Viking Voyager vs exploreCHQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Viking Voyager
Enhance your cruise experience with this app. View your daily schedule, book excursions and dining, explore ship maps, and discover onboard artwork. Get port information and weather forecasts to make the most of your voyage.
- Personalized daily calendar
- Shore excursion booking
- Spa and dining reservations
- Ship deck plans
- Port information and maps
- Onboard artwork guide
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At Viking®, we believe in offering you extraordinarily well-designed cruises and digital experiences that bring you closer to the cultures of the world. Enhance your onboard experience with our mobile app now available to all active Ocean, River, Expedition and Mississippi voyages. With our app, you can: View a Snapshot of Your Day • Check daily schedule in your personalized calendar • See what’s happening on board with the Viking Daily • Get weather forecasts, port information, dining options & more Plan Your Daily Activities • Book your shore excursions • Make Spa and dining reservations at our restaurants on Ocean and Expedition ships • Complete your daily health survey • Receive timely reminders and updates for all your reservations Explore Your Ship & Destinations • Find your way around with helpful deck plans • Port descriptions and maps Explore the Viking Art Guide • Discover hundreds of pieces of artwork and public spaces on board your Ocean and Expedition Viking ship
exploreCHQ
Discover the natural beauty of the Chautauqua Institution campus with this self-guided touring app. Explore thousands of trees, hundreds of gardens, and the thriving lakeshore habitat alongside its renowned cultural activities.
- Self-guided campus tours
- Discover trees and gardens
- Explore lakeshore habitat
- Information on local flora and fauna
- Highlights cultural activities
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Chautauqua Institution is known for its lectures, theater, opera, symphony, ballet, sailing, golf, and tennis. But living amongst all that human activity is a rich natural world with thousands of trees and birds, hundreds of gardens, and a thriving lakeshore habitat. Use the Chautauqua Bird, Tree & Garden Club's self-guided touring app to discover the natural world on the 250-acre campus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: exploreCHQ at 5.0 against Viking Voyager's 4.6. Viking Voyager's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
exploreCHQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viking Voyager has 3.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Viking Voyager | exploreCHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viking Cruises | THE CHAUTAUQUA BIRD TREE AND GARDEN CLUB INC |
Customer experience
Viking Voyager
exploreCHQ
Bugs and requests
Viking Voyager
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and app not recognizing onboard Wi-Fi
- Incorrect or missing information on upcoming ports and activities
- Reservations disappearing or not showing up correctly
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Overlapping UI elements and poor layout on some screens
Requested features
7 requests- Add ability to view and edit itinerary before cruise
- Include dining venue hours and excursion durations
- Integrate with onboard account to view charges
- Add ship tracker and bridge camera functionality
- Improve navigation and make it more user-friendly
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- Allow offline access to maps and other key information
- Provide a way to leave detailed feedback on excursions
exploreCHQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Viking Voyager
No in-app purchases
exploreCHQ
No in-app purchases
Questions
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