Cross Border Xpress vs Volaris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cross Border Xpress
Streamline your travel between the U.S. and Mexico with this app. Purchase tickets, reserve parking, and manage your entire journey from your device. Access flight information and exclusive offers for a convenient and fast crossing.
- Purchase CBX tickets
- Reserve parking
- Link boarding pass
- Search flight status
- Exclusive offers
- Interactive map
- Travel checklist management
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Make your crossing through CBX a touchless experience with this travel App. Purchase CBX tickets, reserve parking, add complimentary services, link your boarding pass, search for flight status, get exclusive offers, locate what you need using the interactive map and manage your travel checklist all from one place. Cross Border Xpress is the Tijuana International Airport terminal located in San Diego, California. A 390 feet long enclosed bridge that connects the San Diego terminal with the Tijuana International Airport making traveling between the U.S. and Mexico convenient and fast. Travelers from the U.S. can reach more than 35 destinations in Mexico flying out of Tijuana at lower rates compared to flying out of other SoCal airports.
Volaris
Manage all aspects of your trip in one convenient application. Book flights, save traveler and payment information for faster bookings, and access exclusive mobile offers. Track your bookings, add services, check-in, and receive your boarding pass digitally.
- Book flights
- Save traveler and payment info
- Exclusive mobile offers
- Manage bookings and add services
- Digital check-in and boarding pass
- Live flight status updates
- Push notifications
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Access everything you need for your trip in one place with the new Volaris app: Book a flight Book the best flight from our 197+ routes. You can save traveler information for you and your companion to make each booking even faster. Easy payments Save your payment information in your profile to book flights easier, faster and safer. Offers Get access to our exclusive mobile app offers and save on your next trip! My trips Verify your bookings, confirm details like flight number and baggage benefits, add optional services such as baggage, pets, sports equipment and seats. Check-in Speed up boarding on international flights by scanning your travel documents at check-in! Boarding pass Avoid lines at the airport by getting your boarding pass on our app! Keep track of your flight information: boarding time, boarding group, seat number, itinerary so you can get to the airport on time. Add your boarding pass to your wallet app to keep it handy. Flight status View live arrival and departure updates on our enhanced flight status experience. Notifications We'll let you know about special offers, flight updates and check-in reminders. Your perfect travel companion, right in your pocket! Send us your feedback at new.app@volaris.com, we are always listening to your suggestions.
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Verdict
Cross Border Xpress and Volaris both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of Cross Border Xpress's written reviews are positive against 14% of Volaris's. Cross Border Xpress also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Volaris's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 551) and chart position (#56 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
Volaris holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volaris has 16K ratings behind it against 551, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Cross Border Xpress's written reviews are positive against 14% of Volaris's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cross Border Xpress ships an update every 3 weeks, Volaris every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cross Border Xpress | Volaris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (551 ratings) | 4.8 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews — better | 13.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 551 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #56 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Otay-Tijuana Venture, LLC | Volaris |
Customer experience
Cross Border Xpress
Volaris
User reviews
Cross Border Xpress
From 551 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient
- 🚀 Fast and easy to use
- 💰 Affordable
- 🔒 Secure
- 🌟 Excellent service
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive
- 🐛 App crashes/bugs
- 🔍 Unable to select country of residency
- 🚫 Unable to modify/cancel purchases
Volaris
From 16K App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- 🐛 Constant updates and unavailability to download
- 🐛 Crashes and unable to load
- 🐛 Boarding passes not loading for all passengers
- 🐛 Unable to edit incorrect passport data
- 🐛 Unable to check in for flights
Bugs and requests
Cross Border Xpress
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to link boarding pass
- Payment issues, unable to add credit card
- Date selection dropdown not working properly
Requested features
2 requests- Offer discounts and promotions for loyal customers
- Improve customer service and support
Volaris
Reported bugs
5 issues- App doesn't load or connect to the internet
- App crashes and kicks users out
- Boarding passes not loading correctly
- Incorrect passport data scanning
- Unable to check in for flights through the app
Requested features
1 request- Fix the app and make it work properly
In-app purchases
Cross Border Xpress
No in-app purchases
Volaris
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cross Border Xpress free?
Is Volaris free?
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