Comparison

Historic Montana vs Bowerstead

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

Head to head
About

Historic Montana

Explore Montana's rich cultural heritage with this free app. Discover the history and architecture of significant sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Mobile markers provide information mirroring on-site National Register signs.

Highlights
  • Discover cultural resources
  • Explore building history
  • Learn about neighborhoods
  • View architectural details
  • Access National Register sites
  • Mobile marker information
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Historic Montana is a free mobile app to help you discover Montana’s rich cultural resources. Curated by the Montana Historical Society, Historic Montana shares the history and architecture of selected buildings, neighborhoods, and cultural sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the nation's official list of cultural resources deemed worthy of preservation. The app’s mobile markers reproduce National Register signs placed at the sites themselves as part of a program, funded through the state’s accommodations tax, to improve public knowledge and promote historic preservation.

About

Bowerstead

Features
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Bowerstead is a calm home for your homeschool records. Plan the week. Tap through the day as it happens. The record builds itself, so when someone asks what you covered, the answer is already written down. PLAN THE WAY YOUR WEEK ACTUALLY GOES Lay out subjects and time blocks for each child by day, week, or month, then check them off as the day happens. Nothing needs to go to plan for the record to stay accurate. CAPTURE IT WHILE IT IS FRESH A photo of the work, a note, a grade. Ten seconds now beats an hour of reconstruction on Sunday night. ATTENDANCE AND GRADES THAT STAY CURRENT Days taught and assessments come from the same taps you were already making, so they are up to date without a separate bookkeeping session. EVERY YEAR HELD SEPARATELY When a child moves up a grade, last year stays exactly as you left it. History does not get rewritten by this year's changes. YOURS TO TAKE WITH YOU Export your records whenever you want, in a form you can hand to whoever is asking. Delete your account and its data from inside the app. BUILT AROUND THE PARENT You are the only person who signs in. Children never get accounts, are never contacted, and never see the app. A paid plan is required to use Bowerstead. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Historic Montana4 screens
Bowerstead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Historic Montana at none against Bowerstead's 2. Bowerstead's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bowerstead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Historic Montana asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Historic Montana ships an update every 4 months, Bowerstead every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Historic Montana versus Bowerstead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHistoric MontanaBowerstead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCleveland State University Research CorporationBowerstead

In-app purchases

None

Historic Montana

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bowerstead

Subscriptions2
  • Bowerstead Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Bowerstead Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Historic Montana free?
Historic Montana is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bowerstead free?
Bowerstead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Historic Montana or Bowerstead have ads?
Neither Historic Montana nor Bowerstead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Historic Montana or Bowerstead?
Historic Montana ships an update every 4 months, and Bowerstead every 5 days. Most recently, Historic Montana was updated on October 4, 2026 and Bowerstead on October 29, 2026.

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