ACKTrails vs Visit Nantucket!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACKTrails
Discover kid and dog-friendly hiking trails on Nantucket Island with detailed maps and filters for length, difficulty, and terrain. Explore local events and support island preservation efforts.
- Kid and dog-friendly trail maps
- Filter trails by length, difficulty, terrain
- Explore local Nantucket events
- Discover island properties
- Support island preservation
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View trail maps to find that kid or dog-friendly trails that you've been searching for. You will see our trails organized in a beautiful interface with our different properties on the island. Our App is completely free and by using it you will support our mission to help us preserve the island for everyone. 50+ Hiking Trails & Local events: Explore Nantucket Island Explore all its properties guided by a beautiful interface We have created dozens of trails for each one of our properties Filter the trails by length, difficulty, type of terrain and activity We guide you through Nantucket and show you the most interesting places Check out the latest events in Nantucket Hike across the beautiful parks, barrier beaches and dunes, salt marshes, ponds and bogs, grasslands, hardwood forests, and nature preserves on Nantucket. Find new walking, cycling, or backpacking routes in your area or feel energized by a run in the fresh air. Whatever your fitness or experience level, we will help you explore new trails with confidence.
Visit Nantucket!
Plan your ideal vacation or weekend getaway to Nantucket. Discover activities, attractions, and events tailored to your interests. Create a custom itinerary and share it with friends and family.
- Discover activities and attractions
- View upcoming events
- Create custom trip itineraries
- Share itinerary with friends and family
- Personalized recommendations
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The Visit Nantucket app is designed to help you plan the perfect vacation, trip or weekend getaway in Nantucket! • Discover activities and attractions that match your interests • View upcoming events near you • Add events and places to your custom trip • Share events, places and your itinerary with friends and family
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Visit Nantucket! at 4.8 against ACKTrails's 3.3. Visit Nantucket! also leads on ratings volume (132 vs 19). ACKTrails's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (17% vs 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Visit Nantucket! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visit Nantucket! has 132 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of ACKTrails's written reviews are positive against 0% of Visit Nantucket!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ACKTrails ships an update every 3 weeks, Visit Nantucket! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACKTrails | Visit Nantucket! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (19 ratings) | 4.8 (132 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 132 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grace Hull | Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce |
Customer experience
ACKTrails
Visit Nantucket!
In-app purchases
ACKTrails
No in-app purchases
Visit Nantucket!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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