Comparison

IBCC vs RAF Stories

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

Head to head
About

IBCC

Explore a world-class visitor attraction, memorial, and history center dedicated to Bomber Command's efforts during WWII. Discover stories of sacrifice, humanitarian operations, and the diverse individuals who served from 62 nations.

Highlights
  • Explore visitor attraction displays
  • Discover memorial details
  • Navigate the grounds
  • Deep dive into stories and images
  • Learn about Bomber Command's history
  • Understand humanitarian operations
Features
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The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) in Lincoln, provides a world-class visitor attraction, memorial and history centre that acknowledges the efforts, sacrifices and commitment of the men and women, from 62 different nations, who came together in Bomber Command during World War II. The centre also covers the stories of those who suffered as a result of the bombing campaigns and those whose survival was guaranteed by the humanitarian operations of Bomber Command. During WWII over a million men and women served or supported Bomber Command. They came from 62 nations across the world and were united in their efforts to protect the freedom we enjoy today. The service included Aircrew, Ground Crew, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, Auxiliary Air Transport, Auxiliary Transport Services, NAAFI and many others. Bomber Command suffered the highest losses of any unit during WWII but have struggled for recognition. This app will help you to explore the displays, the memorial, and the grounds of the IBCC, enabling you to go deeper into the stories and images from the exhibition.

About

RAF Stories

Share and discover personal stories connected to the Royal Air Force. Create your own narratives using video and audio, and contribute to a living archive celebrating RAF history and inspiration.

Highlights
  • Discover RAF stories
  • Create your own RAF Story
  • Use video and audio functions
  • Warm-up and dry-run sessions
  • Share stories via email/social media
  • Contribute to RAF commemoration
Features
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RAF Stories is an online community developed by the Royal Air Force Museum to share and explore diverse RAF tales. What’s your story? Are you one of the millions who has, or knows someone who has, an interesting story connected to the RAF? Then download our RAF Stories app to discover, create and share yours today. With the RAF Stories app you can: Discover RAF Stories that enhance and enrich our understanding of the RAF today. We are collecting stories about love, death, friendship, bravery, humour, sadness and everything in between. Create your own RAF Story and keep the story of the RAF alive and relevant for generations to come. Use your own device: use video and audio functions – there’s no need to have lots of technical skills. There are warm-up and dry-run sessions to help you learn how to create a great story. Share amazing RAF stories with your family and friends via personal networks using email or social media Contribute to the many stories that celebrate and commemorate the RAF and inspire the next generation. Questions? Feedback? Visit http://rafstories.org/

Screenshots

IBCC4 screens
RAF Stories4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RAF Stories at 100% against IBCC's 0%. RAF Stories also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 30 months). IBCC's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IBCC ships an update every 30 months, RAF Stories every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IBCC versus RAF Stories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIBCCRAF Stories
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSurface ImpressionROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM ENTERPRISES LTD

Customer experience

IBCC

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

RAF Stories

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IBCC

No in-app purchases

None

RAF Stories

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IBCC free?
IBCC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RAF Stories free?
RAF Stories is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IBCC or RAF Stories have ads?
Neither IBCC nor RAF Stories shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IBCC or RAF Stories?
IBCC ships an update every 30 months, and RAF Stories every 3 months. Most recently, IBCC was updated on October 5, 2026 and RAF Stories on October 12, 2026.

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