Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Purchase CBX tickets
  • Reserve parking
  • Link boarding pass
  • Search flight status
  • Exclusive offers
  • Interactive map
  • Travel checklist management
Features
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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.

About

The Good Host

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Cross Border Xpress4 screens
The Good Host4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cross Border Xpress versus The Good Host: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCross Border XpressThe Good Host
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (552 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings552 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOtay-Tijuana Venture, LLCJOSEPH 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

None

Cross Border Xpress

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

The Good Host

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Plan$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Trip Pass$5.99
  • Lifetime Access$99.99

Questions

Is Cross Border Xpress free?
Cross Border Xpress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Good Host free?
The Good Host is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cross Border Xpress or The Good Host have ads?
Neither Cross Border Xpress nor The Good Host shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cross Border Xpress or The Good Host?
Cross Border Xpress ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Good Host every 10 days. Most recently, Cross Border Xpress was updated on November 3, 2026 and The Good Host on October 31, 2026.

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