Zan Fast Ferries vs Faras
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zan Fast Ferries
Book ferry trips between Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam with ease. Search availability, select seats, and pay securely within the app. Receive an e-ticket with a QR code for seamless boarding.
- Ferry trip booking
- Availability search
- Seat selection
- In-app payment
- E-ticket with QR code
- Booking history
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Zan Fast Ferries is the first booking app in Tanzania that gives user full control when booking for ferry trips between Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam. The app let user search for availability, select trips, choose class they wish, choose the seat and complete the booking in less than 3 minutes. User will complete the payment within the app using the latest USSD push technology which connects to local mobile operators to allow the transaction to be complete on the mobile wallets. Payment can also be made in cash at Zan Fast Ferries offices within allocated time before the booking being expired for failure to complete the payment. Upon successful completion of the payment e-ticket is generated with QR code to allow user to board the ferry with their phone instead of paper ticket. Zan Fast Ferries app also allow user to see the history of all the trips made. Furthermore, to expedite the booking, user can choose to save his/her id, this allow next trip to skip the process of entering passenger details. User will complete the payment within the app using the latest USSD push technology which connects to local mobile operators to allow the transaction to be complete on the mobile wallets. Payment can also be made in cash at Zan Fast Ferries offices within allocated time before the booking being expired for failure to complete the payment. Upon successful completion of the payment e-ticket is generated with QR code to allow user to board the ferry with their phone instead of paper ticket. Zan Fast Ferries app also allow user to see the history of all the trips made. Furthermore, to expedite the booking, user can choose to save his/her id, this allow next trip to skip the process of entering passenger details.
Faras
This app aims to address societal challenges by offering a comprehensive platform for daily needs. It integrates services like mass transportation, courier delivery, bus booking, and e-payments to function as a super app for the continent. Users contribute to a social mission with every service utilized.
- Mass transportation services
- Courier services
- Bus booking
- E-payments
- Social mission integration
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Faras is an app with a social mission to improve our society’s daily challenges. We are expanding services across our platform to include mass transportation, courier services, Bus Booking and E-payments to become the continent’s everyday Super App. By downloading the Faras application and using our services, not only will you help our partners make running errands easier for you, you'll also help make their and their family's dreams come true. You play a part in the mission to improve the lives of the people in our continent, every time you make a booking/order and use our services!
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Verdict
Zan Fast Ferries and Faras both sit at 3.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Zan Fast Ferries's written reviews are positive against 20% of Faras's. Faras's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (72 vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Zan Fast Ferries against 3.5 for Faras. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Faras has 72 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Zan Fast Ferries's written reviews are positive against 20% of Faras's.
Zan Fast Ferries ships an update every 8 months, Faras fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Zan Fast Ferries | Faras |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (72 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rahisi | FARAS TECHNOLOGY |
Customer experience
Zan Fast Ferries
Faras
In-app purchases
Zan Fast Ferries
No in-app purchases
Faras
No in-app purchases
