Comparison

EL AL vs Dime Black

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

Head to head
About

EL AL

Book flights, manage your reservations, and check in effortlessly. Keep all your travel documents, including boarding passes and baggage tags, conveniently on your mobile device. Receive important updates for your upcoming trips and plan your airport transportation.

Highlights
  • Book flights
  • Manage bookings
  • Easy check-in
  • Flight notifications
  • Biometric identification for frequent flyers
  • Mobile travel documents
  • Airport ride planning
Features
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Stay connected with EL AL APP! Book a flight, manage your booking, check-in easily & get flight notifications. • Frequent flyer members stay connected with biometric identification • Keep all travel documents on your mobile device (booking details, boarding pass, baggage tags & more). • Stay updated with important information for your upcoming trip. • Plan your ride to the airport.

About

Dime Black

Easily book and pay for ground transportation with a few taps. Track your driver in real-time, manage your account preferences, and view upcoming reservations for a convenient travel experience.

Highlights
  • Book and pay for rides
  • View ride prices
  • Live driver notifications
  • Track driver on map
  • Manage account preferences
  • View upcoming reservations
Features
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Dime Black now makes taking care of your ground transportation needs more convenient than ever with our state of the art mobile app. With the Dime Black mobile app, you can: - See ride prices and book and pay for rides with just just a few taps - Receive live notifications about your driver's status, track your driver on a map, and call the driver directly from the app - Manage account preferences like pick-up and drop-off location, forms of payment, and vehicle preference - View and manage upcoming reservations

Screenshots

EL AL4 screens
Dime Black3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dime Black at 5.0 against EL AL's 4.4. Dime Black also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). EL AL's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 4). On price, 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

Dime Black holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EL AL has 1.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of EL AL's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dime Black's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EL AL ships an update every 10 days, Dime Black every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
EL AL versus Dime Black: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEL ALDime Black
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size322 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEL AL Israel Airlines Ltd.DIME TRAVEL LLC

Customer experience

EL AL

All ratings1,339 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews413 reviews
Positive67.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative26.9%

Dime Black

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

EL AL

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on login
  • Service unavailable error
  • Unable to access account information
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices
  • Difficulty changing flights or seats

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Apple Wallet support
  • Improve customer service accessibility
  • Enhance seat selection and management
  • Provide more language options
  • Improve app stability and reliability
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  • Streamline login and account management

Dime Black

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EL AL

No in-app purchases

None

Dime Black

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EL AL free?
EL AL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dime Black free?
Dime Black is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EL AL or Dime Black?
Dime Black is rated higher. EL AL averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Dime Black averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do EL AL or Dime Black have ads?
EL AL shows ads; Dime Black does not.
Which is updated more often, EL AL or Dime Black?
EL AL ships an update every 10 days, and Dime Black every 7 months. Most recently, EL AL was updated on October 22, 2026 and Dime Black on October 15, 2026.

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