Skywards Everyday vs Viya
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skywards Everyday
Automatically earn loyalty miles on everyday purchases across the UAE. Link your payment cards to shop, dine, and play with hundreds of partners. Discover exclusive offers and multiply your miles with special promotions.
- Automatic mile earning
- Link multiple payment cards
- Hundreds of partner merchants
- Map view for nearby partners
- Exclusive offers
- Multiply miles with promotions
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Earn Skywards Miles automatically when you shop, dine, play and unwind in the UAE. Simply download the Skywards Everyday app, log in, and link a payment card to your profile and you’re ready to earn Skywards Miles. Choose from hundreds of partners throughout the UAE. Link up to five Visa or Mastercard debit or credit cards to your profile to earn Skywards Miles automatically at checkout. Earn with hundreds of partners across fine and casual dining, luxury and high street shopping, grocery, services, leisure, entertainment, beauty and wellness. Find partner outlets and offers nearby quickly and easily using the map view. Access exclusive offers Multiply your Skywards Miles when you use an Emirates Skywards Credit Card or spend with our partners at Dubai Mall.
Viya
Discover exclusive rewards and experiences across Dubai's top restaurants, leisure destinations, and golf courses. Access a world of offers at cafes, gyms, spas, pools, and private beaches, all within a free-to-download app.
- Lifestyle rewards
- Exclusive offers
- Restaurants and cafes
- Leisure destinations
- Golf courses
- Gyms, spas, pools, beaches
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Viya is Dubai’s lifestyle rewards app, offering residents and visitor’s rewards and experiences across leading restaurants, leisure destinations and golf courses. The Viya app is free to download and provides exclusive access to offers at various locations across Dubai. From restaurants and cafes, to gyms, spas, golf courses, pools and private beaches; Viya provides access to the good life in Dubai. The Viya lifestyle rewards app is part of Wasl Hospitality and Leisure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Skywards Everyday at free against Viya's free with in-app purchases. Skywards Everyday also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 4.5 for Skywards Everyday against 4.6 for Viya. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 241 and 348 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Skywards Everyday's written reviews are positive against 30% of Viya's.
Skywards Everyday ships an update every 3 weeks, Viya every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skywards Everyday | Viya |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (241 ratings) | 4.6 (348 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.6% of reviews | 29.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 241 | 348 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emirates | Wasl |
Customer experience
Skywards Everyday
Viya
User reviews
Skywards Everyday
From 241 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Good idea, potentially easy to earn miles
- 👍 Simple to use (when it works)
- 🗺️ Seamless map zooming (mentioned once)
- 🚀 Quick earning (when it works)
Room to improve
- ❌ Miles not received at many venues
- ❌ Inconsistent miles addition
- ❌ Very hard to contact support
- ❌ Chat support unhelpful
- ❌ General email support unresponsive
Viya
From 348 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Great discounts
- 💰 Loyalty program beneficial
- ⛳ Good golf offers
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🌟 Amazing experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 OTP not received
- 🐛 App not working
- 🐛 Registration issues
- 🐛 Poor customer service
- 🐛 Unresponsive support
Bugs and requests
Skywards Everyday
Reported bugs
9 issues- Miles not credited
- Inconsistent point addition
- App not loading or crashing
- App freezes and hangs
- Apple Pay not recognized for points
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- Points not added after updates
- Map functionality issues
- Location services required
- Support channels ineffective
Requested features
6 requests- Expand to the gulf region
- Add more stores/participants
- Allow scanning of invoices instead of manual entry
- Allow members to scan codes on invoices
- Replace manual steps with barcode or QR code
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- Improve manual entry process for salespeople
Viya
Reported bugs
30 issues- OTP not received via SMS
- OTP not received via email
- App crashes
- App not working
- Registration not possible
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- Login issues
- Spouse pass not working
- Voucher not working
- Payment methods cancel payments
- Unable to connect phone
- Booking system errors
- Cannot change junior golfer status
- Cannot log in
- Verification code never sent
- Passcode won't work
- Endless loop of OTPs
- App requires constant updates
- New version asks for details again
- New version doesn't work
- Invalid mobile number error
- Cannot update info because of OTP code
- Visa card not accepted for payment
- Setting up profile is challenging
- OTP email not received
- OTP doesn't come through
- Blocked from trying features
- Foreign phone numbers not accepted
- Mobile verification code does not work
- Delete account button doesn't work
- OTP arrives hours too late
Requested features
20 requests- Allow spouse pass to work
- Fix OTP issues for registration and login
- Improve customer service responsiveness
- Provide clear and transparent information
- Allow refunds for unused passes
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- Extend points expiry
- Improve venue selection
- Add search function to main page
- Fix booking system errors
- Allow cancellation or changes to bookings
- Add dark mode
- Make delete account button functional
- Allow use of foreign phone numbers for registration
- Improve app usability and navigation
- Fix issues with changing junior golfer status
- Allow easier login with different numbers
- Bring back removed restaurant offers
- Improve payment processing
- Allow updating personal details without OTP issues
- Test app updates more comprehensively
In-app purchases
Skywards Everyday
No in-app purchases
Viya
No in-app purchases
