Action Tour Guide vs RidgePacker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Action Tour Guide
Transform your travels into immersive, GPS-guided audio adventures with over 200 self-guided tours. Explore national parks, cities, and scenic drives at your own pace with offline maps and automatic audio playback at each point of interest.
- GPS-guided audio tours
- 200+ self-guided experiences
- Offline maps and GPS
- Explore at your own pace
- Hands-free driving with CarPlay
- Lifetime validity for tours
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Go beyond the must-see sights with Action Tour Guide. Discover the fascinating stories behind iconic landmarks and hidden gems with 230+ self-guided audio tours across 40+ U.S. states and 15+ countries. Explore on your schedule as expert narration turns the sights you see into stories you’ll remember. Clear directions and offline maps to keep you on track - even without cell service. No tour bus, no timetable, no expiry. Your trip, taken further. How It Works: Turn your phone into a personal tour guide with Action Tour Guide. Start at the recommended location or join anywhere along the route, then follow the map as GPS automatically plays engaging stories, turn-by-turn directions, and helpful travel tips. No searching, scrolling, or tapping at every stop. Pause, explore, skip ahead, or continue whenever you’re ready - all at your own pace. Why You’ll Love Action Tour Guide ‣ Explore Your Way: Start whenever you’re ready, pause to enjoy the moment, and continue later right where you left off. ‣ Stories Come to Life: Fascinating stories, directions, and helpful tips play automatically at just the right moment as you drive or walk. ‣ Works Offline: Download your tour before you go, then keep exploring wherever the road takes you - even in remote areas without internet or cell service. ‣ 230+ Driving and Walking Tours: Discover historic sites, scenic drives, cities, national parks and hidden gems worldwide. Where Will You Explore Next? National Parks ‣ Yellowstone National Park ‣ Grand Teton National Park ‣ Grand Canyon National Park ‣ Yosemite National Park ‣ Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks ‣ Arches & Canyonlands National Parks ‣ Rocky Mountain National Park ‣ Mesa Verde National Park ‣ Glacier National Park (Going-to-the-Sun Road) ‣ Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks ‣ Acadia National Park ‣ Great Smoky Mountains National Park …and more Hawaii ‣ Maui Road to Hana ‣ Maui Haleakalā National Park ‣ Big Island & Hawaii Volcanoes ‣ Oahu Island & Waikiki ‣ Kauai (Waimea & Nā Pali) California ‣ 17-Mile Drive & Big Sur ‣ PCH Highway 1 ‣ Lake Tahoe ‣ Joshua Tree & Palm Springs ‣ Hollywood Celebrity Homes …and more Alaska ‣ Seward Highway ‣ Sterling Highway ‣ George Parks Highway Scenic Drives ‣ Florida Keys (Seven Mile Bridge) ‣ Cape Cod & Provincetown ‣ Martha's Vineyard ‣ Newport, Rhode Island ‣ Kancamagus Highway ‣ Vermont Route 100 ‣ Blue Ridge Parkway …and more Cities, Historic Sites & Ghost Tours ‣ Boston Freedom Trail (5 Languages) ‣ Salem Witch Trials ‣ Washington D.C. ‣ Historic Charleston ‣ Savannah City & Ghost ‣ Gettysburg Battlefield Auto Tour (3 Languages) ‣ NYC (Central Park, Times Square, Wall Street & more) ‣ Colonial Williamsburg ‣ Newport's Cliff Walk …and more International Destinations ‣ Banff ‣ Jasper National Park ‣ Lake Louise & Moraine Lake ‣ Icefields Parkway ‣ Chichén Itzá (4 Languages) ‣ Tulum ‣ Puerto Vallarta ‣ San Juan ‣ Iceland (Golden Circle, Reykjanes, Snæfellsnes & Blue Lagoon) ‣ Scotland's Isle of Skye ‣ Austria's Salzburg ‣ Edinburgh ‣ Ireland’s Ring of Kerry ‣ Bangkok …and more Real Trips. Real Stories. Happy Travelers. "This is such a great app. You drive along and as you come to a point of interest or historical info, the application and you get the story. It’s like being with a tour guide in the comfort of your own car. Highly recommend. Want to find more of his areas and tour them as well." "I would definitely use it again. I love the automaticity of it, and that we learned about our next stop as we traveled toward it. So easy to use and packed with great information, hiking tips, location of bathrooms, Length of Trails, etc.." iPad Notice: To keep your tour on track and hear each story at the right location, use an iPad with built-in GPS/GNSS - typically a Wi-Fi + Cellular model. Notes: EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://actiontourguide.com/privacy/
RidgePacker
This app helps outdoor enthusiasts organize their gear, create detailed packing lists, and track item weights for trips. It features an AI scanner for gear identification, trip planning with weight goals, and the ability to separate base weight from consumables. Users can also manage everyday carry items and import existing lists.
