On This Spot vs Memory Anchor Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
On This Spot
Discover local history with a unique collection of historical walking tours and thousands of 'then and now' photos. Explore dozens of cities across North America and Europe, seeing how places have changed over time.
- Historical walking tours
- Thousands of then and now photos
- Geographically mapped historical images
- Dozens of cities covered
- Explore local history
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Uncover the hidden history right beneath your feet. On This Spot is your ultimate interactive companion for deep historical exploration. Whether you are walking through your local downtown, planning a road trip, or exploring from home, we bring the past into the present through immersive multimedia storytelling, guided tours, and interactive tools and games. Deep Historical Tours: Follow expert-curated paths through cities, regional heritage sites, and iconic routes. Rich Audio & Video Content: Don't just read about history—hear the stories come alive and watch archival moments unfold through integrated multimedia. Interactive Scavenger Hunts: Turn exploration into an adventure. Challenge yourself with photo restaging, timeline puzzles, trivia, and augmented reality (AR) experiences that reveal the secrets of the past. Stunning "Then & Now" Photography: View thousands of historic photos precisely mapped to the exact spot they were taken. Use our advanced camera engine to align, shot-match, and create your own seamless past-meets-present photo mashups. Hundreds of Destinations Across North America & Europe Western Canada: Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Banff, Jasper, Revelstoke, the Okanagan, and dozens of heritage towns across BC and Alberta. Eastern Canada: Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Halifax, Charlottetown, St. John's, Niagara Falls, and regional heritage counties. United Kingdom & Europe: London, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff, Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, and historic WWII sites including Dieppe, Juno Beach, and Omaha Beach. International Landmarks: Washington DC, Chichen Itza, and much more. Download On This Spot today!
Memory Anchor Explorer
Explore iconic cemeteries and memorials worldwide with curated walking tours. Discover inspiring stories, rich biographies, and historical photographs. Utilize real-time GPS navigation and live view mode to interact with history.
- Explore iconic cemeteries and memorials
- Curated walking tours
- Real-time GPS navigation
- Rich biographies and photographs
- Live view mode for history interaction
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Navigate the world’s most iconic cemeteries and memorials. Discover inspiring stories and explore historic places with curated walking tours from trusted organizations. Get real-time GPS navigation, rich biographies and photographs. Interact with history in stunning live view mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: On This Spot at fortnightly against Memory Anchor Explorer's every 2 months. Memory Anchor Explorer's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 83%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for On This Spot against 4.9 for Memory Anchor Explorer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of On This Spot's written reviews are positive against 95% of Memory Anchor Explorer's.
On This Spot ships an update fortnightly, Memory Anchor Explorer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | On This Spot | Memory Anchor Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (20 ratings) | 4.9 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | On This Spot | Memory Anchor |
Customer experience
On This Spot
Memory Anchor Explorer
In-app purchases
On This Spot
No in-app purchases
Memory Anchor Explorer
No in-app purchases
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