Hamilton Island vs 13CABS Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
13CABS Driver
This app provides resources to help drivers manage and grow their taxi business. It offers tools to enhance operations and improve efficiency for drivers.
- Business management resources
- Driver efficiency tools
- Operational enhancement
- Feedback integration
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The 13CABS Driver app has a wide range of resources that help 13CABS Drivers to drive their business further. We are always listening to your feedback. Please send suggestions, issues or accolades via the 13CABS Driver app's internal feedback button or email Driver.app.support@13CABS.com.au
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hamilton Island at 69% against 13CABS Driver's 21%. Hamilton Island also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hamilton Island holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hamilton Island has 42 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 21% of 13CABS Driver's.
Hamilton Island ships an update fortnightly, 13CABS Driver every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hamilton Island | 13CABS Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (42 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.0% of reviews — better | 20.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hamilton Island Enterprises Limited | 13CABS |
Customer experience
Hamilton Island
13CABS Driver
In-app purchases
Hamilton Island
No in-app purchases
13CABS Driver
No in-app purchases
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