Explore National Parks vs DiscoverNP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explore National Parks
Access detailed information for all national parks, including web pages, social media links, and weather forecasts. Subscribe for a monthly donation to support the developer.
- National Park web pages
- Twitter integration
- Facebook integration
- Instagram integration
- Weather forecasts
- Monthly developer donation option
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This App provides National Park related media as follows: National Park web page for all parks Twitter Facebook Instagram Weather Disclosure regarding auto-renewing subscription, if purchased, is as follows: - Title of publication or service is as follows: "Donate $0.99 USD to App Developer monthly." - Length of subscription (time period) is one month. - Price of subscription is as follows: $ 0.99. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be $ 0.99. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Link to Privacy Policy is as follows: http://privacy-policy-sta.tumblr.com - Link to Terms of Use is as follows: http://terms-of-service-sta.tumblr.com - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.
DiscoverNP
Track your National Park visits digitally by collecting virtual stamps. Avoid lines at physical cancellation stations and spend more time exploring. The app supports 64 national parks and works offline after an initial data download.
- Digital stamp collection
- Track park visits
- Supports 64 national parks
- Offline functionality
- Avoid cancellation lines
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DiscoverNP is an alternative way to keep track your visit to National Parks. Stop spending time staying in line at National Park Passport cancellation stations. Spend more time to enjoy the park! - Support 64 national parks - The initial app launch requires data to download map data. The app works offline after download is completed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Explore National Parks at 5.0 against DiscoverNP's 4.3. Explore National Parks also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 33 months). DiscoverNP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Explore National Parks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. DiscoverNP asks for nothing beyond the download.
Explore National Parks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DiscoverNP has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Explore National Parks ships an update every 3 months, DiscoverNP every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explore National Parks | DiscoverNP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Support The App | Honu Lab LLC |
Customer experience
Explore National Parks
DiscoverNP
In-app purchases
Explore National Parks
- Donate monthly.$0.991 Month
- Donate one time.$1.99
DiscoverNP
No in-app purchases
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