Saudia vs Gathern جاذر إن
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Saudia
This travel app allows users to book flights, manage trips, and check in for flights seamlessly. It also provides access to loyalty program information and allows for the purchase of ancillaries like extra baggage and seat upgrades.
- Book flights and purchase ancillaries
- Online check-in and digital boarding passes
- Manage bookings and change seats
- ALFURSAN member dashboard
- Store passenger details and bookings offline
- Book hotels and rent cars
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The Saudia mobile app offers travelers a sleek and superior experience to Book, Manage Trips, Check-In and more. ALFURSAN members have access to a dashboard with key account information at their fingertips – making the app the ultimate traveler companion. FEATURES BOOKING FLIGHTS & PURCHASING ANCILLARIES - Book your flights quickly and seamlessly. - All of your passengers' details are stored on your phone. - Purchase extras such as Extra Legroom Seats, WiFi, Fast Track and Extra Baggage. - Pay with Visa, Master Card, American Express, MADA or SADAD. CHECK-IN - Check-in online and obtain your boarding pass. You have the option to view the digital boarding pass directly in the App or receive it via SMS or email as a digital copy. - Check-in all your passengers while on the move up to 60-minutes before departure time. - Boarding passes are stored on your phone offline. - Enhance your trip with ease, now you can book a hotel, rent a car, and more - all in one convenient place! ALFURSAN Dashboard - ALFURSAN fast enrollment after completing passengers' details during flight booking. - Retrieve and update your own ALFURSAN profile. - Retrieve your miles and rewards. - Retrieve your flight history. MY BOOKINGS & MORE - Retrieve your bookings made outside the app easily and store them on your phone offline. - From changing seats to adding baggage, you can now manage everything in one place! - Streamline your journey using simplified rebooking flow and easily purchase add-ons. - Make an offer to upgrade your cabin through booking management.
Gathern جاذر إن
Discover and book a wide range of vacation rentals, including apartments, chalets, and villas, across Saudi Arabia. Easily find and reserve your ideal accommodation with reliable reviews and confirmed bookings.
- Book apartments, chalets, villas, farms, resorts, camps, caravans
- Search over 50,000 properties
- Covers over 200 cities in Saudi Arabia
- Three-step booking process
- Reliable reviews and confirmed bookings
- Daily and monthly rental options
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Gathern is the first licensed peer-to-peer accommodation platform in Saudi Arabia, on which you can book vacation rental apartments, chalets, villas, farms, resorts, camps, and caravans. Why Gathern? Search in more than 50,000 properties. We cover more than 200 cities and provinces around Saudi Arabia. You can book accommodation now with three steps only! Reliable reviews and confirmed booking. We cover more than 200 regions & cities in the Kingdom, which means you could book housing rent for you in Riyadh, Jeddah resorts, Jeddah beaches, Taif resorts, and other places that do not even cross your mind, and live the Arab culture best! You can choose from various options for renting apartments in Riyadh and other cities. Whether you are searching for affordable or luxury accommodation, we got you covered. You can book an apartment for daily rent, or you can book an apartment for monthly rent by using the filter and selecting what suits you best.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Saudia at none against Gathern جاذر إن's shown. Saudia also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Gathern جاذر إن's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Saudia holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Saudia has 60K ratings behind it against 7.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Saudia's written reviews are positive against 45% of Gathern جاذر إن's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Saudia ships an update monthly, Gathern جاذر إن every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Saudia | Gathern جاذر إن |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (60K ratings) — better | 4.3 (7.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.8% of reviews | 44.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60K — better | 7.1K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 486 MB | 244 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SAUDI AIRLINES AIR TRANSPORT COMPANY OF A SINGLE-PERSON COMPANY | Gathern Holding LTD |
Customer experience
Saudia
Gathern جاذر إن
User reviews
Saudia
From 60K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Smooth and easy to use app
- 🕰️ Convenient for booking and managing flights
- 🤝 Helpful and friendly staff
- 🍽️ Good in-flight experience with quality food and service
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy app with frequent crashes
- ⏱️ Slow and unresponsive performance
- 🤖 Lack of human touch in customer service
- 💳 Issues with payment processing and seat selection
- 🧳 Problems with baggage handling and lost luggage
Gathern جاذر إن
From 7.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Excellent app for booking accommodations
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 💯 Reliable and trustworthy
- 🤩 Great selection of properties
- 🏆 Exceptional customer service
Room to improve
- 🤦♀️ Poor cancellation and refund policies
- 🔍 Misleading property descriptions and photos
- 💸 Overpriced compared to other platforms
- 🙅♂️ Unresponsive customer support
- 🚫 Lack of transparency in pricing and fees
Bugs and requests
Saudia
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to log in to Alfursan account
- Boarding pass not working with Apple Wallet
- Seat selection not working properly
- Booking process getting stuck or not completing
Requested features
4 requests- Add multi-destination booking option
- Integrate Apple Pay and other digital wallets
- Improve Alfursan loyalty program integration
- Enhance mobile app functionality to match website
Gathern جاذر إن
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during booking process
- Issues with payment processing
- Incorrect property availability information
- Delayed or missing booking confirmations
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to filter properties by specific amenities
- Option to view properties on a map
- Improved search functionality
- Integration with loyalty programs
- Enhanced communication with hosts
In-app purchases
Saudia
No in-app purchases
Gathern جاذر إن
No in-app purchases
