Comparison

Four Seasons vs Bora Explorer

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

Head to head

Four Seasons

Luxury Hotels and Resorts

Free

✈️ Travel

★ 3.3213 ratingsView app →

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About

Four Seasons

Plan your next luxury escape with ease. Connect with hotels and resorts worldwide, manage your trips, and discover destinations. Personalize your stay by setting room preferences, booking activities, and communicating directly with hotel staff.

Highlights

Personalized trip planning
Global destination discovery
Activity booking and itinerary management
Room preference settings
In-app hotel messaging
Restaurant menu browsing
In-room dining and spa booking

Features

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Your next personalized getaway is just a tap away. Download the Four Seasons App to connect with our hotels and resorts around the world. It’s service as mobile as you are. You can use the Four Seasons App to: • Easily manage and plan your trips with Four Seasons • Discover our many destinations across the globe • Book and track your activities with our new Itinerary feature • Set your room preferences on your profile for the sleep of your dreams • Chat with the hotel team through in-app messaging • Browse the menus of our on-property restaurants and meet the Executive Chef • Perfect your stay by ordering in-room dining, making spa appointments and more

About

Bora Explorer

Features

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**Bora Explorer is designed to use offline when you are in the island so you can degrade expensive roaming charges.** - Augmented Reality mode allows you to see where the interesting locations are in First Person view! -An overview map showing your current location and all the points of interests. -Frequently updated guide with all the good adresses like hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, shops, markets, gas stations, banks, beaches, hikes … -Click on any Point of interest (in both Augmented Reality and Map) to display additional informations like opening hours, phone number, website address and more. -For our customers currently renting a vehicle: Tips on good renting practices and how to use our vehicles.

Screenshots

Four Seasons4 screens

Bora Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bora Explorer at none against Four Seasons's shown. Bora Explorer also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Four Seasons's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.4). On price 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Four Seasons ships an update every 3 weeks, Bora Explorer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

Four Seasons versus Bora Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Four Seasons	Bora Explorer
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.3 (213 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	19.4% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	213 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 6 months
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	16.0 — better	26.4
Further details — not scored
Size	199 MB	11 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	Four Seasons Hotels Ltd.	Godefroy de La Bourdonnaye

Bugs and requests

Four Seasons

Reported bugs

15 issues

App crashes immediately upon launch
Confirmation codes not received via email or SMS
Chat feature disconnects or stops responding
Bluetooth permission pop-ups appear even when app is closed
False 'jailbroken phone' detection on Apple Silicon Macs and standard iPhones

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Room service orders fail with instruction to use chat instead
Profile information reverts to old data after updates
Preferences and settings don't save
In-room dining menu not loading
Reservation not recognized despite confirmation
Chat history disappears mid-conversation
Date/time fields reset to current values in booking forms
Invalid credentials error after app updates
Valet and housekeeping requests fail intermittently
Multiple duplicate confirmation emails sent

Requested features

13 requests

iPad-optimized version with landscape support
Ability to edit and cancel reservations in-app
Display full reservation details (room type, bed configuration)
Integration of restaurant reservations in itinerary
Manual itinerary customization options

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Face ID/biometric authentication
Wallet/Passbook support for hotel cards
Ability to change account phone number without support ticket
Multiple account support per booking
Real-time notification delivery without app being open
Spa and transportation booking functionality
Dining menu integration across all restaurants
Calendar UI improvements with visual feedback

Bora Explorer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Four Seasons

No in-app purchases

None

Bora Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Four Seasons free?

Four Seasons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Bora Explorer free?

Bora Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Four Seasons or Bora Explorer have ads?

Four Seasons shows ads; Bora Explorer does not.

Which is updated more often, Four Seasons or Bora Explorer?

Four Seasons ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bora Explorer every 6 months. Most recently, Four Seasons was updated on October 15, 2026 and Bora Explorer on September 30, 2026.