LoungeKey vs Vago
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LoungeKey
Access a global network of airport lounges and experiences with your payment card. Enjoy contactless entry, check visit entitlements, and discover dining, spa, and sleep pods in over 700 airports worldwide. Elevate your travel journey with additional services and benefits.
- Contactless entry with Digital Card
- Check visit entitlement and history
- Search and save lounges/experiences
- Access global airport lounges
- Discover dining, spa, and sleep pods
- Unlock additional travel services
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Download the LoungeKey™ app today - the must-have travel companion for LoungeKey cardholders. Register your account in the app with your payment card details to access a global network of airport lounges and experiences, including dining, spa and sleep pods in over 700 airports worldwide. •Enjoy contactless entry with your Digital Card •Stay up to date, check your current visit entitlement and history •Search for lounges and experiences, and save your favourites •Unlock more with access to additional Travel Services and benefits that elevate your travel journey Enhance your airport experience with the LoungeKey app.
Vago
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Did you know there are incredible places just a couple of hours away from you, and no one has told you about them? Vago is your guide to exploring the world at your own pace. Here, there are no reservations, no prices, and no hotel ads—just places, adventures, and ideas to help you discover where to go and what’s worth experiencing. Discover places steeped in history Explore tourist destinations and little-known spots: beaches, volcanoes, towns, scenic overlooks, trails, and much more. Create your itinerary your way Save the places that inspire you and plan your trip day by day. Your plan, your stops, your rules. Your traveler profile Showcase the places you’ve visited, the ones you dream of seeing, and your travel style. It’s your digital passport—no stamps, but plenty of stories. Adventures for everyone Nature, culture, cuisine, hikes, or weekend getaways. There’s always something new to discover. With Vago, you can: Discover destinations and places not featured in traditional guidebooks Create and save your trips and itineraries Build your list of places to visit Create and share your traveler profile Get inspired by other travelers’ adventures It’s not an app for booking trips—it’s an app to make you want to take them. Download Vago and start exploring.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vago at 100% against LoungeKey's 22%. LoungeKey's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). 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.
LoungeKey holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LoungeKey has 17K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of LoungeKey's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vago's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LoungeKey ships an update fortnightly, Vago every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | LoungeKey | Vago |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17K ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 235 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lounge Key Ltd | Luis Quijada |
Customer experience
LoungeKey
Vago
Bugs and requests
LoungeKey
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to register or create account
- App crashes on launch or login
- Validation errors when adding payment card
- Incorrect lounge information in the app
Requested features
4 requests- Add digital card to mobile wallet
- Display remaining free visits
- Improve lounge search and booking
- Provide better customer support
Vago
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LoungeKey
No in-app purchases
Vago
No in-app purchases
