Roadside Attractions Guide vs ExploreHere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roadside Attractions Guide
Discover unique points of interest, from quirky statues to natural wonders, on your road trips. Plan your journey by exploring nearby attractions, adding them to a "Want to Do" list, and tracking your progress. Share your experiences with photos and feedback.
- Discover nearby oddities and wonders
- Plan trips and create "Want to Do" lists
- Track visited attractions
- Add personal feedback and photos
- Detailed descriptions and maps
- Search by category or route
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The Roadside Attractions app by TripBucket guides road trip travelers to nearby oddities, museums, statues and natural wonders all over the world. The app uses advanced technology to help users plan a trip, either on site or before their visit. The "Things to Do" option allows travelers to review all of the points of interest on their route and add items to a "Want to Do" list. App users can off check off selected items during their trip. Users can also add personal feedback and images to share with others via social media. App Features: · Detailed descriptions, maps, relevant articles, tips and things to do · Build and track a personal "to do" list · See what's nearby · Hundreds of photos detailing locations · Search for things to do or find them by categories · Current weather conditions · Directory of major upcoming events and festivals · Read about and see photos of what others have done · Add personal tips, things to do and photos TripBucket users enjoy a bucket list-type format for all the must do's and see's all over the world.
ExploreHere
This app transforms your drives into engaging audio journeys. It automatically plays stories about historic landmarks and hidden places as you travel, allowing for a hands-free and immersive discovery experience.
- Hands-free audio stories
- Automatic landmark discovery
- Walking and driving tours
- Offline access (Pro)
- Nearby history alerts
- Save favorite stops (Pro)
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Turn every drive into a story. ExploreHere is a hands-free road trip guide that plays stories automatically as you travel. Discover historic landmarks, hidden places, and unforgettable moments, without ever touching your phone. Whether you're cruising cross-country, exploring a small town, or wandering a new city, ExploreHere reveals the stories that shaped the places around you. Made for the Road - 240,000+ Historic Landmarks across the U.S. - Auto-Play Audio as you pass places worth knowing - Hands-Free Travel Mode for safe driving - Walking & Driving Tours through cities, parks, and scenic highways - Nearby History Alerts so you never miss a story Pro Features - Offline access for no-service road trips - High-Quality Immersive Audio - View public lands, national parks & forests and native lands - Smart proximity alerts - Save and organize favorite stops Perfect For Road trippers • RV travelers • National park explorers • History lovers • Families on vacation • Curious travelers ExploreHere transforms highways into story-filled journeys and ordinary stops into unforgettable discoveries. See the history around you. Start exploring today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: http://explorehere.app/privacy
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Verdict
Roadside Attractions Guide and ExploreHere both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of ExploreHere's written reviews are positive against 14% of Roadside Attractions Guide's. ExploreHere also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and chart position (#56 vs unranked). Roadside Attractions Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). 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. ExploreHere sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Roadside Attractions Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Roadside Attractions Guide against 4.7 for ExploreHere. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 427 and 809 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of Roadside Attractions Guide's written reviews are positive against 67% of ExploreHere's.
Roadside Attractions Guide ships an update every 3 months, ExploreHere every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roadside Attractions Guide | ExploreHere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (427 ratings) | 4.7 (809 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 427 | 809 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #56 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TripBucket Inc. | Wesley Vance |
Customer experience
Roadside Attractions Guide
ExploreHere
Bugs and requests
Roadside Attractions Guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ExploreHere
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when viewing multiple items
- Crashes on app launch/opening
- Continuous tracking feature not working on iPhone
- CarPlay compatibility issues
- Audio descriptions cut off mid-sentence
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- Double charging incidents
- App freezing and becoming unresponsive
- Incomplete marker database coverage
Requested features
8 requests- Automatic audio reading when passing markers for drivers
- City-based browsing instead of marker name search
- Improved voice quality and complete audio descriptions
- Better map visibility with lighter road colors
- Automatic location detection on app launch
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- Free filtering options without upgrade requirement
- Continuous tracking feature improvement
- Offline marker access capability
In-app purchases
Roadside Attractions Guide
No in-app purchases
ExploreHere
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$2.001 Month
- Pro - Monthly$3.001 Month
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.001 Month
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- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$5.001 Month
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$6.001 Month
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$10.001 Month
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$10.001 Year
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$16.001 Year
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$20.001 Year
- Pro - Yearly$25.001 Year
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$50.001 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$24.99
- Pro - Lifetime$60.00
- Pro - Lifetime$90.00
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