Comparison

Colonial Church vs Explorer Quest

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

Head to head
About

Colonial Church

Stay connected with the daily life of a church community. Access past messages, receive updates via notifications, and share content easily. Download messages for offline enjoyment.

Highlights
  • Watch/listen to past messages
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Share messages via social media/email
  • Download messages for offline listening
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of Colonial Church. With this app you can: - Watch or listen to past messages - Stay up to date with push notifications - Share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email - Download messages for offline listening

About

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.

Highlights
  • Guided park tours
  • Discover hidden points
  • Learn about conservation
  • Animal facts and welfare
  • Smart compass navigation
  • Interactive animal and ride experiences
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Colonial Church4 screens
Explorer Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Explorer Quest at every 2 days against Colonial Church's every 2 months. Explorer Quest also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 14). Colonial Church's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colonial Church holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explorer Quest has 1.1K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Colonial Church's written reviews are positive against 81% of Explorer Quest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colonial Church ships an update every 2 months, Explorer Quest every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Colonial Church versus Explorer Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColonial ChurchExplorer Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better4.8 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.6% of reviews
Number of ratings141.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB64 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperColonial Church Saint Augustine incTraKid

Customer experience

Colonial Church

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Explorer Quest

All ratings1,106 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

Colonial Church

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

None

Colonial Church

No in-app purchases

None

Explorer Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colonial Church free?
Colonial Church is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explorer Quest free?
Explorer Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Colonial Church or Explorer Quest?
Colonial Church is rated higher. Colonial Church averages 5.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Explorer Quest averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Colonial Church or Explorer Quest have ads?
Neither Colonial Church nor Explorer Quest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colonial Church or Explorer Quest?
Colonial Church ships an update every 2 months, and Explorer Quest every 2 days. Most recently, Colonial Church was updated on November 2, 2026 and Explorer Quest on November 3, 2026.

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