FlyGaruda vs SweetEscape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlyGaruda
Book flights, check in, and manage your trips with this airline's mobile app. Discover destinations, access exclusive offers, and track flight status for a seamless travel experience.
- Book one-way and roundtrip tickets
- Check-in for flights
- Manage trips and special offers
- Use boarding pass for benefits
- Check flight status and schedule
- Discover destinations and fares
- Manage Garuda Miles account
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The new Garuda Indonesia mobile app brings you a 5-star travel experience. Book your flight, board your plane, and explore many possibilities on your dream destinations with an improved and personalized user experience, designed to complete your journey. We’ll always innovate to give the best for you. Here’s the key features you can enjoy now: • Book your one-way and roundtrip tickets in just a few taps. • Check-in for upcoming flights up to 24-hours in advance. • Manage your trips and complete your trip with special offers. • Use your boarding pass to get extra benefits and offers. • Check flight status and schedule for all Garuda Indonesia flights. • Discover new travel destination with the best fares. • Get exclusive offer only for mobile app user. • Manage your Garuda Miles account easily.
SweetEscape
Find and book local photographers worldwide for any occasion. Capture memories from holidays, weddings, graduations, and more. Get edited photos within 48 hours.
- Book local photographers
- 500+ cities worldwide
- Capture any occasion
- Edited photos within 48 hours
- In-app chat with photographer
- Easy 2-minute booking
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Connecting you with local photographers in 500+ cities around the world. Hire a photographer for any occasion anywhere around the world. Connecting you with tens of thousands of curated local photographers in 500+ cities around the world, starting at US$120 per hour. Are you planning a pre wedding photoshoot? A birthday photoshoot? Need graduation photos? Or do you want to hire a photographer to capture beautiful candid photos during your holiday - for all your photography needs you can use SweetEscape. Booking a photographer takes as little as 2 minutes. Chat with your photographer and download your edited photos within 48 hours after your photoshoot - all through the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SweetEscape at 55% against FlyGaruda's 9%. SweetEscape also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9). FlyGaruda's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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.
SweetEscape holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 414 and 203 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of FlyGaruda's written reviews are positive against 55% of SweetEscape's.
FlyGaruda ships an update every 3 weeks, SweetEscape every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlyGaruda | SweetEscape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (414 ratings) | 4.8 (203 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.0% of reviews | 55.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 414 — better | 203 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GARUDA INDONESIA (PERSERO), PT TBK | SweetEscape USA Inc. |
Customer experience
FlyGaruda
SweetEscape
Bugs and requests
FlyGaruda
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and registration issues
- Incorrect flight information display
- Inability to retrieve booking details
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add Apple Wallet support
- Improve Garuda Miles integration
- Enhance mobile check-in and booking flow
SweetEscape
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FlyGaruda
No in-app purchases
SweetEscape
No in-app purchases
