Comparison

BestDay.com vs XCARET!

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

Head to head
About

BestDay.com

Plan your next trip with exclusive deals on hotels, flights, and travel services. Book now and pay later with interest-free monthly installments. Find affordable accommodations and cheap flights worldwide, plus packages, tours, transfers, and rental cars.

Highlights
  • Exclusive hotel deals
  • Cheap flights from top airlines
  • Flight + hotel packages
  • Tours and attractions
  • Airport transfers
  • Rental cars
  • Interest-free payment plans
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Best Day offers exclusive deals in Hotels, Flights and Travel Services. Best Day helps you with your trip planning, whether traveling for business or pleasure. The app provides quick reference to inquiries and reservations of our best products and services: hotels, flights, packages, tours, transfers and rental cars. Best of all, you can book now and pay later with monthly interest-free payments. Your next vacation is in your hands! Hotels: Affordable and exclusive prices in hotels around the world, available only when booking with the app. More than 2,500 hotels in 86 Mexican destinations. More than 3,500 hotels in South America and the Caribbean. More than 36,000 hotels in the United States and Canada. Find the best hotels near your location. Filter options and maps so you can quickly find the best hotel that suits your needs. Flights: Cheap flights from all the top airlines including low cost airlines (Volaris, Interjet and VivaAerobus, among others). Filters by price, stops and other categories. Packages (Flight + Hotel): Book your vacation package with any airline including low cost airlines. Save up to 40% on vacation packages booking your flight + hotel together. With worldwide hotels. Filter options and maps so you can quickly find the best hotel and flight. Tours, Transfers, Rental Cars and Insurance: Tours and tourist attractions in the best destinations. Best rates on round pickup transportation from the airport or hotel. Rental cars in different destinations around the world. Add a travel insurance or transfer to your hotel or package booking (flight + hotel). Forms of payment: Up to 18 months interest-free payments. No hidden charges, our prices include taxes.

About

XCARET!

Enhance your park visit with digital tickets, interactive maps, and real-time activity information. Book tickets, tours, and activities with exclusive benefits, and easily access dining options and services. Save memories with photo access and optimize your day with personalized planning tools.

Highlights
  • Digital tickets for sustainable entry
  • Fast and easy ticket and tour booking
  • Interactive park maps
  • Real-time activity schedules and locations
  • FotoPass photo access and sharing
  • Restaurant discovery and service locator
Features
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Download the Xcaret App and enjoy an even better experience before and during your visit to Xcaret Parks in Cancun and the Riviera Maya. Buy tickets for parks and tours quickly and securely, access your digital tickets, and plan every moment of your adventure from your mobile device. • Buy tickets and Extra Activities in the app: Purchase tickets for parks and tours, add transportation, and now buy Extra Activities on the same day of your visit. Choose your activity, select a time, and pay directly from your phone without visiting a ticket booth. • Access your digital tickets: Skip printed tickets, enjoy faster park entry, and help support a more sustainable travel experience. • Enhanced interactive maps: Easily find attractions, restaurants, services, and activities. View your real-time location, select a destination, and receive the best route to get there. • Plan your day: Check schedules, locations, restrictions, and save your favorite activities to organize your visit. • PhotoPass at your fingertips: Access your photos anytime and share them with family and friends. • Restaurants and services: Discover dining options, operating hours, shops, lockers, changing rooms, information points, and more. • Fast search: Quickly locate attractions, routes, and services throughout the park. • Personalized experience: Sign in with your account or social media to unlock exclusive features. • Available in English and Spanish. Note: Some features require your full name, country or region, date of birth, email address, and location access to provide services such as in-park navigation. You can also choose to receive push notifications with important information during your visit.

Screenshots

BestDay.com4 screens
XCARET!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: XCARET! at none against BestDay.com's shown. XCARET! also leads on ratings volume (6.5K vs 788). BestDay.com's advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 23%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for BestDay.com against 4.7 for XCARET!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XCARET! has 6.5K ratings behind it against 788, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of BestDay.com's written reviews are positive against 23% of XCARET!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BestDay.com ships an update every 2 weeks, XCARET! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BestDay.com versus XCARET!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBestDay.comXCARET!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (788 ratings) — better4.7 (6.5K ratings)
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews — better22.7% of reviews
Number of ratings7886.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB344 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperViajes Beda S.A. de C.V.Experiencias Xcaret S.A. de C.V.

Customer experience

BestDay.com

All ratings776 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative49.4%

XCARET!

All ratings6,468 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews330 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative73.6%

Bugs and requests

BestDay.com

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

XCARET!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen not working
  • App not loading past initial screen
  • Unable to download or access photos

Requested features

3 requests
  • Offline map functionality
  • Ability to add purchased tickets to app
  • Better integration between app and website

In-app purchases

None

BestDay.com

No in-app purchases

None

XCARET!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BestDay.com free?
BestDay.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is XCARET! free?
XCARET! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BestDay.com or XCARET!?
BestDay.com is rated higher. BestDay.com averages 4.8 out of 5 from 788 ratings, while XCARET! averages 4.7 from 6.5K ratings.
Do BestDay.com or XCARET! have ads?
BestDay.com shows ads; XCARET! does not.
Which is updated more often, BestDay.com or XCARET!?
BestDay.com ships an update every 2 weeks, and XCARET! fortnightly. Most recently, BestDay.com was updated on September 24, 2026 and XCARET! on September 26, 2026.

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