Explore Michigan vs MBA MacPass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explore Michigan
Discover Michigan's natural beauty, from freshwater shores to sweeping dunes and northern forests. Find parks, lighthouses, and day trip destinations with detailed information, photos, and navigation options.
- Browse parks and lighthouses
- Explore destinations on map
- Search by place, city, or county
- Filter by location type
- View destination photos and info
- Get directions via Apple Maps
- Access guides and reservation links
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Go where only Michigan can take you. Freshwater shores. Sweeping dunes. Northern forests. A lighthouse at the end of the road. Discover the places that make Michigan worth exploring, and find your next stop with Explore Michigan. FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY Browse parks and lighthouses across both peninsulas. Explore destinations on the map, search by place, city or county, and filter by location type to find the places that speak to you. SEE WHAT'S WAITING Take a closer look with destination photos and available information about activities, visitor resources and more. Photos and details vary by location. TURN A DISCOVERY INTO A DAY OUT Open a destination's website, share a place with someone, or get directions through Apple Maps. Find useful maps, guides and reservation links where available. MORE MICHIGAN IN VIEW Explore on iPhone and iPad. Browse the location list alongside the map on iPad and the open iPhone Duo display, then take a closer look at a place that catches your eye. A little Michigan. Wherever you go.
MBA MacPass
Access and manage your account details, view transaction history, and make payments conveniently. This app offers quick access to your account information and activity.
- View account details
- Update account information
- View transaction history
- Make account payments
- Quick access to account activity
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The App provides the customer quick and easy access to the customer’s account information such as viewing and updating the account details, viewing activity (transactions and payments) as well as making account payments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Explore Michigan at 4.7 against MBA MacPass's 4.0. Explore Michigan also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 54 months) and ratings volume (228 vs 4). MBA MacPass's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Explore Michigan holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explore Michigan has 228 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Explore Michigan's written reviews are positive against 100% of MBA MacPass's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Explore Michigan ships an update every 2 months, MBA MacPass every 54 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explore Michigan | MBA MacPass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (228 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 228 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 54 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Code-Bits | Mackinac Bridge Authority |
Customer experience
Explore Michigan
MBA MacPass
In-app purchases
Explore Michigan
No in-app purchases
MBA MacPass
No in-app purchases
Questions
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