- Gear catalog with photos and weights
- AI gear identification scanner
- Trip planning with weight goals
- Base weight and consumables tracking
- Sublists and modular pouch organization
- Everyday carry list management
- Import from CSV (LighterPack, spreadsheets)
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RidgePacker: Gear Organizer & Packing List Stop showing up to the trailhead with the wrong gear, or worse, forgetting it entirely. RidgePacker is the gear management app built for hikers, backpackers, and everyday carry enthusiasts who care about what they bring and how much it weighs. YOUR GEAR CATALOG Build a permanent catalog of everything you own. Add photos, weights, brand details, category tags, and product links. The AI scanner identifies your gear from a photo and fills in the specs automatically. Search your whole catalog straight from your iPhone's Home Screen, even with the app closed. TRIP PLANNING Create a trip, pull gear from your catalog, and pack against your list. Set a target weight for any pack or sublist and see how far under or over you are as you add gear. Need more than one of something? Set a quantity and your totals add it up. Prefer it simple? Turn off the check-off circles in Settings and let the list itself be your pack. BASE WEIGHT & CONSUMABLES Flag food, water, and fuel as consumables and RidgePacker splits your load into base weight, consumables, and worn weight. See your true base weight: the carried, non-consumed number that matters most when you're trying to pack lighter. NOTES Tap the note row at the top of any pack or sublist to jot reminders: campsite details, gear swaps, anything you don't want to forget. SUBLISTS & MODULAR POUCHES Organize a big trip the way you actually pack it. Break any pack into sublists (a day pack, what's left behind, what the porters carry), then group gear inside them into modular pouches like a first-aid kit or a cook set, up to three levels deep. Move a pouch into another sublist, to your pack's top level, or onto your body, and it stays a pouch wherever it lands. Each pack, sublist, and pouch tracks its own weight, rolls up automatically, and can carry its own weight goal. JUST FOR THIS TRIP Add one-off items (extra socks, snacks, toiletries) that belong to this trip only. Full photo and weight tracking, without cluttering your permanent gear catalog. ON YOUR BODY Separate your worn gear from your packed gear. Mark hiking boots, a trail hat, or a buff as "On Your Body." Body weight is tracked independently and you choose whether it counts toward your pack weight. On a multi-pack trip, set which pack you're carrying (the whole trip or one sublist) and pack weight reflects exactly what's on your back. EVERYDAY CARRY Maintain a separate gear list for what you carry every day. Independent from your trip lists, always one tap away. IMPORT YOUR GEAR Already track your kit in LighterPack or a spreadsheet? Import your gear list from a CSV file and bring everything into RidgePacker in a single step, with units, categories, and consumables included. SHARE & EXPORT Turn any trip into a beautifully formatted PDF packing list with photos, weights, category charts, and every sublist and modular pouch. Choose exactly what to include, then print it or share it with a hiking partner. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. No ads. No cross-app tracking. Your gear catalog and packing lists are stored on your iPhone, not in the cloud. Back them up yourself, whenever you want. TRY IT FREE Start with 14 days of full access, completely free: every feature, no account, no commitment. After that, your gear and lists are always there to browse and pack against; a RidgePacker Pro subscription keeps you adding, editing, AI-scanning, and organizing without limits. RIDGEPACKER PRO • Monthly and yearly subscriptions available • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase • Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings Privacy Policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/4e87787e-3481-4629-8246-8b9c1631c866 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RidgePacker at every 2 days against Action Tour Guide's every 2 weeks. RidgePacker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Action Tour Guide's advantage is chart position (#143 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Action Tour Guide sells 40 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per year and RidgePacker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Action Tour Guide ships an update every 2 weeks, RidgePacker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Action Tour Guide | RidgePacker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #143 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Action Tour Guide | Mike Dangerfield |
Customer experience
Action Tour Guide
RidgePacker
Bugs and requests
Action Tour Guide
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes
- GPS tracking issues
- Difficulty downloading/accessing tours
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to choose tour direction
- More detailed information about sites
- Integration with CarPlay/Android Auto
- Option to disable background music
- Improved offline functionality
RidgePacker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Action Tour Guide
- Action+ Yearly Subscription$99.991 Year
- Freedom Trail$9.99
- Florida Keys$9.99
- Maui Road to Hana$9.99
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- 17-Mile Drive$9.99
- Saguaro National Park Tour$14.99
- Historic Charleston$14.99
- Gettysburg Battlefield$14.99
- Kauai$14.99
- Zion National Park$14.99
- Cades Cove$14.99
- Salem Witch Trials$14.99
- Big Sur Self-Guided Tour$14.99
- Great Smoky Mountain Tour$16.99
- Monument Valley Navajo Tour$16.99
- Kancamagus Scenic Byway$16.99
- Glacier National Park$16.99
- Washington D.C. Monuments$16.99
- Rocky Mountain National Park$16.99
- Grand Teton National Park$16.99
- Joshua Tree National Park$16.99
- Hollywood Celebrity Homes$16.99
- Yellowstone National Park$16.99
- Palm Springs$16.99
- Sequoia National Park$16.99
- Grand Canyon National Park$16.99
- Acadia National Park$16.99
- Yosemite National Park$16.99
- Palm Springs & Joshua Tree$16.99
- Scenic Newport RI$16.99
- Lake Tahoe$16.99
- Arches National Park$16.99
- Cape Cod and Provincetown Tour$16.99
- Gettysburg Bundle$24.99
- Hawaii - 4 Island Tours$29.99
- Arizona Bundle$29.99
- Grand Teton & Yellowstone$29.99
- Utah Bundle$39.99
- California Bundle$49.99
- USA National Park Bundle$74.99
RidgePacker
- RidgePacker Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- RidgePacker Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
Questions
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