Comparison

Darz دارز vs Chalets

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

Head to head
About

Darz دارز

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"يقدم تطبيق دارز أقل الأسعار لحجز الوحدات اليومية مثل الشقق والفلل والشاليهات والمزارع والمخيمات ووحدات تأجير يومي أخرى في السعودية. في تطبيق Darz، يتوفر للضيوف خيار حجز الوحدات مباشرة أو تقديم عرض سعر للمضيف، وتضمن هذه الميزة أسعار مناسبة للحصول على أفضل تجربة بأفضل سعر. يمكن لمضيفي الوحدات استخدام تطبيق Darz لنشر وحداتهم وإدارتها أيضًا عبر أنظمة حديثة وسهلة الاستخدام."

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Chalets

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Want to book a chalet or istiraha? See the photos and prices, pick your time and book in seconds. No account, no password, no email: just your name and mobile number. Free for guests: no subscription, no fee, no commission. You pay the owner directly, outside the app. HOW BOOKING WORKS 1. Browse chalets and istirahas by city with live availability: available now, next available time, or full today. 2. See the photos, description, prices and cancellation policy before you book. 3. Choose the day, check-in time and duration, then enter only your name and mobile number. 4. Send your request to the owner on WhatsApp with a ready message, and pay them directly the way they accept: bank transfer, STC Pay, or cash on arrival. The app never takes your money and never charges a commission. 5. Once the owner approves, your entry pass appears in My bookings with the guard's number and the location. Save it as a PDF or share it. MORE FOR GUESTS - No double bookings: the cleaning time between stays is built in automatically. - My bookings: follow your requests and bookings with your mobile number and booking reference. No account. - Request a new time subject to availability, and reach the owner on WhatsApp in one tap. - Favorites: save the chalets you like and come back fast. - Arabic first, with an English option. OWN A CHALET OR ISTIRAHA? This section is for chalet owners only. Guests need none of it. - Your page, ready in minutes: your chalet's name, photos and prices, with your logo and look (10 themes). - A short booking link for your chalet. It opens in the browser on any phone or computer, no app download needed. Put it in your WhatsApp greeting and your social accounts. - Booking requests reach you on WhatsApp in a ready message with all the details. - Record a booking from a WhatsApp message or by voice: paste the message or speak in Arabic or English, and the name, time and amount are filled in and a free unit is picked for you, even for multi-day stays. - After confirming, send the booking to the guest as text, a picture or a PDF in one tap. - A picture of your open days, ready for Status and Stories, with your booking link on it. - Today page: available now or the next available time, a clear hourly timeline, manual bookings and maintenance blocks. - A picture of today's schedule ready to share with your guard, with check-in, check-out, names and the amount still to pay. - A Guest left button that frees the unit at once when guests leave early. - Revenue, occupancy and payment-method reports, with a PDF report and an invoice for every booking. - Check-in from 6 AM to 3 AM, weekend pricing, cleaning time, house rules, tourism licence number and a guest blocklist. - A guard account that sees today's bookings and the amount due, calls guests and records new bookings. Owner offer: 3 months free with every feature and no card required. After that, an owner-only subscription: SAR 150 per month, or SAR 699 for the first year and SAR 999 per year after, billed through the App Store and cancellable at any time. No commission on your bookings. To be clear: the subscription applies to chalet owners only. Guests always use the app for free, and guest-to-owner payments happen outside the app. Download Chalets now and book your first chalet without signing up. If you own a chalet, list it and start your 3 free months. Terms of Use (EULA): https://claude.ai/code/artifact/02b6c7a4-07dc-4303-a3a3-505ebf3331a6#terms Privacy Policy: https://claude.ai/code/artifact/02b6c7a4-07dc-4303-a3a3-505ebf3331a6#privacy

Screenshots

Darz دارز4 screens
Chalets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Darz دارز at none against Chalets's 2. Chalets's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. Chalets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per month. Darz دارز asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Darz دارز ships an update every 3 weeks, Chalets every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Darz دارز versus Chalets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarz دارزChalets
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital HospitalityMustafa AlHassan

In-app purchases

None

Darz دارز

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chalets

Subscriptions2
  • Owner Monthly Plan$34.991 Month
  • إشتراك سنوي1 Year trial$229.991 Year

Questions

Is Darz دارز free?
Darz دارز is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chalets free?
Chalets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Darz دارز or Chalets have ads?
Neither Darz دارز nor Chalets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Darz دارز or Chalets?
Darz دارز ships an update every 3 weeks, and Chalets every 4 days. Most recently, Darz دارز was updated on November 4, 2026 and Chalets on November 6, 2026.

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