Locable Classic vs Explorer Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locable Classic
Discover local businesses, events, and promotions in your favorite districts. Explore attractions, find parking, and enjoy app-based walking tours. Recommend new districts to expand the network.
- Business listings by category
- Parking locations
- Upcoming events
- Merchant offers and promotions
- App-based walking tours
- District recommendations
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Stroll your favorite shopping and entertainment districts and receive a welcome greeting as you arrive, with access to business listings by category, parking locations and local attractions, upcoming events, and offers and promotions from local merchants. Search by business type or location and see special offers available for you that day. The Locable app supports historic and art walking tours and other app-based “apptivities”. Recommend your favorite district to expand the growing national network.
Explorer Quest
Transform amusement park and zoo visits into interactive adventures for families. This app guides users through hidden park areas, offering educational insights and engaging activities. Enhance your family's day with a unique digital experience that encourages exploration and learning.
- Guided park tours
- Discover hidden points
- Learn about conservation
- Animal facts and welfare
- Smart compass navigation
- Interactive animal and ride experiences
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Explorer Quest Choose your quest, connect your Smart Compass, and start exploring. Your Smart Compass guides you through an interactive adventure, lighting up when you reach a quest point and unlocking new challenges on your phone. Along the way, you’ll search for animals, answer trivia, solve puzzles, and uncover new discoveries. Adventure together. Play as a family, with friends, or as a team. One phone runs the quest while every player wears a Smart Compass band, keeping everyone connected, engaged, and moving toward the next discovery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Explorer Quest at 4.8 against Locable Classic's 3.9. Explorer Quest also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 15). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Explorer Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explorer Quest has 1.1K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 81% positive.
Locable Classic ships an update every 2 months, Explorer Quest every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Locable Classic | Explorer Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Locable | TraKid |
Customer experience
Locable Classic
Explorer Quest
Bugs and requests
Locable Classic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Explorer Quest
Reported bugs
2 issues- App disconnecting from wrist device
- Incorrect exhibit information and locations
Requested features
3 requests- More variety and length of scavenger hunts
- Improved accuracy of geolocation and content
- Expanded educational content and animal facts
In-app purchases
Locable Classic
No in-app purchases
Explorer Quest
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Locable Classic free?
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