Comparison

London Explorer vs Pather

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

Head to head
About

London Explorer

Discover London's rich history with an interactive guide featuring over 100 locations, historic maps, and panoramas. Explore famous, quirky, and vanished places, comparing past and present views of the city.

Highlights
  • Interactive London location guide
  • Over 100 historical places
  • Historic map exploration
  • Compare past and present views
  • Searchable location database
  • Historic panoramas
Features
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A free interactive guide to London and its history, featuring over 100 famous, quirky and vanished locations. Visiting London, or think you already know everything about it? Then think again – there's always something new to learn about London! This app includes: Explorer: view over 100 London locations alphabetically, or by those nearest to you. Interact with historic maps of each location, and then view the location mapped on the London of today. Read about the history of each place and interact with historic and contemporary images. Search for anything that interests you – for example, search for "Shakespeare" to find any locations in the app associated with Shakespeare. Map Explorer: view the same locations as in the Explorer, but in an interactive map format instead. Tap on a location to explore it in more detail. Old Maps: explore three historic maps of London – Roman London, London in around 1563 (the time of Queen Elizabeth I) and Hollar's beautiful map of London in the 17th century. Panoramas: explore three historic panoramas of London as seen from south of the river Thames. Wyngaerde's panorama from 1543, Visscher's panorama from 1616 and Hollar's panorama from 1647. With nearly 400 images, more than 200 historic map images and over 100 locations, London Explorer provides a novel way to get to know this great city and its history. Future planned updates include a host of new locations and new features. Watch this space! Oh, and please provide feedback and ratings in the app store – things you'd like to see in future releases, what you like and (okay) what you don't. Your feedback is important to us in making London Explorer the great app we've always wanted it to be. An app worthy of this great city.

About

Pather

This app meticulously logs your travel paths, displaying them on a map as you go. It allows you to associate photos and videos with your trips and even integrates with health data to track steps. Share your recorded journeys with friends.

Highlights
  • Records exact travel paths
  • Displays path on a map
  • Associates photos/videos with trips
  • Integrates with Health app for steps
  • Shares trips with friends
  • View trip details and distance
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Ever been on a trip and wanted a precise record of where you went? Pather is for you. It keeps a detailed log of any trips you want to remember. Simply tell it to start recording and it will do the rest! Your device's location will be used to record the path you take until you tell it to stop. As it records, your path will be shown on a map. Pather continues to function even if it's in the background. If you take any photos or videos during a trip, Pather will associate them with your trip for easy access within the app. Features: - Records the exact path you take on any trip you go on (only when you explicitly tell it to) - Easy access to previous trips - Quickly view trip details, such as total distance traveled - Allows usage of data from the Health app to track number of steps taken during a trip. - View trip photos/videos chronologically or by their location taken. - Share trips with friends Data generated by Pather is solely for your purpose and is not transmitted to any parties for any purpose. Please see the privacy policy for more details. Certain images in this app were provided by Icons8: https://icons8.com Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

London Explorer4 screens
Pather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pather at every 3 months against London Explorer's every 21 months. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

London Explorer ships an update every 21 months, Pather every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
London Explorer versus Pather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLondon ExplorerPather
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoeTek LtdVictor Hawley Jr.

Customer experience

London Explorer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pather

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

London Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

Pather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is London Explorer free?
London Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pather free?
Pather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do London Explorer or Pather have ads?
Neither London Explorer nor Pather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, London Explorer or Pather?
London Explorer ships an update every 21 months, and Pather every 3 months. Most recently, London Explorer was updated on October 9, 2026 and Pather on October 8, 2026.

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