Tour Texas vs hello austin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tour Texas
Discover new experiences and explore everything Texas has to offer. Plan your ideal trip by interests, time, and location, and stay updated on current and upcoming events. Save favorite spots and share your custom travel plans with others.
- Trip planning by interests
- Real-time event feed
- Upcoming events near you
- Customizable travel plans
- Share travel plans
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The Tour Texas app will help you try new things and discover all that Texas has to offer! • Plan the perfect trip based on your interests, timeframe, and location • See what's happening now in your feed • View upcoming events near you • Add events and destinations to your own customized plan • Share events, places, and your custom travel plan with friends
hello austin
Discover Austin's hidden gems and popular attractions through an interactive map experience. Uncover new locations by physically visiting them, revealing details about activities and sights. Compete with friends on a leaderboard and earn badges as you explore.
- Interactive map with hidden locations
- Discover activities and sights
- Friend Discovery sharing
- Leaderboard for progress tracking
- Profile with earned badges
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Hello Austin is a new type of guide app focussing on getting you to explore the city on your own. Instead of showing you the highlights of Austin, our maps only show question marks. To find out what these spots are, you will actually have to go there! Once you unlock a location in the app, you will be able to see information about this location. Locations in the app include activities and sights, both well known as well as the more hidden gems of Austin you won't find in the typical guide book. So, download the app, put on some comfortable shoes, and get ready to explore Austin in a new way! **** FEATURES **** - Many locations throughout Austin to discover, with more coming soon - Share discoveries with your friends with Friend Discovery - Leaderboard to keep track of your progress. Compete with your friends! - Profile with badges you've earned
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Tour Texas at 411 against hello austin's 1. hello austin's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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.
hello austin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tour Texas has 411 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tour Texas ships an update every 5 months, hello austin every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tour Texas | hello austin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (411 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 411 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AJR Media Group, LLC | Mobles LLC |
Customer experience
Tour Texas
hello austin
In-app purchases
Tour Texas
No in-app purchases
hello austin
No in-app purchases
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