Comparison

Hamilton Island vs Away

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

Head to head
About

Hamilton Island

Your pocket guide to Hamilton Island, Australia's favorite resort destination. Discover daily activities, dining options, facilities, and navigate the island with detailed maps. Stay updated with live weather, flight information, and special offers.

Highlights
  • Live 'what's-on' guide with times and locations
  • Detailed restaurant and bar listings with booking
  • Order take away and food delivery
  • Island facility and activity listings with booking prompts
  • Detailed maps of points of interest and facilities
  • Shuttle bus and ferry timetables
  • Live flight arrival and departure information
Features
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Description: A handy pocket-guide to everything there is to see and do during your stay at Australia’s favourite resort destination – Hamilton Island. This on-island compendium is optimised for guests staying at Hotels owned or operated by Hamilton island Enterprises, but will be a handy tool to any visitor to the island. Where in the world would you rather be? Features include: - A live 'what’s-on' guide, with start-times, locations and hundreds of up-to-the minute listings of the daily activities & entertainment taking place across the island every day of the year - Detailed Restaurant & Bar listings incorporating up-to-the-minute opening times, booking availability, insider tips, and entertainment schedules - Ability to order take away and food delivery - Detailed listings of all the facilities, activities, and services offered to guests on Hamilton Island, with prompts on how to book, and when they are next scheduled - Navigate around Hamilton Island with detailed maps showcasing all points of interest, facilities, and retail outlets - Shuttle Buses, and Ferry timetables for services on Hamilton Island - Live flight arrival & departure information for services to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) on Hamilton Island - Live weather updates - Live Special Offers and discounts highlighting any promotional offers currently running - Make hotel bookings directly through the app - And more App Languages: The Hamilton Island App is available in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. The app will automatically download in the phones default language. To download in a different language, you will need to change the default language on the phone. Connectivity: This App requires a connection to either a Wi-Fi or cellular data network in order access the most up-to-date information. Free Wi-Fi hotspots are located across the island for guests staying at any Hotel operated by HIE. There are generally good cellular phone signals accessible from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone networks across the island, although guests should note that there are some isolated locations on the island that may have weak, or no cellular signal.

About

Away

This app streamlines team travel planning, booking, and management. It allows for collaborative trip organization, instant approvals, and centralized information to keep business trips on schedule. It aims to simplify corporate travel by integrating with expense systems and remembering user preferences.

Highlights
  • Collaborative trip planning
  • Instant travel approvals
  • Centralized trip information
  • Integration with expense systems
  • Personalized travel preferences
  • Corporate travel policy adherence
Features
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Every day you collaborate to get work done... But why can't you work together on travel the same way? What is Away? A fun and collaborative app to help teams plan, book, manage and approve travel. Consolidate & Collaborate Share trips and get them approved instantly. With Away, all of your trip information is stored in one location so you and your teammates can coordinate travel and stay on schedule for business trips. Communicate & Connect We banish boring email from bookings, remember your past plans, your preferences and seamlessly incorporate corporate travel policies whilst linking to expense systems - making travel a breeze.

Screenshots

Hamilton Island4 screens
Away3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hamilton Island at 69% against Away's 0%. Hamilton Island also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (43 vs 1). Away's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, 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

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

Hamilton Island holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hamilton Island has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Hamilton Island's written reviews are positive against 0% of Away's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hamilton Island versus Away: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamilton IslandAway
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (43 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings43 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHamilton Island Enterprises LimitedPraxis International Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Hamilton Island

All ratings39 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative28.2%

Away

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hamilton Island

No in-app purchases

None

Away

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hamilton Island free?
Hamilton Island is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Away free?
Away is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hamilton Island or Away?
Hamilton Island is rated higher. Hamilton Island averages 4.3 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Away averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hamilton Island or Away have ads?
Neither Hamilton Island nor Away shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hamilton Island or Away?
Hamilton Island ships an update fortnightly, and Away fortnightly. Most recently, Hamilton Island was updated on November 6, 2026 and Away on November 2, 2026.

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