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 wonders and historical sites. Browse state parks, national parks, and lighthouses with detailed information, maps, and guides to plan your adventures. Get directions and download location-specific resources for a richer outdoor experience.
- Browse State Parks, National Parks, Lighthouses
- Location-specific activities, maps, and guides
- Filter locations by type
- Map clusters for readability
- Turn-by-turn navigation integration
- Downloadable safety and topic guides
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Explore Michigan's great outdoors right from your iOS device. Browse and learn about several outdoor attractions such as State Parks, National Parks, and lighthouses. Detailed information including location specific activities, maps, and guides can help you plan your next trip. Here are just a few features of the app: - Location Filters - Want to just see lighthouses? You can filter results so that you only see specific types of locations on the map or in the list. This makes it super easy to explore what you are interested in. - Cluster Preview - The map groups locations that are close together in a "cluster" so the map remains readable when zoomed out. Tap on a cluster to see a preview of the locations in that area. - Directions - Once you are ready to go, just tap "Get Directions" to start turn-by-turn navigation via the Apple Maps app. - Resources - Location specific resources such maps and PDF guides are available to download to help you learn about specific topics such as water safety or bear safety.
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 (212 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 212 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 October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explore Michigan | MBA MacPass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (212 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 212 — 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 LLC | Mackinac Bridge Authority |
Customer experience
Explore Michigan
MBA MacPass
In-app purchases
Explore Michigan
No in-app purchases
MBA MacPass
No in-app purchases
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