Comparison

Junket vs Visit Bar Harbor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Junket

Embark on decision-based adventures and explore destinations worldwide through interactive tours. Create your own experiences or discover over 100 pre-made adventures in more than 50 cities. Earn points and trophies as you uncover mysteries and learn about the world.

Highlights
  • Decision-based adventures
  • Location-based tours
  • Create and sell custom experiences
  • Earn points and trophies
  • Ghost tours
  • Movie and TV location tours
  • Historical site explorations
Features
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Embark on decision-based adventures to solve challenging mysteries or immerse yourself in fun tours of great destinations throughout the world! Junket helps you turn the physical world into a digital adventure, whether you’re on location, or experienced it from home. Earn points for each location you visit, win a trophy for completing a Junket, and see how your travel points compare with others from around the world. Take a Junket alone or with friends and family, with over 100 experiences in more than 50 cities in eight countries created by local guides that you can enjoy in person on location, or from the comfort of your home. Or, create and even sell your own adventure and share it with your friends, family, or the world! Tremble at one of more than 20 frightening ghost tours, embark on trips behind the scenes to visit filming locations of your favorite movies and TV shows, travel around the world to take tours from your fingertips. Or, enjoy food tours and bar crawls. Junket offers huge savings and convenience for travelers and is great for locals and curious minds wishing to explore the world around them in everything from entertainment to education. Retrace the steps of Jack the Ripper in London, or Al Capone in Chicago. Follow the heroic stories of the D-Day landings, the struggle for Civil Rights with the Freedom Riders and Underground Railroad experiences, or take a virtual tour of Rome. Historic sites include immersive tours of the Boston Freedom Trail, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, Yorktown, and Hollywood. Explore the music scene in Nashville, see why they’re keeping Portland weird, and take a tour of Miami’s art deco masterpieces. Once you arrive at a location, the narrator will automatically begin speaking. You can keep the device in your pocket if you just want to listen to the audio, and take it out when you want to view photos and follow the route. Or, you may manually prompt locations by selecting them from the list view, or on the map. Whether you're a traveler wanting convenient and quality digital experiences, or at home, Junket will be your guide! Experiences include: -Over 25 ghost tours! -Movie and TV Tours: Experience the filming locations and behind the scenes stories from Notebook, True Blood, Walking Dead, The Exorcist, Godfather, Sex and the City, Mad Men, Hunger Games, Captain America, Dark Knight Trilogy, Breaking Bad, Fight Club, Big Lebowski Harry Potter, and more. -Others: Al Capone, Jack the Ripper, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Alexandria, Freedom Riders Journey, Underground Railroad, Boston Freedom Trail, Music City, Las Vegas, Hollywood, Ringling Bros, Colorado Gold Rush, Keep Portland Weird, D-Day Landings, Spartacus, experience Rome, and uncover the treasure of Macao. --------------------------------------- Subscribing to Junket Premium allows you to take unlimited Premium Junkets for the duration of the subscription. The subscription will automatically renew unless the auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Subscriptions to Junket Premium can be made for period of 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, or 1 year, with the subscription automatically renewing at the end of the period. If you choose to subscribe to Junket Premium, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going into your settings in the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.wejunket.com/iTour+EULA1.pdf

About

Visit Bar Harbor

Plan your perfect getaway to Bar Harbor, the gateway to Acadia National Park. Discover activities, attractions, and upcoming events tailored to your interests. Create a custom itinerary and share it with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Discover activities and attractions
  • View upcoming events
  • Create custom trip itineraries
  • Share itinerary with others
  • Gateway to Acadia National Park guide
Features
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Visitors from around the world come to Bar Harbor, the gateway to Acadia National Park, for its amazing scenery. They return again and again to enjoy the abundance of experiences that can be found here. The Visit Bar Harbor app is designed to help you plan the perfect vacation, trip or getaway in Bar Harbor! • Discover activities and attractions that match your interests • View upcoming events near you • Add events and places to your custom trip • Share events, places and your itinerary with friends and family

Screenshots

Junket4 screens
Visit Bar Harbor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visit Bar Harbor at 100% against Junket's 43%. Visit Bar Harbor also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Junket's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Junket sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Visit Bar Harbor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visit Bar Harbor holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visit Bar Harbor has 329 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Junket's written reviews are positive against 100% of Visit Bar Harbor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Junket ships an update every 3 weeks, Visit Bar Harbor every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Junket versus Visit Bar Harbor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJunketVisit Bar Harbor
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (17 ratings)4.8 (329 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17329 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB84 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperiTourMobile LLCBar Harbor Chamber of Commerce

Customer experience

Junket

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Visit Bar Harbor

All ratings329 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Junket

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Week Subscription$4.997 Days
One-time9
  • Bundle of 4 Tokens$3.99
  • Bundle of 9 Tokens$8.99
  • Bundle of 10 Tokens$9.99
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  • Bundle of 15 tokens$14.99
  • Bundle of 16 Tokens$15.99
  • Bundle of 20 Tokens$19.99
  • Bundle of 30 tokens$29.99
  • Bundle of 50 Tokens$49.99
  • Bundle of 60 Tokens$59.99
None

Visit Bar Harbor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Junket free?
Junket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visit Bar Harbor free?
Visit Bar Harbor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Junket or Visit Bar Harbor?
Visit Bar Harbor is rated higher. Junket averages 2.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Visit Bar Harbor averages 4.8 from 329 ratings.
Do Junket or Visit Bar Harbor have ads?
Neither Junket nor Visit Bar Harbor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Junket or Visit Bar Harbor?
Junket ships an update every 3 weeks, and Visit Bar Harbor every 3 months. Most recently, Junket was updated on November 3, 2026 and Visit Bar Harbor on November 3, 2026.

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