ROAM vs Wild Guide Wales
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ROAM
Discover local attractions and global destinations with this travel app. It aims to enhance your exploration and turn every trip into an adventure.
- Discover local gems
- Explore global wonders
- Enhance exploration
- Turn trips into adventures
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Embark on a journey like never before with Roam Local, the premier travel app designed to elevate your exploration experience. Roam Local connects you with local gems and global wonders, ensuring every trip is an adventure.
Wild Guide Wales
Explore over 600 secret adventures and 500 unique places to eat and sleep across Wales and the Marches. Discover hidden beaches, ancient sites, dramatic landscapes, and local culinary delights for an unforgettable escape.
- Discover secret beaches and sea caves
- Explore wild swimming spots and waterfalls
- Find hidden castles and ancient sites
- Locate unique local food and drink
- Identify secluded accommodations and campsites
- Access detailed travel writing and photography
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New from the award-winning Wild Guide series, with over 600 secret adventures and 500 places to eat and sleep. Taking you to places no other guidebook reaches. Discover secret sandy beaches lapped by turquoise seas, and dramatic limestone cliffs honeycombed with sea caves; watch the sunrise from inside an ancient cromlech, and conquer ruined castles and snow-covered peaks; wander through enchanted woods and dive into crystal-clear waterfalls; descend into tunnels and caverns, or swim in a pure mountain tarn overflowing with legend. Then feast by the fire of a cosy inn and stargaze from your tent or sheepskin-strewn hideaway. This inspiring travel compendium reveals the most exciting hidden places in Wales, and the Herefordshire and Shropshire Marches. Featuring stunning photography and engaging travel writing, this is the perfect guide for a wild adventure or the ultimate weekend escape. * Secret beaches, sea caves and coasteering * Wild swimming and waterfalls * Easy scrambles and gorge walks * Sunset hill forts and unknown peaks * Sacred sites, holy wells and standing stones * Ruined castles, abandoned quarries and hidden caverns * Ancient woods, magical meadows and wildlife spectacles * Local food and drink, from the best seafood to micro-distilleries * Secluded luxury hideaways, cottages and quirky campsites * Wild camping and bothies
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ROAM at 84% against Wild Guide Wales's 25%. ROAM also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Wild Guide Wales's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $5.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
ROAM costs $5.99 and Wild Guide Wales $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ROAM ships an update every 3 weeks, Wild Guide Wales every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | ROAM | Wild Guide Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roam Local Ltd | Wild Things Publishing Ltd |
Customer experience
ROAM
Wild Guide Wales
In-app purchases
ROAM
No in-app purchases
Wild Guide Wales
No in-app purchases
Questions
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