myAmaCruise vs Backroads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myAmaCruise
Enhance your river cruise with live ship tracking, destination details, and personal photo albums. Access daily newsletters with excursion schedules and onboard activities.
- Live cruise tracking map
- Destination and excursion information
- Personal cruise photo album
- Photo geotagging on map
- Email and social media sharing
- Electronic Daily Cruiser newsletter
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The myAmaCruise mobile app is packed full of features specifically designed to enhance your river cruise experience. Access a live cruise tracking map showing your cruising route, the location of your ship as well as photos and information about each of the destinations and shore excursions you will experience along the way. Upload your river cruise photos to your personal cruise album. Photos will pin automatically to your live cruise tracking map so you can easily recall where each one was taken. You can also send your friends a beautiful email postcard of each of your photos or share on Facebook and Twitter. During your cruise you will be able to access an electronic version of your Daily Cruiser newsletter which provides up-to-date information about the day ahead including a detailed schedule of shore excursions, on-board activities and more.
Backroads
This app provides detailed information and daily route options for active travel adventures like biking and hiking. It offers helpful tips and regional information to enhance your journey. Your trip leaders are also available through the app for guidance.
- Daily route options
- Trip schedules
- Helpful tips
- Regional information
- Trip leader access
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Backroads is the leader in active travel, offering Biking, Hiking and Multi-Adventure Trips in 55+ countries worldwide. This Trip Companion app, and a unique log-in code, will be available to you just before your trip starts. You’ll find daily route options, schedules, helpful tips and other regional information. Of course, your incredible Trip Leaders are available every day of your trip to guide you through some of the most beautiful places in the world. We look forward to seeing you out there!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myAmaCruise at 4.9 against Backroads's 3.3. myAmaCruise also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 52%) and ratings volume (32K vs 62). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
myAmaCruise holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myAmaCruise has 32K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of myAmaCruise's written reviews are positive against 52% of Backroads's.
myAmaCruise ships an update every 3 weeks, Backroads every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myAmaCruise | Backroads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (32K ratings) — better | 3.3 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better | 52.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AmaWaterways, LLC | Backroads |
Customer experience
myAmaCruise
Backroads
Bugs and requests
myAmaCruise
Reported bugs
1 issue- App login and cruise selection issues for some users
Requested features
2 requests- More access inside castles and churches during tours
- Improved room storage options
Backroads
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myAmaCruise
No in-app purchases
Backroads
No in-app purchases
