Viya vs Collar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Collar
Manage all your pet's health, wellness, and social needs in one app. Get personalized meal and activity suggestions, discover pet services and products, and connect with other pet owners.
- Personalized meal and activity suggestions
- AI-powered marketplace for pet services and products
- Connect with other pet owners and create 'packs'
- Centralized pet data and reminder management
- Share pet profiles with trusted caregivers
- Discover groomers and accessory makers
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Collar is the first mobile app designed to support you, pet parent, like a pro! Keep on top of your pet's health and wellness, book services, buy products, manage your pet’s data and connect with pet owners and businesses all in one place. Collar smartly suggests meal quantities based on your pet’s breed, age, body condition and diet, accompanied by recommended daily activity suggestions* to ensure your pet’s staying fit both mentally* and physically. Collar offers the first AI-powered marketplace of pet-only services and products that adapts to your pet's specific needs. Find and access everything from your favourite groomers to new and trending artisan accessory makers. Collar is the perfect platform to create a private and secure space for your pet and their favourite furry friends. Creating a pack on Collar allows you to safely chat with fellow pet parents, share tips, photos, products and more. And most importantly, you can let them know when you are at the park next so you never miss on an opportunity to socialise your pet ever again. Manage all your pet's fragmented data and reminders in one place. Keep track of your pet’s food, supplements, treatments, vaccinations, vet details, medical history, insurance policy, microchip and passport numbers simply and securely on your phone. Going away for the weekend or longer? Simply nominate a family member or a friend you trust to share your pet’s profile with and Collar will take care of the rest; from reminding them of when and what to feed them, to tips and notes on how to keep your furry friend happy and comfortable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Viya at none against Collar's shown. Viya also leads on ratings volume (348 vs 6) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Collar's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 30%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Viya holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viya has 348 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Viya's written reviews are positive against 50% of Collar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Viya ships an update every 6 weeks, Collar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Viya | Collar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (348 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 348 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wasl | Layers LTD. |
Customer experience
Viya
Collar
Bugs and requests
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
Collar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Viya
No in-app purchases
Collar
No in-app purchases
