MeetMeOnBoard vs VACAYA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeetMeOnBoard
Discover and book unique cruises tailored for LGBTQ+ travelers. Connect with fellow passengers before and after your voyage, access travel resources, and stay updated on queer travel news. This app is your comprehensive guide to LGBTQ+ cruising.
- Cruise search and booking
- Voyage tracking
- Connect with LGBTQ+ passengers
- Community forums
- Queer travel resources
- Travel updates
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Search for unique cruises to book and track all of your voyages in one place. Find LGBTQ+ passengers going on any specific cruise and connect with them before and after setting sail. Ask questions in community forums, access resources to help navigate your trips, and receive updates on queer travel. MeetMeOnBoard is the ultimate resource for LGBTQ+ cruisers and we hope to meet you on board soon!
VACAYA
This app offers inclusive travel experiences for the entire LGBTQIAPK community and their allies, reimagining gay cruises and resorts. It caters to a broad spectrum of identities and relationships, providing a welcoming vacation platform.
- Inclusive LGBTQIAPK+ travel
- Reimagined gay cruises
- All-inclusive gay resorts
- Open to allies
- Adults-only vacations
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VACAYA completely reinvents the all-gay cruise and all-inclusive gay resort concepts by opening up the experience to lesbians, bisexuals, trans and queer persons, those questioning their sexuality, intersex, asexual, pansexual, and polyamorous individuals, as well as gay men who’ve enjoyed the typical all-gay cruise experience. VACAYA is the only large-scale adults-only vacation company on earth built for the entire LGBTQIAPK community and their straight ally friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VACAYA at 100% against MeetMeOnBoard's 29%. VACAYA also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 14 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.
VACAYA holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of MeetMeOnBoard's written reviews are positive against 100% of VACAYA's.
MeetMeOnBoard ships an update every 14 months, VACAYA every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MeetMeOnBoard | VACAYA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (31 ratings) | 3.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Adam Martindale | Vacaya LLC |
Customer experience
MeetMeOnBoard
VACAYA
In-app purchases
MeetMeOnBoard
No in-app purchases
VACAYA
No in-app purchases
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