Comparison

Wild Guide Lake District vs Experience Gozo

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

Head to head
About

Wild Guide Lake District

Features
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A new compendium of adventures, from the best-selling and award-winning Wild Guide series, now released for the Lake District including the Cumbrian coastline and beaches. Imagine a summer spent swimming in mountain waterfalls, exploring lost ruins and caverns, and camping in ancient forests. In this explorer’s compendium you will discover the most exciting and lesser-known places to visit in the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, with magical places to stay and where to find the very best local and artisan food, straight from the farm or field. Featuring stunning photography and engaging travel writing, this is the perfect book for families seeking new adventures off the beaten track, or explorers dreaming up their ultimate weekend escape. Guiding you to 400 secret places and wild adventures, including slow food treats and quirky places to stay, this book is perfect for the discerning explorer seeking unusual things to do off the beaten track, for families and for couples dreaming about the ultimate weekend escape. • Wild swim in the best waterfalls, river pools and blue lagoons • Discover secret beaches and islands you can canoe to • Find the best easy ridge scrambles and gorge walks • Avoid the crowds with lesser known easy peaks and hidden valleys • Discover extraordinary caverns, caves, grottoes and ruins • Enjoy meadows and amazing wildlife • Seek out micro breweries and artisan food producers • Sleep in a bothy or shepherd’s hut, or wild camp with our secret recommendations Daniel Start is an award-winning travel writer and photographer. He is author of Wild Swimming, Hidden Beaches and Wild Guide South East. Tania Pascoe is a naturalist and food writer. She is author of Wild Garden Weekends and Wild Guide South West. The Wild Guide series was winner of the Travmedia Travel Guidebook of the Year 2015

About

Experience Gozo

Discover the island of Gozo and Comino with curated self-guided walks. Explore beautiful landscapes, rich history, and natural features with detailed maps, descriptions, and audio guides in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Self-guided walks
  • Interactive island map
  • Detailed route descriptions
  • Historical facts
  • Audio guide
  • Multilingual support
  • Apple Health integration
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Gozo is a small island with marvellous landscape and a rich history providing many wonderful experiences for the rambler. From peaceful country and hill walks to rambles along cliff-tops with panoramic views; from coastal paths past extraordinary natural features to heritage trails through the alleyways of the Knights of St John or the unique prehistoric landscape, there is a spectacular walk ideal for any reasonably fit person. Experience Gozo is an application that takes you around the entire island by routes that are interesting, safe, varied and thoroughly enjoyable. The application presents a handful of self-guided walks that, combined, take you through some of the most beautiful places on the island of Gozo and Comino and comes with a fully functional Gozo & Comino map, text describing some of the important features you meet along the walks, historical facts, directions, and an audio guide. These features are available in English, French, German, and Italian. Apple Health: When you record a cycling, hiking, walking or running track you are able to save work outs to Apple Health. Data from HealthKit will not be used for marketing or promotional purposes.

Screenshots

Wild Guide Lake District4 screens
Experience Gozo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Experience Gozo at Free against Wild Guide Lake District's $2.99. Wild Guide Lake District's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 37 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Experience Gozo is free to download; Wild Guide Lake District costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wild Guide Lake District ships an update every 6 months, Experience Gozo every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wild Guide Lake District versus Experience Gozo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWild Guide Lake DistrictExperience Gozo
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB85 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWild Things Publishing LtdMalta Information Technology Agency

In-app purchases

None

Wild Guide Lake District

No in-app purchases

None

Experience Gozo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wild Guide Lake District free?
Wild Guide Lake District costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Experience Gozo free?
Experience Gozo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wild Guide Lake District or Experience Gozo have ads?
Neither Wild Guide Lake District nor Experience Gozo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wild Guide Lake District or Experience Gozo?
Wild Guide Lake District ships an update every 6 months, and Experience Gozo every 37 months. Most recently, Wild Guide Lake District was updated on November 2, 2026 and Experience Gozo on November 3, 2026.

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