Comparison

Star Alliance vs WelcomeMats

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

Head to head
About

Star Alliance

This app offers a comprehensive mobile companion for alliance travel. It provides flight information, schedules, lounge locations, and airport details. Users can also manage their flights through a dedicated trips feature.

Highlights
  • Alliance-wide flight information
  • Flight schedules
  • Worldwide lounge locations
  • Airport information
  • Flight trip management
Features
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The newly updated Star Alliance Navigator is the perfect mobile companion in support of the Star Alliance experience. It provides comprehensive alliance-wide flight information and schedules, worldwide lounge locations and detail, and airport information. It also allows the user to easily manage his flights by introducing Trips.

About

WelcomeMats

Create custom mobile welcome pages for guests, featuring Wi-Fi, check-in details, and local tips. Print a QR code placard for easy access, eliminating the need for guests to download an app or type passwords.

Highlights
  • Tap-free guest welcome pages
  • Automatic Wi-Fi connection via QR code
  • Share check-in instructions and local tips
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Manage multiple properties
  • Instant updates to guest pages
Features
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WelcomeMats turns every short-term rental, or even your own home, into a tap-free welcome for your guests. Create a beautiful mobile welcome page for each property — Wi-Fi network and password, check-in and check-out details, arrival steps, local tips, and how to reach you — then print a one-page QR placard. Your guests just scan it with their phone camera. No app to download, and no passwords to type. MAKE CHECK-IN EFFORTLESS • Guests scan one QR code to open your welcome page in any browser • A second QR joins your Wi-Fi automatically — no typing • Share check-in instructions, house rules, and local recommendations MAKE IT YOURS • 56 themes and fonts, plus accent colors • Add a cover photo and an About section • Print a clean, one-page placard for the entryway or kitchen BUILT FOR HOSTS • Manage multiple properties in one place • Update details anytime — your live guest page updates instantly • Great for Airbnb, Vrbo, and direct bookings WELCOMEMATS PRO A one-time $4.99 unlock (no subscription) adds up to 5 properties, every theme and font, cover and About photos, check-in details and arrival steps, an important-info section, and custom guest message templates. Restore it anytime. Your guest page lives at a public link, so anyone you share it with — or who scans your placard — can view it. You control exactly what's shown, and you can edit or unpublish it at any time. You can permanently delete your account and data from within the app.

Screenshots

Star Alliance4 screens
WelcomeMats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Star Alliance at none against WelcomeMats's 1. Star Alliance also leads on ratings volume (82 vs 2). WelcomeMats's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating 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. WelcomeMats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Star Alliance asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WelcomeMats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Alliance has 82 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Alliance ships an update every 2 months, WelcomeMats every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Star Alliance versus WelcomeMats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar AllianceWelcomeMats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (82 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings82 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStar AllianceHolden Holt

Customer experience

Star Alliance

All ratings81 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews261 reviews
Positive18.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative73.9%

WelcomeMats

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Star Alliance

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing during biometric profile creation
  • Inconsistent or missing airport information
  • Flight search function not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to import flight bookings
  • Integration with frequent flyer programs
  • Offline access to flight information
  • More comprehensive airport maps and amenities

WelcomeMats

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Star Alliance

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

WelcomeMats

One-time1
  • WelcomeMats Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Star Alliance free?
Star Alliance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WelcomeMats free?
WelcomeMats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Star Alliance or WelcomeMats?
WelcomeMats is rated higher. Star Alliance averages 4.8 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while WelcomeMats averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Star Alliance or WelcomeMats have ads?
Star Alliance shows ads; WelcomeMats does not.
Which is updated more often, Star Alliance or WelcomeMats?
Star Alliance ships an update every 2 months, and WelcomeMats every 11 days. Most recently, Star Alliance was updated on October 30, 2026 and WelcomeMats on October 24, 2026.

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