Bahaar | بحار vs Hayya Boat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bahaar | بحار
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Bahaar is an online platform to facilitate marine vehicle services for tourists and marine service providers. The first application with official Saudi approval to coordinate cruises with companies and individuals - excursion boats - yachts - cruise - fishing equipment - marine tanks
Hayya Boat
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Hayya Boat opens up the Red Sea one seat at a time. Instead of chartering a whole boat, book a single seat on a scheduled trip with a verified captain — or take the whole boat if you are a group. Trips · Fishing — jigging, bottom, deep water, trolling · Sunset cruises along the Jeddah corniche · Family trips · Luxury yachts · Women-only trips, clearly badged and filterable Marinas Jeddah Yacht Club · Red Sea Marina · Amanat Jeddah · SAMACO · Durrah · Marsa Al-Ahlam · KAUST · Bay La Sun · Al-Rayis Marina · Umluj Marina How it works 1. Browse what is sailing today and this week — seat counts update live 2. Pick your seats, or switch on Private Group to take the boat 3. Enter the passenger details the manifest requires 4. Pay, and get your ticket with a QR code Dana, your assistant Ask Dana in Arabic or English, by text or by voice: "a fishing trip tomorrow at dawn" and she finds it for you. Marine weather and Durur Sea state and wind for every marina, alongside a calendar of the local sailing seasons — Al-Qayth, Al-Bawarih, Suhail — so you know when to sail and when to wait. Cancellation Free cancellation with a full refund up to 6 hours before departure. For captains Register your boat, publish trips, track bookings and earnings, and export a passenger manifest.
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Verdict
Bahaar | بحار and Hayya Boat are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Bahaar | بحار ships an update every 3 days, Hayya Boat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bahaar | بحار | Hayya Boat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | APPSSQUARE, Inc. | JAMIL NAJI JAMJOOM EST. |
In-app purchases
Bahaar | بحار
No in-app purchases
Hayya Boat
No in-app purchases









