Comparison

Saudia vs almatar a'amal

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

almatar a'amal

Easily compare and book flights, hotels, and furnished apartments worldwide. Secure payment options include installments, with 24/7 Arabic technical support available.

Highlights
  • Flight booking and comparison
  • Hotel reservation and comparison
  • Furnished apartment booking
  • Vacation planning
  • Secure installment payments
  • 24/7 Arabic technical support
Features
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Be with the best, almatar application has won the award for the best tourism application in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the year 2022 due to the high-quality services it provides that make you free more than any other applications. Through the application, you can access flight offers from more than 500 airlines worldwide to choose the best offer and compare easily among them. You can also compare more than a million hotels worldwide, complete the reservation with the click of a button and pay through various and utterly safe means by instalments in several instalments. Main application sections: Booking flight: Compare the different airline offers for more than 500 companies and take advantage of the special offers for almatar company's customers, travel, pay in instalments and book with the click of a button effortlessly while you are in your home. Hotel reservation: Through almatar application, you will compare more than a million hotels worldwide and see the opinions of real visitors to enjoy the best accommodation experience after comparing prices to reach the best hotel. Reservations are made through the application using safe payment methods and instalments. Instalments. Book furnished apartments If you are a fan of privacy and independence and would like to book a luxury hotel apartment, then through almatar application, you will find more than 1,000 luxury hotel apartments within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the most important cities of the Kingdom and suit all tastes. Book flights and vacations: almatar application helps you plan your trips and vacations by offering a group of trips suitable for all travellers. These trips have been prepared by a specialized team to provide an unforgettable experience. almatar application features: - Ease of use with a comfortable modern interface in Arabic and English. - Best prices for flight and hotel booking. - Completely safe and secure payment methods. - Payment in instalments for hotels and flights. - Technical support around the clock and in Arabic for ease of dealing. - Multiple flight options with more than 500 airlines to find the best flight for you. - There are various hotel options; comparing more than a million hotels worldwide to choose the best hotel. - A real evaluation of travellers for hotels, where you can obtain the opinions of visitors before booking in any other hotel, which guarantees you an ideal experience.

Screenshots

Saudia4 screens
almatar a'amal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: almatar a'amal at 100% against Saudia's 39%. almatar a'amal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Saudia's advantage is ratings volume (60K vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

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

almatar a'amal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Saudia has 60K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Saudia's written reviews are positive against 100% of almatar a'amal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Saudia ships an update monthly, almatar a'amal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Saudia versus almatar a'amal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaudiaalmatar a'amal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (60K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.016
Further details — not scored
Size486 MB604 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSAUDI AIRLINES AIR TRANSPORT COMPANY OF A SINGLE-PERSON COMPANYAlmatar

Customer experience

Saudia

All ratings59,826 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews612 reviews
Positive38.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative54.2%

almatar a'amal

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

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

almatar a'amal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Saudia

No in-app purchases

None

almatar a'amal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Saudia free?
Saudia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is almatar a'amal free?
almatar a'amal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Saudia or almatar a'amal?
almatar a'amal is rated higher. Saudia averages 4.7 out of 5 from 60K ratings, while almatar a'amal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Saudia or almatar a'amal have ads?
Neither Saudia nor almatar a'amal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Saudia or almatar a'amal?
Saudia ships an update monthly, and almatar a'amal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Saudia was updated on November 8, 2026 and almatar a'amal on October 30, 2026.

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