Comparison

Hidden Beaches vs #Alkmaar

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

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About

Hidden Beaches

Discover Britain's most beautiful secret beaches for swimming, walking, and exploring. This practical guide features inspirational photos, engaging writing, and detailed mapping for over 400 hidden coastal gems.

Highlights
  • Explore 400 secret beaches
  • Inspirational photos and writing
  • Detailed 1:25,000 mapping
  • Directions and travel information
  • Find nearby pubs and campsites
  • Interactive map search
  • Save favorite locations
Features
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Wild Swimming Hidden Beaches: Explore Britain's Secret Coast In this spectacular and practical guide Daniel Start, author of Wild Swimming, charts Britain’s 400 most beautiful secret beaches, describing the best places to swim, walk and explore, containing all the content from the best-selling book ‘Hidden Beaches’ (Wild Things Publishing, 2014, £16.99). Britain has some of the most amazing coastline in the world, and it is more accessible than ever before, yet many of its beaches remain hidden. These little slices of peace and paradise welcome the intrepid adventurer and those in the know. So why not set out to discover our shell-white sands and blue lagoons, hidden smugglers’ coves and sea grottoes sparkling with coralline. Find a campsite on the beach and cook up supper on the sands, or seek out the best local seafood at welcoming inns. This app combines inspirational photos, engaging writing and practical information to make a truly original travel guide. NOTE: due to the large number of images and places the app is slow to load first time and may not work well (or crash) if many other apps are open in parallel. Please close other apps. You will find preloaded maps, photos, directions and travel writing to inspire and inform. Most locations comes with stunning photography and include detailed 1:25,000 mapping. There is contact information for nearby pubs, campsites and attractions. If you need inspiration you can browse the app by slideshow, list, photo gallery and on an interactive map. Ask the app to find places close to you, or search using postcode, address, star rating, walk-in time, keywords or other features. You can share places on email and Facebook and save favourites too.

About

#Alkmaar

Features
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Met de #Alkmaar app heb je alle tips die je nodig hebt om deze prachtige stad te ontdekken, van historische bezienswaardigheden tot de beste eetgelegenheden. Of je nu de iconische kaasmarkt wilt bezoeken, door de sfeervolle straatjes wilt slenteren of gewoon op zoek bent naar een gezellig terras, alles ligt binnen handbereik. Bovendien staat de agenda boordevol leuke evenementen en activiteiten. Alkmaar, de kaasstad van Nederland, heeft zoveel te bieden!

Screenshots

Hidden Beaches4 screens
#Alkmaar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: #Alkmaar at Free against Hidden Beaches's $3.99. #Alkmaar also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

#Alkmaar is free to download; Hidden Beaches costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidden Beaches ships an update every 7 months, #Alkmaar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Hidden Beaches versus #Alkmaar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden Beaches#Alkmaar
Price$3.99Free — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB16 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWild Things Publishing LtdMediabureau Apeldoorn BV

In-app purchases

None

Hidden Beaches

No in-app purchases

None

#Alkmaar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hidden Beaches free?
Hidden Beaches costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is #Alkmaar free?
#Alkmaar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hidden Beaches or #Alkmaar have ads?
Neither Hidden Beaches nor #Alkmaar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hidden Beaches or #Alkmaar?
Hidden Beaches ships an update every 7 months, and #Alkmaar every 3 months. Most recently, Hidden Beaches was updated on October 26, 2026 and #Alkmaar on October 5, 2026.

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