Comparison

Great Hikes vs Roady

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

Head to head
About

Great Hikes

Explore New Zealand's premier walking tracks with this free offline app. Access detailed track information, maps, and hundreds of photos. Features live GPS mapping and rich content on history and natural features.

Highlights
  • Offline track maps
  • Mobile GPS mapping
  • Hundreds of pages of content
  • Track section descriptions
  • Thousands of photos
  • Live GPS mapping
  • 3D video flythru
Features
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The only free mobile app designed for all the Department of Conservation New Zealand Great Walks. The Great Walks are the premier walking tracks around New Zealand through some of the best scenery in the country. Huts and tracks on the Great Walks are of a high standard and popular with local and international visitors. Once a track is download it works fully offline, offers mobile GPS mapping and has hundreds of page of content. Content includes: - Track section descriptions and maps - 1,000's of photos of huts, heritage & highlights - rich content about history and natural features - live GPS mapping - elevation profile and 3D video flythru

About

Roady

Discover hidden local gems like walks, waterfalls, and viewpoints in New Zealand and Australia. Plan your road trip with reliable information and share your own travel experiences.

Highlights
  • Discover local walks, waterfalls, and viewpoints
  • Access reliable travel information
  • Plan NZ and AUS road trips
  • Tick off experiences and earn badges
  • Climb the leaderboard
  • Create a travel profile map
  • Share ratings and tips
Features
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Finding things to do in new places can be tough. We got sick of Googling “best things to do in XYZ” and finding the same results each time. We wanted local knowledge, the walks, waterfalls, swimming holes and viewpoints that we didn’t know existed. But finding these, let alone getting any reliable information on them to plan an NZ or AUS road trip, isn’t easy. So Roady set out with a mission to give travellers easy access to local knowledge, no matter where they are. After years of travelling around the country capturing content and learning about these places, we’ve built a travel app that includes our favourite spots and key information that we would have wanted in one place. Tick off experiences as you travel the country, earning badges and climbing the leaderboard along the way. By ticking off an experience, you’ll create a record of your travels on your profile map. Upload a photo, leaving a rating and sharing a tip to provide your own local knowledge for others. Follow us on Instagram @roadynz [:mav: 2.71.0]

Screenshots

Great Hikes4 screens
Roady4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Roady at every 6 days against Great Hikes's every 2 months. Roady also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 55%). Great Hikes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Great Hikes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Roady sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Great Hikes ships an update every 2 months, Roady every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Great Hikes versus Roady: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGreat HikesRoady
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews71.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGary PattersonRoady Travel Limited

Customer experience

Great Hikes

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%

Roady

All ratings29 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive71.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative21.3%

Bugs and requests

Great Hikes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Roady

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cannot access bucket lists or add items
  • Photos won't upload (not jpeg)
  • Submit button doesn't work on survey
  • Bug at the start - cannot use app
  • Crash issue (now fixed)
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  • Occasional issues with ticking off activities
  • Images won't upload
  • Slow page loading
  • Bugs that sometimes close the app
  • Unable to reset password

Requested features

10 requests
  • Version for Europe
  • Add/suggest places
  • Offline mode
  • Ability to hide/color-code map pins
  • "Along the way" feature for routes
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  • Ability to tick off places without posting a picture
  • Add local recommendations
  • Access other photo options besides photo library
  • More locations off the beaten track
  • Paid vs free option for locations

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Great Hikes

One-time1
  • Lake Waikaremoana$0.99
12 purchases

Roady

Subscriptions4
  • AUS Explorer - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • NZ Explorer - 3 monthly$5.993 Months
  • NZ Explorer - yearly$9.991 Year
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  • AUS Explorer - Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time8
  • New Zealand Access$5.99
  • New Zealand Access$7.99
  • New Zealand Access$12.99
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  • Australia Access$14.99
  • NZ Access$17.99
  • New Zealand Access$17.99
  • New Zealand Access$19.99
  • Australia Access$19.99

Questions

Is Great Hikes free?
Great Hikes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roady free?
Roady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Great Hikes or Roady have ads?
Neither Great Hikes nor Roady shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Great Hikes or Roady?
Great Hikes ships an update every 2 months, and Roady every 6 days. Most recently, Great Hikes was updated on July 21, 2026 and Roady on September 22, 2026.

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