Comparison

Direct Ferries vs Experience Gozo

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

Head to head
About

Direct Ferries

Compare and book ferry tickets for over 3000 crossings worldwide. Access real-time pricing and availability, track your ferry live, and manage bookings easily. Find ports and get instant confirmation for your travels.

Highlights
  • Compare ferry crossings worldwide
  • Real-time pricing and availability
  • Book tickets up to 12 months in advance
  • Live ferry tracker
  • Port finder
  • Amend and cancel bookings
  • Secure payment options
Features
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Direct Ferries is the world's leading independent ferry ticket retailer. Compare and book over 3000 ferry crossings worldwide, using real-time pricing and availability, anytime, anywhere from your mobile. The Direct Ferries app is free, quick, and easy to use. With access to all ferry companies, routes, and destinations, it is the only app you need for ferry travel! Direct Ferries App Features: - Our easy comparison tool is designed to make your ferry ticket search a breeze, ensuring you always get the best deal. - Compare prices from the world's major ferry companies, including DFDS Seaways, Brittany Ferries, Irish Ferries, GNV, and more. - Whether you're a spontaneous traveller or a meticulous planner, our app allows you to book your ferry tickets as close as 2 hours before departure or up to 12 months in advance, giving you the freedom to travel on your terms. - Contact our exceptional customer support team directly through the app using our messenger service. - Receive notifications to stay up to date on the status of your sailing and conversations with our customer support team. - Save your quote to complete unfinished ferry bookings later; we'll email you the itinerary and quote so you can complete the booking when you're ready. - Use the Live Ferry Tracker feature to track your ferry an hour before departure and during the crossing. - Don't get lost; the port finder feature can help you find the ferry port. - Recall ferry bookings or quickly and easily amend and cancel your bookings. - Secure payment by PayPal, credit or debit card - Fast booking and instant email confirmation

About

Experience Gozo

Discover the island of Gozo and Comino with curated self-guided walks. Explore beautiful landscapes, rich history, and natural features with detailed maps, descriptions, and audio guides in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Self-guided walks
  • Interactive island map
  • Detailed route descriptions
  • Historical facts
  • Audio guide
  • Multilingual support
  • Apple Health integration
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Gozo is a small island with marvellous landscape and a rich history providing many wonderful experiences for the rambler. From peaceful country and hill walks to rambles along cliff-tops with panoramic views; from coastal paths past extraordinary natural features to heritage trails through the alleyways of the Knights of St John or the unique prehistoric landscape, there is a spectacular walk ideal for any reasonably fit person. Experience Gozo is an application that takes you around the entire island by routes that are interesting, safe, varied and thoroughly enjoyable. The application presents a handful of self-guided walks that, combined, take you through some of the most beautiful places on the island of Gozo and Comino and comes with a fully functional Gozo & Comino map, text describing some of the important features you meet along the walks, historical facts, directions, and an audio guide. These features are available in English, French, German, and Italian. Apple Health: When you record a cycling, hiking, walking or running track you are able to save work outs to Apple Health. Data from HealthKit will not be used for marketing or promotional purposes.

Screenshots

Direct Ferries4 screens
Experience Gozo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Experience Gozo at 100% against Direct Ferries's 28%. Experience Gozo also leads on ads (none vs shown). Direct Ferries's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 37 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Direct Ferries holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Direct Ferries has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 28% of Direct Ferries's written reviews are positive against 100% of Experience Gozo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Direct Ferries ships an update every 3 weeks, Experience Gozo every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Direct Ferries versus Experience Gozo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDirect FerriesExperience Gozo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews28.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 37 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDirect FerriesMalta Information Technology Agency

Customer experience

Direct Ferries

All ratings1,497 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive28.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative69.8%

Experience Gozo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Direct Ferries

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Booking information not accurately reflected
  • Inability to log in or reset passwords
  • Mapping/directions feature not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved customer support channels
  • Ability to easily amend or cancel bookings
  • More transparent pricing and booking policies
  • Tighter integration with ferry operator apps

Experience Gozo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Direct Ferries

No in-app purchases

None

Experience Gozo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Direct Ferries free?
Direct Ferries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Experience Gozo free?
Experience Gozo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Direct Ferries or Experience Gozo?
Direct Ferries is rated higher. Direct Ferries averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Experience Gozo averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Direct Ferries or Experience Gozo have ads?
Direct Ferries shows ads; Experience Gozo does not.
Which is updated more often, Direct Ferries or Experience Gozo?
Direct Ferries ships an update every 3 weeks, and Experience Gozo every 37 months. Most recently, Direct Ferries was updated on October 17, 2026 and Experience Gozo on September 25, 2026.

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