Comparison

Southern Explorations vs Open South America

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

Head to head
About

Southern Explorations

Organize all your travel plans in one place, from itineraries and packing lists to restaurant recommendations and local facts. Access all trip details offline, anytime, anywhere on your smartphone or tablet to relax and enjoy your journey.

Highlights
  • Personalized trip itinerary
  • Weather forecasts
  • Restaurant recommendations
  • Packing lists
  • Offline access
  • Destination facts
  • Share itinerary and photos
Features
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Southern Explorations presents an interactive app that organizes all your travel plans into one convenient location. Each tab contains all the information you need to know, both before you depart and while traveling. Not sure what kind of jacket you need for chilling with penguins in Antarctica? Searching for the highest rated asado restaurant in Buenos Aires? Curious which Galapagos island is best for spotting blue-footed boobies? The app has you covered. Find weather forecasts, packing lists, FAQs, restaurant recommendations, reading suggestions, your personalized trip itinerary, and so much more. You can access all the details for your trip anytime, anywhere on your smartphone or tablet, even without a Wi-Fi or data connection. With these details at your fingertips in the user-friendly app, you can relax and enjoy your trip. Download the app today to begin your incredible journey to Latin America! Key Features: · Personalized trip itinerary, including hotel details, flight schedule and emergency contact information · Weather forecasts for all areas you’re visiting · Southern Explorations recommended restaurants for each city on your trip · Packing list · Tipping guide · Recommend reading list to learn more about your trip destinations · FAQs · Information about currency exchange rates and other money matters · Health & safety details · Quick facts about your destination country, including population data, geographical details, and political information · Ability to share your trip itinerary and photos with friends and family

About

Open South America

Features
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Suramérica Abierta aims to ensure that migrants, travelers and key actors in the region have access to up-to-date and reliable information on the measures adopted by governments in terms of human and health mobility in the context of the current pandemic generated by COVID -19. Suramérica Abierta shares comprehensive information on border restriction measures, status on entry points to countries, internal mobility restrictions, country entry requirements, authorized travel documents and access to healthcare. By providing critical information from trusted sources, this mobile application seeks to combat misinformation and facilitate migration and mobility in the region in a safe, orderly and regular manner.

Screenshots

Southern Explorations4 screens
Open South America4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Open South America at every 2 months against Southern Explorations's every 10 months. Open South America also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Southern Explorations ships an update every 10 months, Open South America every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Southern Explorations versus Open South America: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSouthern ExplorationsOpen South America
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperwhistleBoxInternational Organization for Migration (IOM)

In-app purchases

None

Southern Explorations

No in-app purchases

None

Open South America

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Southern Explorations free?
Southern Explorations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open South America free?
Open South America is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Southern Explorations or Open South America have ads?
Neither Southern Explorations nor Open South America shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Southern Explorations or Open South America?
Southern Explorations ships an update every 10 months, and Open South America every 2 months. Most recently, Southern Explorations was updated on October 7, 2026 and Open South America on October 7, 2026.

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