MileagePlus X vs Destination Defender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MileagePlus X
Earn United MileagePlus award miles on everyday purchases. Discover nearby merchants, buy eGift cards, and browse curated deals. Track your miles as they post directly to your account with a refreshed, intuitive design.
- Earn award miles on purchases
- Discover nearby merchants
- Buy eGift cards
- Browse curated deals
- Track miles earned
- Intuitive design
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The new and improved MileagePlus X app is here, redesigned to make earning United® MileagePlus® award miles easier and smoother than ever. Explore a refreshed experience that brings shopping, dining and offers together in one place. Discover nearby merchants, buy eGift cards or browse curated deals to earn miles on everyday purchases. See earn rates before you shop, track your miles as they post directly to your MileagePlus® account and enjoy a cleaner, more intuitive design that puts your rewards front and center. Whether you’re grabbing coffee, shopping online or dining out, the new MileagePlus X app makes every purchase more rewarding.
Destination Defender
This app serves as a digital guide for an outdoor adventure event, offering a schedule of activities, an interactive venue map, and real-time updates. Users can check into events, save their favorites, and receive important announcements to enhance their experience.
- Event countdown and dashboard
- Full three-day activity schedule
- Interactive venue map with directions
- QR code check-ins for activities
- Real-time push notifications
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Welcome to Destination Defender The premier gathering bringing together those who embrace the impossible, while offering curated outdoor activities, the Defender Drive Experience, live music, exclusive vehicle displays and exceptional culinary experiences. It's a celebration of the spirit of adventure with a vibrant community of like-minded explorers. Features: • Countdown to event start, live local weather, and quick access to everything on-site from the home dashboard. • Browse the full three-day schedule across drives, adventure, culinary, music, workshops, and wellness, and save your favorites. • Navigate the venue with a custom interactive map showing stages, drive starts, food, parking, and more with one-tap directions. • Check in to activities instantly with your personal QR code. • Stay in the loop with real-time push notifications for announcements, schedule changes, and priority alerts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Destination Defender at every 2 days against MileagePlus X's monthly. Destination Defender also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). MileagePlus X's advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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.
Destination Defender holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MileagePlus X has 21K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MileagePlus X ships an update monthly, Destination Defender every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MileagePlus X | Destination Defender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | UAL | RTEAM |
Customer experience
MileagePlus X
Destination Defender
Bugs and requests
MileagePlus X
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recurring transaction decline issues
- Inconsistent tracking of earned miles
- Glitches with gift card purchases
Requested features
3 requests- Improve search and location functionality
- Enhance user experience and app stability
- Provide better customer support channels
Destination Defender
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MileagePlus X
No in-app purchases
Destination Defender
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MileagePlus X free?
Is Destination Defender free?
Which has better reviews, MileagePlus X or Destination Defender?
Do MileagePlus X or Destination Defender have ads?
Which is updated more often, MileagePlus X or Destination Defender?
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