BeforeBoarding vs Alkasa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeforeBoarding
Manage airport VIP lounges and hotel services. This app provides access to lounge operations at multiple international airports in the Dominican Republic. It offers a streamlined way to oversee these hospitality services.
- Airport VIP lounge management
- Hotel management
- Concession operations
- Multiple airport locations
- Service oversight
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Before Boarding’s main line of business is the management of airport VIP Lounges and the management of the hotels. Before Boarding has held the concession to operate the VIP lounges at: ->Santo Domingo’s Las Américas International Airport. ->Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata ->International Airport from Santiago de Los Caballeros. ->Samaná International Airport. All of them located in the Dominican Republic, since 1 June 2013.
Alkasa
Consolidate all your travel bookings, including flights, hotels, and car rentals, into a single, organized platform. Discover and book local excursions and dining options to enhance your trip.
- Centralized travel reservation management
- Book flights, hotels, and car rentals
- Discover and book excursions
- Find local restaurant reservations
- Organize meeting schedules
- Manage leisure and business trips
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The app provides access to all your travel reservations in one place so you can stay organized and manage your flights, hotel reservations, car rental, excursions, meeting schedules, and many others. You can also book additional excursions and restaurants on site so you can have the best experience during your leisure or business trip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alkasa at 5.0 against BeforeBoarding's 3.3. Alkasa also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). BeforeBoarding's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Alkasa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeforeBoarding has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BeforeBoarding ships an update fortnightly, Alkasa every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeforeBoarding | Alkasa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Softimatic RD, S.R.L | Viajes Alkasa, S.A |
Customer experience
BeforeBoarding
Alkasa
In-app purchases
BeforeBoarding
No in-app purchases
Alkasa
No in-app purchases
