Comparison

Far From Home vs Rahhala | رحَّالة

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

Head to head
About

Far From Home

Features
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How far are you from home right now? Far From Home measures the geodesic distance between you and your home base in real time, plots it on a map, and keeps a private history of every place you’ve recorded. No accounts. No ads. Your locations stay in your own iCloud. LIVE DISTANCE A large, glanceable number on a map that follows you. Compare the distance to marathons, Grand Canyons, and other real-world scales. Switch between kilometres, miles, or nautical miles. TRIPS AND MILESTONES Record a visit wherever you are. Far From Home groups them into trips, with map snapshots you can open later. Optional low-power auto-tracking logs bigger moves in the background without a GPS drain. WIDGET AND LOCK SCREEN Add the distance widget to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy. Trip Mode can show the live distance on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. GUESSING GAME Play a daily challenge or a classic multi-round game: tap the map, guess the distance, and climb Game Center leaderboards. ACHIEVEMENTS Unlock bronze, silver, and gold badges as you roam farther, visit more places, and keep a daily streak. SHARE CARDS Turn a personal record or a trip into a branded map card you can send to friends. PRIVACY Location and travel history sync through your personal iCloud container. Nothing is sent to us. Purchases and Game Center stay with Apple. EXPLORER PACK (OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASE) Unlock multiple home bases, alternate app icons, and on-device Apple Intelligence trip stories and name suggestions. No subscription. Family Sharing supported. Anyone who already bought Far From Home before this update keeps multiple home bases at no extra charge. AI FEATURES Trip stories and smart name suggestions use Apple Intelligence on compatible devices. Everywhere else, a local fallback story still works.

About

Rahhala | رحَّالة

Plan your trips visually on a living map, with days organized by proximity and suggestions verified by real sources. Discover nearby attractions and store your documents all in one place.

Highlights
  • Map-based trip planning
  • Automatic day distribution
  • Verified place suggestions
  • Lodging advisor
  • Nearby attractions
  • Trip sharing
  • Document storage
Features
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Rahhala helps you plan your trip: it organizes the places you want to visit, shows them on a map, and if you're not sure how to spread them across your days, Rahhala does it for you. Why Rahhala? Because we all struggle when planning travel — places saved as screenshots, notes scattered everywhere, nothing in order. With Rahhala, everything your trip needs lives in one tidy, comfortable place. Key features - Rahhala Advisor Whether you already know your destination or want one suggested, the advisor builds your whole trip from A to Z around your interests and preferences - Planning on the map Every place you add to your trip appears on the map, so you can see what's close to what and what's far - Automatic day distribution The "Distribute places across days" button arranges your places over your trip days by how close they are to each other — and how much time each place deserves - Place suggestions Even with no specific places in mind, we suggest ones built on your interests - Lodging advisor It analyzes your plan and suggests neighborhoods and hotels that fit it - Trip expenses Log your spending with your companions in any currency, split it between you, and everyone knows what they owe and what they're owed - Product scanner Unsure about a product while traveling? Scan its barcode and see its ingredients, clearly explained - What's Around Me Mid-trip and craving one more stop, or hungry and looking for a restaurant nearby? What's Around Me has you covered - Companions Traveling with family or friends? Add them to the trip as companions and edit it together - Documents Add your tickets and bookings to the trip's documents, so one place holds everything - Rahhala Passport Record every city and country you've visited, shown as a passport with stamps — even your memories and photos can live in it Terms of Use: https://rahhala.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://rahhala.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Far From Home4 screens
Rahhala | رحَّالة4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rahhala | رحَّالة at Free against Far From Home's $0.99. Rahhala | رحَّالة also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Rahhala | رحَّالة is free to download; Far From Home costs $0.99 up front. Far From Home sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rahhala | رحَّالة sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Far From Home ships an update every 8 months, Rahhala | رحَّالة every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Far From Home versus Rahhala | رحَّالة: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFar From HomeRahhala | رحَّالة
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB138 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJoao FrascoHamad Aljuraysi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Far From Home

One-time1
  • Explorer Pack$4.99
3 purchases

Rahhala | رحَّالة

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$8.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Advisor Trip$5.99

Questions

Is Far From Home free?
Far From Home costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Rahhala | رحَّالة free?
Rahhala | رحَّالة is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Far From Home or Rahhala | رحَّالة have ads?
Neither Far From Home nor Rahhala | رحَّالة shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Far From Home or Rahhala | رحَّالة?
Far From Home ships an update every 8 months, and Rahhala | رحَّالة every 5 days. Most recently, Far From Home was updated on October 30, 2026 and Rahhala | رحَّالة on October 31, 2026.

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