PRIDE EXPLORER vs MeetMeOnBoard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PRIDE EXPLORER
Discover LGBTQ+ heritage and culture through interactive self-guided walking tours. Explore historical sites, learn about pivotal moments in the community's history, and celebrate diversity.
- Interactive self-guided walking tours
- Explore LGBTQ+ heritage and culture
- Learn about LGBTQ+ history and battles
- Discover historical sites and stories
- Celebrate diversity and human sexuality
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Experience Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Allied (LGBTQ+) Heritage and Culture like never before! PRIDE Explorer® will help you to reveal a proud history. From California to New York, our interactive tours will blow the dust off over a century of underground bars and gay rights battle scars. Lesbian or straight, young or old, there’s no other App like this in the world! During our 90-minute self-guided walking tours you will learn about the birth and battles of the LGBTQ+ Community. From the initial footfalls of the 1st Gay PRIDE parades to the secret gathering places of the pioneers that started the global movement, PRIDE Explorer® will show you cities like no one has ever dared. You will see the unforgettable sights and hear the juicy gossip and startling stories woven into the fabric of this great “Queertopia.” PRIDE Explorer® was created by THE LAVENDER EFFECT® - a non-profit a project of Community Partners that is Advancing the Future of LGBTQ+ Heritage and Culture! You are invited to explore the origins of true pride, demystify the spectrum of human sexuality and gender, as well as celebrate the essential benefits of diversity.
MeetMeOnBoard
Discover and book unique cruises tailored for LGBTQ+ travelers. Connect with fellow passengers before and after your voyage, access travel resources, and stay updated on queer travel news. This app is your comprehensive guide to LGBTQ+ cruising.
- Cruise search and booking
- Voyage tracking
- Connect with LGBTQ+ passengers
- Community forums
- Queer travel resources
- Travel updates
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Search for unique cruises to book and track all of your voyages in one place. Find LGBTQ+ passengers going on any specific cruise and connect with them before and after setting sail. Ask questions in community forums, access resources to help navigate your trips, and receive updates on queer travel. MeetMeOnBoard is the ultimate resource for LGBTQ+ cruisers and we hope to meet you on board soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PRIDE EXPLORER at 100% against MeetMeOnBoard's 29%. PRIDE EXPLORER also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 14 months). MeetMeOnBoard's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 3). 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.
PRIDE EXPLORER holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeetMeOnBoard has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PRIDE EXPLORER's written reviews are positive against 29% of MeetMeOnBoard's.
PRIDE EXPLORER ships an update every 6 months, MeetMeOnBoard every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PRIDE EXPLORER | MeetMeOnBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Community Partners | Adam Martindale |
Customer experience
PRIDE EXPLORER
MeetMeOnBoard
In-app purchases
PRIDE EXPLORER
No in-app purchases
MeetMeOnBoard
No in-app purchases
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