Explore Black Hills vs Plan Deadwood
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explore Black Hills
Discover dining, shopping, and activities in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This location-driven guide helps you find attractions, deals, and local information based on your current position. Explore historical sites and outdoor adventures with trusted local insights.
- Location-driven recommendations
- Dining and shopping guides
- Special deals and offers
- Information on attractions
- Local event listings
- Historical site details
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Your insider’s guide to exploring the beautiful Black Hills of Western South Dakota. Our FREE location-driven app helps visitors and locals alike, explore all the Black Hills has to offer for dining, shopping, playing, staying, special deals and more. Surrounded by the incredible natural beauty of the Black Hills National Forest, and steeped in history, you can walk in the footsteps of the likes of Wild Bill Hickok, Gen. George A. Custer and Sitting Bull. Our welcoming towns of Spearfish, Lead, Deadwood, Belle Fourche and Sturgis are all located just northwest of the major hub of Rapid City. Mt. Rushmore, Devil’s Tower National Monument, Badlands National Park and Spearfish Canyon scenic byway are just a few of the world-class attractions in our area along with outdoor mountain adventures and plenty of indoor fun as well. Hiking, biking, world-class rock climbing, caving, fishing, hunting, skiing, snowmobiling, driving tours, casino gaming, pro rodeo action, museums, historic opera houses and so much more are just waiting for you to explore. Based on your location, each page in our app contains search buttons to help you find what you’re looking for by town. We’ll help you locate where to eat, where to stay, special deals and what’s happening while you’re here. Compiled by the folks at the locally owned Black Hills Pioneer newspaper, you know you can trust the info we provide. After all, we’ve been pioneering news and information in the territory since 1876.
Plan Deadwood
Plan your ideal vacation, trip, or weekend getaway to Deadwood, SD. Discover historical tours and attractions tailored to your interests, find upcoming local events, and build a custom itinerary. Share your plans with friends and family.
- Discover historical tours
- Find local attractions
- View upcoming events
- Create custom itineraries
- Share trip plans
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The Plan Deadwood app is designed to help you plan the perfect vacation, trip or weekend getaway in Deadwood, SD! • Discover historical tours and attractions that match your interests • View upcoming events near you • Add events and places to your custom trip • Share events, places and your itinerary with friends and family
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plan Deadwood at 100% against Explore Black Hills's 0%. Plan Deadwood also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). Explore Black Hills's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plan Deadwood holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plan Deadwood has 129 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Explore Black Hills's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plan Deadwood's.
Explore Black Hills ships an update every 6 months, Plan Deadwood monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explore Black Hills | Plan Deadwood |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) | 4.9 (129 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 129 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seaton Publishing Company Inc | DEADWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITORS BUREAU |
Customer experience
Explore Black Hills
Plan Deadwood
In-app purchases
Explore Black Hills
No in-app purchases
Plan Deadwood
No in-app purchases
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