Visit Saudi vs Wafy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visit Saudi
Discover Saudi Arabia's rich history, culture, and natural beauty with this official tourism guide. Find activities, destinations, accommodations, and museums. An interactive map and events calendar are included to plan your visit.
- Discover tourist destinations
- Find activities and attractions
- Accommodation listings
- Museum information
- Interactive map
- Events calendar
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Visit Saudi official app, provided by Saudi Tourism Authority. You can find here all the activities and touristic destinations in Saudi Arabia which is full of history and rich cultural and natural beauty. The app will be your tourist guide for everything such as accommodations, parks, museums and more. The app also provide an interactive map and a year long events calendar.
Wafy
Discover local businesses, places, and events in Saudi Arabia with this smart directory. Find relevant results reviewed by other users to optimize your experience and locate the perfect solution.
- Local business discovery
- Place and event finder
- User reviews and ratings
- Relevant search results
- Digital platform browsing
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Welcome to a world of discovery with Wafy app, your smart local directory! Hop on and start browsing in Saudi Arabia for any business, place or event, and we will find it for you through our robust digital platform. Not only that! Each result you find is 100% relevant to your search and reviewed by other users to optimize your experience and find the perfect solution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wafy at 4.8 against Visit Saudi's 4.3. Wafy also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 47%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18). Visit Saudi's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Wafy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Visit Saudi's written reviews are positive against 64% of Wafy's.
Visit Saudi ships an update every 9 days, Wafy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visit Saudi | Wafy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (68 ratings) | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saudi Tourism Authority | Wafy Networks for Information Technology |
Customer experience
Visit Saudi
Wafy
In-app purchases
Visit Saudi
No in-app purchases
Wafy
No in-app purchases
