6 months. Most recently, Recruit a Guide was updated on September 15, 2026 and SA3 on September 10, 2026.

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