Whose Land vs Memory Anchor Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whose Land
Explore Indigenous territories, treaties, and communities across Canada using GIS technology. Learn about land acknowledgements, treaties, and Indigenous perspectives on land through interactive maps and educational videos.
- Interactive maps of Indigenous territories
- Information on treaties and agreements
- Details on First Nations, Inuit, and Metis communities
- Educational videos on land acknowledgements
- Learn about Indigenous relationship to land
- Tool for reconciliation dialogue
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Explore Indigenous territories, treaties, languages and communities with Whose Land. Use the interactive map, search for a place or Nation, or choose your current location to learn more about the land around you. Browse community information, Indigenous businesses, residential and boarding school locations, leadership stories and territories by city. Learn through educational videos, frequently asked questions and lesson plans. Explore land acknowledgement resources, create a personal draft, and share information with others. Whose Land 3.0 brings a redesigned native experience to iPhone and iPad, with English and French interfaces, dark mode, accessible text and controls, and faster search using saved place results and local postal-code data. Recently accessed content is cached for reuse; an internet connection is needed for content that has not been saved and for online media. Whose Land is an educational starting point for learning, dialogue and further research. Mapped areas are approximations and do not represent definitive or legal boundaries. Data sources and credits are available in the app.
Memory Anchor Explorer
Explore iconic cemeteries and memorials worldwide with curated walking tours. Discover inspiring stories, rich biographies, and historical photographs. Utilize real-time GPS navigation and live view mode to interact with history.
- Explore iconic cemeteries and memorials
- Curated walking tours
- Real-time GPS navigation
- Rich biographies and photographs
- Live view mode for history interaction
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Navigate the world’s most iconic cemeteries and memorials. Discover inspiring stories and explore historic places with curated walking tours from trusted organizations. Get real-time GPS navigation, rich biographies and photographs. Interact with history in stunning live view mode.
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Verdict
Whose Land and Memory Anchor Explorer both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Memory Anchor Explorer's written reviews are positive against 58% of Whose Land's. Memory Anchor Explorer also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 33 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Whose Land against 4.9 for Memory Anchor Explorer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Whose Land's written reviews are positive against 95% of Memory Anchor Explorer's.
Whose Land ships an update every 33 months, Memory Anchor Explorer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whose Land | Memory Anchor Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15 ratings) | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TakingITGlobal | Memory Anchor |
Customer experience
Whose Land
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In-app purchases
Whose Land
No in-app purchases
Memory Anchor Explorer
No in-app purchases
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