Not as promised
I used KRUSE on my iPhone with Apple CarPlay for both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
It often did not start on its own as it is supposed to. We drove past sites it had information for and it stayed silent. I could later see in History what it said it had delivered, but having to look after the fact took all the interest out of it.
There were no real instructions or Help page, and no settings to adjust except location to always on.
The content was not what I needed as a driver. It was way too much ancient history and not enough about the current history of the towns we were going through. It did not point out pullouts or important things to see, and there was very little about geologic phenomena except through long Maori tribal stories. Those stories are typical, but they were long, very fanciful, repetitive, and eventually unwelcome. A little more science and a little less fairy stories would have been a better balance.
It felt like wasted money. I would not recommend it to others.
It often did not start on its own as it is supposed to. We drove past sites it had information for and it stayed silent. I could later see in History what it said it had delivered, but having to look after the fact took all the interest out of it.
There were no real instructions or Help page, and no settings to adjust except location to always on.
The content was not what I needed as a driver. It was way too much ancient history and not enough about the current history of the towns we were going through. It did not point out pullouts or important things to see, and there was very little about geologic phenomena except through long Maori tribal stories. Those stories are typical, but they were long, very fanciful, repetitive, and eventually unwelcome. A little more science and a little less fairy stories would have been a better balance.
It felt like wasted money. I would not recommend it to others.
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TTravelin'grl
A must have for your NZ roadtrip!
We recently had a 3 week family roadtrip through New Zealand and we heard about this App from Christian Hull so decided to give it a go.
We subscribed for our South Island park of our trip and from the start it was great! Effectively having a personal tour guide offering up local historic and cultural information as your driving was far better than googling every location.
I only have two negatives.
The app volume output is about 50% quieter than whatever music your device is playing so I found I was constantly pausing music or adjusting volumes while driving. It would also be handy if you were able to pause/rewind narration.
Pricing structure.. Having separate subscriptions for each Island wasn’t ideal. It didn’t make sense to subscribe for the last few days we were in the north island. Instead of 45 day subscriptions to each island it would be better for a monthly subscription for all of NZ..
Regardless, I would still be recommending the app to everyone I know traveling NZ.
We subscribed for our South Island park of our trip and from the start it was great! Effectively having a personal tour guide offering up local historic and cultural information as your driving was far better than googling every location.
I only have two negatives.
The app volume output is about 50% quieter than whatever music your device is playing so I found I was constantly pausing music or adjusting volumes while driving. It would also be handy if you were able to pause/rewind narration.
Pricing structure.. Having separate subscriptions for each Island wasn’t ideal. It didn’t make sense to subscribe for the last few days we were in the north island. Instead of 45 day subscriptions to each island it would be better for a monthly subscription for all of NZ..
Regardless, I would still be recommending the app to everyone I know traveling NZ.
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Yyourmatetrav
Loved what I learned
Loved the idea of a history narrator and the cultural folklore. Worked only some of the time. Sometimes it would start fine and cut out. Sometimes it would repeat and I couldn’t stop it. Needs some glitches worked out but still worth it. It enhanced my experience in New Zealand!!!
EBElla Bey
Good. Almost great.
Used it for a South Island trip and it worked great for the most part. It was fun hearing stories and history of the areas we were in. My few suggestions are to have the audio play sooner. Sometimes I would be past the landmark before I had enough info to know if I wanted to stop. And I liked the random facts that were unrelated to the area I was in. I’d add more of those. I’ll be using it again for my next trip to north island
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AAnononomuss
A fantastic app to road trip to
We are absolutely loving this app as we cruise the South Island. It’s so well put together and a great mix of history, geology, and stories. We just wish we had the option to manually replay some episodes.
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