Comparison

Mayflower Self vs Museum Without Walls

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

Head to head
About

Mayflower Self

Explore UK and Holland towns connected to the Mayflower with this GPS-guided tour app. Discover historical sites, learn about Pilgrim leaders, and follow detailed walking routes at your own pace. Offline guides and GPS alerts enhance your historical journey.

Highlights
  • GPS-guided tours
  • Historical site alerts
  • Detailed walking routes
  • Offline guides
  • Information on Pilgrim history
  • Pictures of landmarks
Features
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Mayflower Self-Guided Tours turns your mobile device into a personal GPS tour guide of the UK towns, cities and villages connected to the Mayflower. Enjoy free guided walks of cities like Plymouth, where the Pilgrims set sail for America on the Mayflower. Highlights of the app include: - Learn the stories behind the places the Pilgrims were from and where they travelled - Discover iconic places on the Mayflower trail - including walks to the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth and the famous Mayflower Pub on the cobbled streets of London - Find out about the Mayflower’s history as you explore its voyage - Detailed maps of the walking tours and routes through the Mayflower destinations - Alerts when you approach historical point of interests, landmarks, museums, and attractions using built-in GPS - Information about Pilgrim leaders, the Separatists and Mayflower crew in their home towns and cities - Pictures of landmarks and attractions on the walking routes - Offline guides to all the Mayflower walking tours - No need to follow a schedule The app also includes a walking tour of Leiden, Holland, where the Pilgrims stayed before their journey to America. Mayflower Walking Tours has been released to help mark the Mayflower 400 anniversary year and is a must-have for anyone going on a Mayflower tour holiday in the UK or Holland in 2020. Follow in the footsteps of the Pilgrims and explore all the stops on the Mayflower trail at your own pace, learning about the history of the Mayflower and their journey through England and Holland. The walking tour guide app contains a trail for each of the towns and cities connected to the Mayflower. They include: - Plymouth - Southampton - Rotherhithe - Dartmouth, Devon - Harwich, Essex - Boston, Lincolnshire - Scooby & Babworth, Nottinghamshire - Austerfield, Doncaster - Immingham - Gainsborough - Worcestershire - Leiden, Holland Once you start walking the route the app will alert you when you approach a point of interest. The app makes use of GPS to notify you of nearby places of interest. Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.

About

Museum Without Walls

Features
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Visitors can download the app and explore the town from one AR-enabled location to the next, experiencing key areas of Ross-on-Wye and viewing them as they once were. The town and surrounding areas are steeped in history, with stories to tell about its market, its famous ‘Prospect’ area with a fountain that required water to be pumped up 150ft from the River Wye, and the Wye itself with some of the world’s first tourist boat tours. Download the free app to see all of this and more in magical AR.

Screenshots

Mayflower Self4 screens
Museum Without Walls3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Museum Without Walls at every 6 weeks against Mayflower Self's every 18 months. Mayflower Self's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mayflower Self ships an update every 18 months, Museum Without Walls every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mayflower Self versus Museum Without Walls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMayflower SelfMuseum Without Walls
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB446 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAT Creative LimitedArcade Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Mayflower Self

No in-app purchases

None

Museum Without Walls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mayflower Self free?
Mayflower Self is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Museum Without Walls free?
Museum Without Walls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mayflower Self or Museum Without Walls have ads?
Neither Mayflower Self nor Museum Without Walls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mayflower Self or Museum Without Walls?
Mayflower Self ships an update every 18 months, and Museum Without Walls every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mayflower Self was updated on October 21, 2026 and Museum Without Walls on October 13, 2026.

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