Experience AlUla vs VisitMadinah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Experience AlUla
Plan your trip to AlUla with this official guide. Discover landmarks, dining, events, and book experiences directly within the app. Manage bookings, view tickets, and stay informed about what's happening.
- Explore points of interest
- Book experiences and events
- Manage bookings and tickets
- View live availability
- Discover dining and accommodation
- Filter by location and event type
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The official destination app for AlUla with the latest information to help plan your visit. Explore points of interest, including landmarks and must-visit locations, dining & cafes, festivals, events, concerts, experiences, and more. My AlUla: • Register an account and sign in to view your bookings and save your preferences • Browse the app and make bookings as a user or as a guest • Stay connected with our newsletter subscription Booking and Payments: • Try our new and enhanced native in-app booking and payment journeys for your favourite experiences and events • Live availability, shopping cart, and secure Credit Card or Apple Pay • View your bookings and open your tickets in-app • Cancel a booking Explore: • Discover places to visit, restaurants, accommodation, festivals and what’s on in AlUla • Use our new map to filter by Experiences, Accommodation, Concerts and more Experience Improvements: • Brand new look and feel to enhance your experience on the app
VisitMadinah
Explore Madinah with reliable content, engaging visuals, and guidance videos in six languages. Discover historical landmarks, suggested tours, interactive maps, and a calendar of local activities.
- Illustrated historical landmark information
- Suggested tours and paths
- Interactive maps
- Activity calendar
- Content in six languages
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An easy-to-use app with an amazing user experience, it allows you to reach the depths of Madinah through reliable content, attractive designs and images, and introductory and guidance videos in six languages (Arabic, English). In this app, the user finds: • Illustrated information on the key historical landmarks and service facilities in Almadinah. • Suggested tours across various paths covering a large number of places in Almadinah. • Interactive maps for quick access to Almadinah landmarks and facilities near you. • A Calendar of the latest activities to be held in Almadinah, which will keep you informed of forthcoming activities.
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Verdict
Experience AlUla and VisitMadinah both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of VisitMadinah's written reviews are positive against 35% of Experience AlUla's. Experience AlUla's advantage is ratings volume (263 vs 9). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Experience AlUla against 4.7 for VisitMadinah. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Experience AlUla has 263 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Experience AlUla's written reviews are positive against 100% of VisitMadinah's.
Experience AlUla ships an update monthly, VisitMadinah every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Experience AlUla | VisitMadinah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (263 ratings) — better | 4.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 263 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 303 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Royal Commission for AlUla | Al Medina Regional Municipality |
Customer experience
Experience AlUla
VisitMadinah
In-app purchases
Experience AlUla
No in-app purchases
VisitMadinah
No in-app purchases
