ROAM vs Plot
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.
Plot
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Plot turns the places you save on TikTok and Instagram into trips you'll actually take. We all save places we never end up visiting. A restaurant from a TikTok, a coffee shop a friend tagged you in, a bar from someone's story. Share any post straight to Plot and it lands in your trip, ready when you are. When you're ready to plan, everything's already there. Drop saved places onto a live map, build a timeline for the day, add notes as you go. Trips sync across your devices with iCloud, and you can share one with friends whenever you want. · Save places from TikTok and Instagram in seconds · See everything you've saved on a live map · Build a day-by-day timeline you can rearrange · Add notes and links to any place · Sync trips across your devices with iCloud · Share trips with friends when you're ready
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Plot at Free against ROAM's $5.99. ROAM's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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
Plot is free to download; ROAM costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ROAM ships an update every 3 weeks, Plot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ROAM | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Roam Local Ltd | Tom Wicks |
In-app purchases
ROAM
No in-app purchases
Plot
No in-app purchases
