SavExplore vs Kringum Iceland
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SavExplore
Discover Iceland's hidden gems and exclusive deals with this travel companion. Access an interactive map highlighting top locations and enjoy over 150 special offers on tours and activities across the country.
- Interactive map of Iceland's best locations
- Over 150 exclusive tour deals
- Discover hidden gems
- Travel planning tool
- Icelandic travel guide
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New way of bringing the best of Iceland to you, via Map and Deals, when purchased you can enjoy a Map with the best gems around Iceland and over 150 deals on Tours
Kringum Iceland
Discover thousands of stories, events, and interesting sites across Iceland. This popular travel app highlights nearby points of interest and shares tales of nature, culture, and folklore.
- Thousands of stories and sites
- Discover nearby points of interest
- Information on nature and culture
- Includes folklore and poems
- Popular Icelandic travel app
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Wherever you go in Iceland, Kringum tells you the stories right around you. Free and GPS-guided, Kringum reveals over 60,000 stories, historic sites, natural wonders and points of interest across the country — with audio narration as you travel. • Discover what happened where you're standing — sagas, folklore, history and culture • Listen to stories read aloud, automatically hands-free on the road • Explore nearby places on a live map, or browse the list around you • Nature, place names, poems, people and events from every corner of Iceland Perfect for road trips, the Ring Road, and anyone curious about the land beneath their feet. Kringum is the most popular travel app in Iceland.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SavExplore at none against Kringum Iceland's 1. SavExplore also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Kringum Iceland's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Kringum Iceland sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SavExplore asks for nothing beyond the download.
SavExplore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kringum Iceland has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SavExplore ships an update monthly, Kringum Iceland every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SavExplore | Kringum Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Chocolatl | Karl Thoroddsen |
Customer experience
SavExplore
Kringum Iceland
In-app purchases
SavExplore
No in-app purchases
Kringum Iceland
- Explorer Access$9.99
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