Comparison

Asia Miles vs 星島A1

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Asia Miles

Earn and spend loyalty points with over 800 lifestyle partners. Convert everyday activities like shopping, dining, and wellness into exciting rewards, including flights and curated products. Track your balance and transaction history easily.

Highlights
  • Earn miles on flights, hotels, shopping, dining, and wellness
  • Spend miles on travel and curated products
  • Use Miles Plus Cash for dining options
  • Track miles balance and transaction history
  • Partner with over 800 lifestyle brands
Features
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Elevate your life with Asia Miles. Enjoy exciting rewards and elevate your everyday by earning and spending your Asia Miles with over 800 lifestyle partners. EARN ASIA MILES ANYTIME, ANYWHERE Turn your everyday activities into exciting experiences. Earn Asia Miles on flights, hotels, shopping, dining, payment and wellness. Unlock rewards when you shop with us, dine with our partner restaurants or achieve your daily goals on your wellness journey with us. SPEND ASIA MILES WHEN YOU TRAVEL AND IN YOUR EVERYDAY Treat yourself using miles to book your next holiday or shopping from a curated selection of products. Discover a range of dining options using Miles Plus Cash. YOUR ACCOUNT AT A GLANCE It's never been easier to check your miles balance and transaction history.

About

星島A1

This app broadcasts over 70 hours of Mandarin and Cantonese programming weekly, featuring news, current events, interviews, music, and entertainment. It's a popular radio station in Toronto with a strong lineup of hosts.

Highlights
  • Weekly Mandarin and Cantonese broadcasts
  • News and current events coverage
  • Host interviews
  • Music and entertainment programs
  • Popular Toronto radio station
Features
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星島A1中文電台每周以國粵語廣播超過70小時。節目內容包括新聞專輯,時事報導,主持訪談,音樂生活,娛樂等等。強大的節目主持陣容讓本台成為多倫多最受歡迎電台之一,吸引了廣大忠實聽眾。 星島A1中文電台是加拿大星島傳媒集團成員之一;而加拿大星島則屬多倫多星報集團及香港星島新聞集團共同擁有。

Screenshots

Asia Miles4 screens
星島A13 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Asia Miles at 4.5 against 星島A1's 2.7. Asia Miles also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 17%) and ratings volume (127 vs 3). 星島A1's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Asia Miles holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Asia Miles has 127 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Asia Miles's written reviews are positive against 17% of 星島A1's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Asia Miles ships an update monthly, 星島A1 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Asia Miles versus 星島A1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsia Miles星島A1
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (127 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews54.0% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings127 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsia Miles LimitedCCUE Chinese Media Inc.

Customer experience

Asia Miles

All ratings126 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews272 reviews
Positive54.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative43.8%

星島A1

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Asia Miles

Reported bugs

33 issues
  • Flight delays and cancellations
  • Poor design and errors
  • Name duplication
  • Customer support issues
  • App hangs frequently
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  • Daily goals activities are missing
  • Wellness journey section is missing
  • Data synchronization issues
  • Password entry problems
  • Wellness data cannot be updated
  • Reward flight search is difficult
  • App constantly hangs
  • iPad cannot rotate
  • Requires frequent re-login
  • Stuck on loading screen
  • Default location is always Hong Kong
  • Wellness journey section does not load
  • Keyboard obstructs text entry during login/registration
  • App crashes during various operations (e.g., closing fare class selection, claiming missing miles)
  • App crashes on iPhone X
  • App crashes on launch
  • App crashes when trying to log in
  • App crashes when checking balance
  • App hangs when tapping Settings
  • App is not stable
  • App is not functional
  • Cannot put card into Apple Wallet
  • Login process is broken
  • Password reset is cumbersome
  • App is buggy with continual error messages
  • App crashes on start
  • App crashes during login
  • App crashes on iOS 9

Requested features

22 requests
  • Add other options for exercising instead of Yoga
  • Manage multiple accounts in one app
  • Improve award flight search process
  • Support for Apple Wallet with balance display and automatic selection
  • Dark mode
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  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Fix iPad landscape mode
  • Add dropdown option for location selection
  • Allow copy-paste for password field
  • Relax password requirements
  • Bring back 4-digit PIN
  • Support Passbook
  • Check mileage balance
  • Display account information (balance, recent statement)
  • Track bookings, upgrades/waitlists
  • Add Touch ID support
  • Add Passbook support
  • Add Wallet support
  • Improve login process
  • Allow users to check their balance
  • Add basic functionality to check mileage balance
  • Display account information (balance, recent statement)

星島A1

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Asia Miles

No in-app purchases

None

星島A1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Asia Miles free?
Asia Miles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 星島A1 free?
星島A1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Asia Miles or 星島A1?
Asia Miles is rated higher. Asia Miles averages 4.5 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while 星島A1 averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Asia Miles or 星島A1 have ads?
Neither Asia Miles nor 星島A1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Asia Miles or 星島A1?
Asia Miles ships an update monthly, and 星島A1 every 3 months. Most recently, Asia Miles was updated on October 26, 2026 and 星島A1 on October 24, 2026.

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