Fly2Work vs 88mates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fly2Work
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Employee Travel Application for fly2work Streamline your business travel with our corporate travel platform for FIFO workers. Fly2Work combines all of your business travel tools on the one platform, managing rosters, commercial and charter travel, canteen, cleaning and accommodation. Reduce costs and increase productivity all with one centralised system.
88mates
This app assists with your Working Holiday Visa in Australia by tracking regional work days, displaying eligible work zones on a map, and providing exclusive job offers. It also includes budgeting tools, a checklist, community features, and event information.
- Track 88/179 regional work days
- Interactive map of eligible work zones
- Exclusive job offers
- Budgeting and WHV checklist
- Backpacker community
- Australian events and road trip guide
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88mates supports you throughout your Working Holiday visa in Australia. • Track your 88 days (2nd year visa) and 179 days (3rd year visa) • 200+ eligible work zones on an interactive map • Exclusive job offers posted by Australian employers • Directory of thousands of employers across Australia • Road Mode: thousands of free campsites, wildlife spotting locations and road trip tools • Budget, WHV checklist and practical tools (TFN, tax, good deals) • Community of backpackers near you • 150+ Australian events, seasonal map by region and road trip guide Available in French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and Korean. Quick sign-in with Apple, Google or email — no password needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 88mates at every 3 days against Fly2Work's every 7 months. 88mates also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fly2Work ships an update every 7 months, 88mates every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fly2Work | 88mates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ionyx Pty Ltd | Simon Marion |
In-app purchases
Fly2Work
No in-app purchases
88mates
No in-app purchases
