Florida Stories vs Explore Emerald Coast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Florida Stories
Explore Florida's history, culture, and architecture with GPS-enabled walking tours. Discover unique towns at your own pace with audio narration and photos at each stop.
- GPS-enabled walking tours
- Audio narration
- Historical photos
- Explore at your own pace
- Learn about history, culture, architecture
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Florida Stories' walking tours allow you to delve behind the scenes of your favorite Florida towns to learn more about their history, culture, and architecture. You can discover the uniqueness of Florida at your own pace and on your own schedule. Each walking tour is GPS enabled and includes audio narration and photos providing you with engaging content at each tour stop. Florida Stories is a program developed and sponsored by the Florida Humanities Council.
Explore Emerald Coast
Your official travel companion for Florida's Emerald Coast. Discover the best places to stay, play, eat, and explore for your perfect beach getaway. Find everything from sugar-white sand beaches to family-friendly attractions in one easy-to-use app.
- Discover places to stay
- Find things to do
- Explore local restaurants
- Identify family attractions
- Beach getaway planning
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Plan the perfect beach getaway with the Emerald Coast Visitors Guide, your official travel companion for Florida’s Emerald Coast. Whether you’re planning a vacation, weekend escape, or looking for things to do nearby, this app helps you discover the best places to stay, play, eat, and explore. From sugar-white sand beaches and emerald-green waters to local restaurants, outdoor adventures, and family-friendly attractions, everything you need is in one easy-to-use travel app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Explore Emerald Coast at 100% against Florida Stories's 20%. Explore Emerald Coast also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Explore Emerald Coast holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Florida Stories's written reviews are positive against 100% of Explore Emerald Coast's.
Florida Stories ships an update every 4 months, Explore Emerald Coast weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Florida Stories | Explore Emerald Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (12 ratings) | 4.9 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florida Humanities Council | SANDPAPER MARKETING, INC. |
Customer experience
Florida Stories
Explore Emerald Coast
In-app purchases
Florida Stories
No in-app purchases
Explore Emerald Coast
No in-app purchases
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