Cross Border Xpress vs The Good Host
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.
The Good Host
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Family's coming. Be the host they'll remember. When guests visit, you want to show them the very best of your city — but between work and everything else, who has time to plan it? The Good Host builds you a ready-to-share plan of real, local places in seconds. Your parents, in-laws, or old friends get a trip they'll rave about, and you look like you planned for weeks. REAL PLACES, NOT MADE-UP ONES Every suggestion is a real, verified spot — checked against Google, rated, and reviewed. No closed restaurants, no places that don't exist. Just the spots locals actually know about. TAILORED TO YOUR GUESTS Tell us who's visiting — parents, in-laws, adult kids, old friends — their ages, and what they're into. You get activities, restaurants, and day trips that fit them, not a generic tourist list. READY IN SECONDS, SHARED IN A TAP Build a full plan for the whole visit, organize it by day, and share a clean itinerary — or export a polished PDF — straight to your guests. Everyone knows the plan before they land. KEEP THE MEMORIES When the trip's over, the memories stay. Guests sign your guestbook, and every note lives on across every visit you host. WHY HOSTS LOVE IT Real, verified local places — rated and reviewed Plans built around who's actually visiting A shareable itinerary and printable PDF A guestbook that outlasts the trip Made for the host, not the tourist Stop scrambling the night before they arrive. Be the host they'll remember.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cross Border Xpress at none against The Good Host's 3. Cross Border Xpress also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, ads 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. The Good Host sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Cross Border Xpress asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cross Border Xpress ships an update every 3 weeks, The Good Host every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cross Border Xpress | The Good Host |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (552 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 552 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Otay-Tijuana Venture, LLC | JOSEPH YI |
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
The Good Host
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cross Border Xpress
No in-app purchases
The Good Host
- Yearly Plan$24.991 Year
- Trip Pass$5.99
- Lifetime Access$99.99
Questions
Is Cross Border Xpress free?
Is The Good Host free?
Do Cross Border Xpress or The Good Host have ads?
Which is updated more often, Cross Border Xpress or The Good Host?
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