Comparison

Hamilton Island vs Sydney Weekend

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

Sydney Weekend

Features
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Find your next Sydney experience with Sydney Weekend. Sydney Weekend is a community-powered guide to places, activities and local discoveries across Sydney. Explore recommendations, see what is trending, save places you want to visit and share experiences of your own. DISCOVER SYDNEY Ten categories that match how people actually plan a weekend: Coast, Nature, Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping, Events, Nightlife, Adventure and Leisure. WEEKLY AND MONTHLY CHARTS See which experiences the community recommends most. Boost your favourites and help great discoveries move up the charts. EXPLORE NEARBY Use the map to find experiences around you, and see how long each one takes to reach on foot, by public transport, or driving. SAVE AND PLAN Add places to Want to Go, turn one into a plan with a date, add it to your iOS calendar and set a reminder. SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE Publish photos, videos, locations and helpful notes. Choose whether your post is public or private. JOIN THE COMMUNITY Follow creators, leave comments and discover more experiences related to the places you enjoy. BROWSE WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Discover, Categories, Search and Nearby all work straight away. You only need to sign in when you want to post something yourself. Free. No ads, no in-app purchases. From hidden local favourites to iconic Sydney destinations, Sydney Weekend helps you decide where to go next. Photo credits: place photos are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under CC0 / Public Domain and CC BY / CC BY-SA licences. Per-photo credits, licence names and licence links are shown in the app on each place's detail page.

Screenshots

Hamilton Island4 screens
Sydney Weekend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sydney Weekend at weekly against Hamilton Island's fortnightly. Hamilton Island's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hamilton Island ships an update fortnightly, Sydney Weekend weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hamilton Island versus Sydney Weekend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamilton IslandSydney Weekend
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHamilton Island Enterprises LimitedHaimin Ye

In-app purchases

None

Hamilton Island

No in-app purchases

None

Sydney Weekend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hamilton Island free?
Hamilton Island is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sydney Weekend free?
Sydney Weekend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hamilton Island or Sydney Weekend have ads?
Neither Hamilton Island nor Sydney Weekend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hamilton Island or Sydney Weekend?
Hamilton Island ships an update fortnightly, and Sydney Weekend weekly. Most recently, Hamilton Island was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sydney Weekend on October 24, 2026.

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