Revealed Travel Guides User Reviews

Revealed Travel Guides
Revealed Travel Guides
Wizard Publications, Inc.

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Big island version of the app is lacking

This big island version is barely populated. Based on how great the book is, I had expected a much better app. Sorely lacking.

I’m confused,

I just paid $29 for a year subscription Hawaii Revealed. When I opened it up it asked if I wanted to use the new app. So I downloaded it , signed in and I was asked to pay another $30 to to access the the important stuff?!

Response from developer

Aloha Dan, please reach out to us at app@hawaiirevealed.com we can fix your issue.

Truly excellent guide to the Big Island!

I bought the Hawaii: The Big Island Revealed guidebook and then this app as a companion and absolutely love it! The wonderful and honest recommendations of where to go helped my family have an extremely memorable and very fun 7-day vacation.

I enjoyed the descriptions and format so much it was an easy choice to subscribe for the additional content, such as adding locations to a daily planner. Every recommendation was spot on (and we ate SO MUCH great food on this trip because we knew where to go!) - I will definitely be using this again the next time we head to either Hawaii or Las Vegas.
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Response from developer

Aloha Brian, Mahalo for your super kind 5 star review of our app! We also appreciated your email comments and suggestions, too. We are so glad you and your family had a great time on your visit. Look for new locations on the mainland coming in 2024! They will appear on your app's home page. Thank you for support of our products. Aloha and a hui hou

Anniversary trip

My husband and I just wanted to say thank you. We purchased the book and app and studied it meticulously for our 10 day anniversary trip. Your reviews are relatable, fun to read, and spot-on. Thank you for your guidance ;) Mahalo!

Response from developer

Aloha, first congrats on your anniversary! We are so happy to read that you found our app helpful while on your trip. We hope you will return soon to the islands and please look for new destinations coming from us soon. Mahalo and aloha for your 5 star review!

Best Travel Apps and Books

I have been using and recommending the Revealed apps and guides for over 15 years. I recently used the Maui and Big Island audio apps and they were some of the best apps and tourism guides I have ever used. I have read many of the books cover to cover and they are so helpful. I wish there was one like this for every location in the world! Not to mention, this app saved me when I was stuck on Maui during the fires, because I was able to have a usable app and map while having no service on the island. The updates were also some of the best features during this time as we had very little communication while stuck in Kaanapali right next to the fires. Thank You guys for all of your hard work over the years to have the best Non-Bias travel education and guidance as well as live updates on weather and emergency conditions. I will continue to tell everyone who ever goes to Hawai’i that this is the only way to take adventures on the islands.
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Response from developer

Aloha, firstly, we are so glad you are safe from the fires on Maui. Mahalo for your 5 star review and for being a very loyal fan. We are also glad that our emergency push updates on fire information and services was helpful to you as we knew that the west side was very affected at that time. We set up a section in our app called "Helping Maui" which gives users more information on where to donate, events and so on. We are very grateful for your review and for referring people to our products. Hope you return soon. Mahalo and aloha

Needs work.

Has potential, but not as good as the older app, or the book.

Response from developer

Aloha and mahalo for your review. We are sorry you didn't find what you were looking for in our app. Sometimes going from book to app takes some getting used to. All of the information from our book is in our app, but our app has even more–way more, so it can make it tricky to find as it is in bits and pieces. For example "portuguese-man-of-war" is in the Basics section under Ocean Critters, in the book it's under Hazards also in the Basics chapter. We are working on a better search feature, but filters also help in the app. They sort of act like an index does in your book. You can always reach out to us via email at: app@hawaiirevealed.com and we are happy to help. Mahalo for being a fan of our products and for your suggestions on how to improve them.

The only guide you have to read

Going to Hawaii? Then stop everything and GET THIS APP!!! We have been to the islands many times, and the only resource you need is Andy Doughty’s incredible book. This is not your typical guidebook - rather, it is an “I am with you” step-by-step navigational tool for your entire Hawaiian adventure. We literally go nowhere without it, and we even read it for pleasure when back home! Just trust us and go buy Revealed…you will not regret it, and you will become a lifelong Hawaii-phile, guaranteed.
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Response from developer

Aloha and mahalo for your super kind 5 star review. We are so excited to read that you are longtime fans and that you enjoyed our new app! Andrew was also so warmed by your comments here. We are so glad you enjoy visiting Hawaii and hope you will look for our new products for other locations coming soon! Mahalo and a hui hou

Terrible

Search function barely works. Missing info that is present in the Kauai book and the older app.

Buy the book, skip the app.

Response from developer

Aloha and mahalo for your review. We are sorry you didn't find what you were looking for in our app. Sometimes going from book to app takes some getting used to. All of the information from our book is in our app, but our app has even more–way more, so it can make it tricky to find as it is in bits and pieces. For example "portuguese-man-of-war" is in the Basics section under Ocean Critters, in the book it's under Hazards also in the Basics chapter. We are working on a better search feature, but filters also help in the app. They sort of act like an index does in your book. You can always reach out to us via email at: app@hawaiirevealed.com and we are happy to help. Mahalo for being a fan of our products and for your suggestions on how to improve them.

Disappointed subscription is needed

We've purchased at least three Big Island Revealed books over the years. Previously online up to date info was free with verified book purchase. I thought the Revealed app would be the same but it is not. Unfortunate. Guess everyone is greedy.

Response from developer

Aloha, Mahalo for being a loyal fan. The info on the web was only changes to the book info and it's still there. No new info is listed there, though. We still offer all the where to stay info for free in our new app and many other items are also free in the new app, but not all info is free. Our new app is designed so you get the most up to date info and new items - like new places to eat, new things to see and do, surf forecasts daily, daily updates and emergency closures, etc. A trip planner you can share with your family/friends. You get many, many items not in our books due to space, like business hours, website links, new reviews and more details. All this does take time and effort of our staff, so we do charge a small fee for the app subscription per month. You may go with a book or an app or both, it's up to you. Mahalo and aloha

A travel planing app the never asks WHEN you want to travel

From the description I assumed that this app would help me fill in the holes in my Honolulu itinerary. So far, I am underwhelmed with that capability. It would be cool if the app tracked actual dates vs. Day 1 … Day n. That way if I added an event on a day that the venue was closed, the app could give me a warning note. It could also offer advice like “you have selected venue X on a Friday night. Consider YYY for a smaller crowd.” That’s the kind of context sensitive advice I need.
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Response from developer

Aloha, Mahalo for your great suggestions. The day 1,2,3 is on on our list so you can fill in actual dates instead. Great idea on the venue being closed. It's ideas like that that we can add to our list for updates. Remember we also have the survey you can take before you start planning to point you to your type of travel. Mahalo and aloha for your great ideas.

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