Comparison

Frieo vs BackpackRadar

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

Head to head
About

Frieo

Features
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Australia is massive. Most travellers arrive with a rough idea and figure it out from there. Frieo gives you a better start: curated routes, handpicked spots, and a trip planner built specifically for exploring Australia by road. PLAN YOUR TRIP YOUR WAY Enter your start and end point and get a day-by-day itinerary built around how you actually want to travel: accommodation, things to do, and the stops worth making along the way. SPOTS WORTH STOPPING FOR Frieo's curated spot list cuts through the noise. Hidden beaches, gorges, free campsites, lookouts, swimming holes - the places that don't show up on the first page of Google. Saved to your plan in one tap. BOOK EXPERIENCES ON THE ROAD From guided tours to day trips, browse and book travel experiences directly in the app. No switching tabs, no separate accounts. BUY OR SELL YOUR VEHICLE Already planning your trip, then why not sort the vehicle too? Browse and buy through BCA's vehicle configurator directly in the app. And when your adventure's done, sell it straight back. No third-party sites, no runaround. START PLANNING BEFORE YOU LAND Frieo is built for travellers at every stage. Planning from home six months out? Start building your route now. Already in Australia and figuring it out as you go? Open the app and find what's worth stopping for. Free to download. No login required to start exploring. BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO KNOW AUSTRALIA Frieo is made by Backpacker Cars Australia - the team that helps over 130,000 travellers see Australia properly.

About

BackpackRadar

Find eligible jobs for your Australian Working Holiday Visa faster. This app aggregates real-time job offers tailored to visa requirements and helps track your 88 days of specified work. It features AI-powered payslip scanning and dossier export for visa applications.

Highlights
  • Real-time job aggregation
  • AI-powered 88-day eligibility filter
  • Live 88-day counter
  • AI payslip auto-read
  • 88-day dossier export
  • Smart job and visa alerts
  • Payslip storage
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BackpackRadar - The smart companion for WHV backpackers in Australia Find your WHV job faster and validate your 88 days without the headache. We aggregate the best offers tailored to your visa, in real time, across 10 major Australian cities. [IMPORTANT] INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY APP - NOT GOVERNMENT AFFILIATED BackpackRadar is not affiliated with the Australian Government or the Department of Home Affairs. Visa-related information is provided for informational purposes only, based on publicly available official sources. Official source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/work-holiday-417/specified-work WHY BACKPACKRADAR? REAL-TIME OFFERS We aggregate publicly available job listings from trusted Australian sources. No more juggling multiple sites - everything is centralised, updated hourly. SMART 88-DAY FILTER Our AI automatically detects jobs that may be eligible for your 2nd-year visa according to the industries published by the Australian Department of Home Affairs (official link above): agriculture, mining, construction, fishing, forestry, food processing, regional tourism. Confidence score shown for each listing. The final determination of eligibility rests with the Department of Home Affairs. 10 AUSTRALIAN CITIES - Adelaide - Brisbane - Cairns - Darwin - Gold Coast - Melbourne - Mildura - Perth - Sydney - Townsville LIVE 88-DAY COUNTER Import your payslips (photo or PDF) or add your days manually. The counter updates automatically. A clean file for your 2nd-year visa application. AI PAYSLIP AUTO-READ (NEW) Take a photo or upload a PDF of your payslip - our AI automatically extracts the company, dates and days worked. No more manual data entry. 88-DAY DOSSIER EXPORT (NEW) Export your complete file (all payslips bundled) in a single ZIP, ready to submit for your 2nd-year visa application. SMART ALERTS - Notifications when new jobs match your criteria - 88-day milestone alerts (22, 44, 66, 88) - Visa expiry reminders: 3 months, 1 month, 2 weeks before PAYSLIP STORAGE Keep all your payslips safe, accessible anytime. Useful to organize your records for your 2nd-year visa application. POWERFUL FILTERS - Min/max hourly rate - Contract type (Full-time, Part-time, Casual) - Selectable industries - Posted date BILINGUAL Available in English and French. Switch anytime. SECURITY AND PRIVACY Your data is encrypted and stored in secure cloud. We NEVER sell your data. Complete account deletion in 1 tap. FREE PLAN - 1 city - A few jobs per day - A few payslip uploads - Basic notifications PRO PLAN - All 10 cities unlocked - Unlimited jobs - Unlimited payslips - AI payslip auto-read - 88-day dossier export - Advanced per-city notifications - Premium filters BUILT IN AUSTRALIA Made by a backpacker in Adelaide. For backpackers, by a backpacker. backpackradar.app hello@backpackradar.app NON-AFFILIATION DISCLAIMER BackpackRadar is not a government app. We do not represent the Australian Government or the Department of Home Affairs. We do not process visa applications. We do not communicate with the Department of Home Affairs on your behalf. We do not guarantee that any job listing will be eligible for your 2nd-year Working Holiday Visa. For official information, please refer to the Australian Government website: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/work-holiday-417/specified-work Terms of Use (EULA): https://backpackradar.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://backpackradar.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Frieo4 screens
BackpackRadar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frieo at none against BackpackRadar's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BackpackRadar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Frieo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Frieo versus BackpackRadar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrieoBackpackRadar
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB69 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBCA Group co Pty ldtQuentin Garcia

In-app purchases

None

Frieo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BackpackRadar

Subscriptions3
  • PRO Monthly$5.991 Month
  • PRO 3 Months$12.993 Months
  • PRO Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Frieo free?
Frieo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BackpackRadar free?
BackpackRadar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Frieo or BackpackRadar have ads?
Neither Frieo nor BackpackRadar shows ads.

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