PONANT Explorer vs HX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PONANT Explorer
A mobile resource for travel advisors to learn about, promote, and sell travel experiences. It offers product information, sales tools, and promotional opportunities, with content updated regularly and synced between web and app platforms.
- Product intelligence
- Promotional opportunities
- Booking tools
- Seamless web/app integration
- Regular content updates
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Welcome to the PONANT Training & Sales Companion. This app has been uniquely designed to be a comprehensive mobile resource for travel advisors selling all things PONANT. By providing vital product intel, engaging promotional opportunities, and practical booking tools to close the sale, advisors now have anytime/anywhere access to discover and sell PONANT. Being a PONANT Explorer on the go is easy. Content is fresh and updated regularly, and progress through training and other favorited areas of the companion are seamlessly integrated between web and app platforms. There’s no better way to learn, promote and sell PONANT than with the PONANT Explorer app.
HX
Manage your expedition from start to finish with this onboard guest application. Access daily schedules, book activities, view menus, and track spending. Essential voyage and safety information is also readily available.
- View daily program
- Book excursions and activities
- Browse restaurant menus
- Track onboard spend
- Access safety information
- Discover onboard services
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Your voyage, all in one place The HX Guest App is the easiest way to stay informed and make the most of your expedition on board. Download the app before you travel and use it throughout your voyage to stay up to date wherever your journey takes you. With the HX Guest App, you can: • View the daily programme at a glance • Book and manage excursions and onboard activities • Browse daily restaurant menus • Track your onboard spend • Access essential voyage and safety information • Discover onboard services and facilities With the HX app you can enjoy your expedition with everything you need right at your fingertips. Available on MS Spitsbergen — with more HX ships coming soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PONANT Explorer at 5.0 against HX's 2.7. HX's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PONANT Explorer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively.
PONANT Explorer ships an update every 3 months, HX fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PONANT Explorer | HX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 2.7 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TravPRO Mobile, LLC | HX GROUP LTD |
Customer experience
PONANT Explorer
HX
In-app purchases
PONANT Explorer
No in-app purchases
HX
No in-app purchases
