OnArrival vs BEST
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnArrival
This app streamlines onsite event management for organizers. It facilitates attendee check-ins, walk-in registrations, and on-demand badge printing. Real-time updates provide critical data for event success and attendee satisfaction.
- Attendee check-in
- Walk-in registration
- On-demand name badge printing
- Session attendance tracking
- Real-time attendee updates
- Event data capture
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OnArrival is a comprehensive onsite attendee management solution that allows event organizers to check attendees in, register walk-ins, print name badges on-demand, track session attendance, and more, all with ease and efficiency. This app enables event organizers to deliver a smooth, world-class experience that keeps attendees returning for more. OnArrival provides near-real-time updates of attendee check-ins, so you can capture and act on critical data about your events and attendees. OnArrival 360, our full-service onsite attendee management solution, includes everything you need to make your event successful, from software to hardware, devices, badges, supplies, and onsite support.
BEST
This app offers a seamless way to manage chauffeured transportation. Track your booked vehicle and chauffeur in real-time on a map, view chauffeur details including photos and contact info, and easily communicate with your driver or the office.
- Real-time trip monitoring
- Vehicle and chauffeur tracking on map
- Chauffeur details (name, photo, contact)
- Easy contact with chauffeur and office
- First-class transportation solutions
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BEST-VIP Chauffeured has provided first class transportation solutions for 30 years. As a BEST-VIP client or guest, you’ll gain the freedom to make the most of your time whether you are traveling for business or leisure. Our app features an easy to use interface that allows you to monitor trips that are currently in progress. It can provide information about the vehicles you have booked as well as the chauffeurs. You will get chauffeur names, photos, and contact information. Plus, you can view/track the vehicle on a map in real time. The app also enables you to easily contact your chauffeur or the BEST-VIP office. This app is just another way that BEST-VIP is working to exceed our clients expectations and stand out as the BEST solution for all of your transportation needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BEST at 5.0 against OnArrival's 4.5. BEST also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). OnArrival's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (38 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BEST holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnArrival has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of OnArrival's written reviews are positive against 100% of BEST's.
OnArrival ships an update fortnightly, BEST every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnArrival | BEST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cvent | Best Limousines & Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
OnArrival
BEST
In-app purchases
OnArrival
No in-app purchases
BEST
No in-app purchases
