Comparison

Sidewalk Sherpas vs UT Compass

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

Head to head
About

Sidewalk Sherpas

Explore NYC neighborhoods with self-guided audio tours. Discover historical facts, view relevant images, and navigate with GPS-linked maps and directions. This app offers a flexible and immersive way to experience the city's stories at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Audio tours of NYC neighborhoods
  • GPS-linked maps and directions
  • Historical photos and images
  • Self-guided exploration
  • Flexible pace and breaks
  • Local insights
Features
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A walking tour app that includes: - Audio tour of nyc neighborhoods. - GPS-linked map + detailed directions. - Dozens of historical photos, mugshots, crime-scene images, & more. Sidewalk Sherpas is an audio walking tour created by locals, for locals. We give you the history behind a NYC neighborhood and then point out all the spots you'll want to know about, weaving it all into a story. Grab your headphones and guide yourself around with complete flexibility. Go whenever. Skip whatever. Take breaks. Walk as fast or slow as you want. Finally, a walking tour for city people. This is the walking tour, reinvented. This is the walking tour made awesome! Free download - $4.99 per neighborhood tour. (Our tours were designed as solo experiences. You’ll be wearing headphones and may want to skip stuff that doesn’t interest you. If you’re with friends, get the tour separately on each of your devices.) Check out our website for more info: www.sidewalksherpas.com

About

UT Compass

Navigate campus with this comprehensive directory and planner. Find buildings, dining, study spots, and more, all accessible offline. Save classes and events with custom categories and get directions easily.

Highlights
  • Campus building directory
  • Dining and coffee shop listings
  • Offline access
  • Class and event planner
  • Customizable categories
  • Map integration
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One app for every building, dining hall, coffee shop, and study spot on the Forty Acres, always available, no matter connection or location! UT Compass is a campus directory and class planner built by a UT student for students! 175 places, hand-picked and hand-written. No AI filler, just a planner for anyone on campus! FIND ANYTHING ON CAMPUS - 73 buildings with official UT codes (GDC, PCL, WEL, RLP) - All 16 residence halls - 64 food spots, on campus and along the Drag - Every campus coffee shop and dining hall, with Dine In Dollars marked - Libraries, study lounges, and outdoor spots - Museums, stadiums, landmarks, and the places worth seeing once PLAN YOUR WEEK - Save your classes, clubs, and anything else with a place and a time - Multiple locations per entry, for classes that move rooms - Make your own categories with your own icons and colors - Tap any saved spot for directions in Apple Maps, Google Maps, Transit, or whatever you use WORKS WITHOUT A SIGNAL The whole directory ships inside the app: no loading, no waiting, no data. Useful in a basement lecture hall, on move-in day, or anywhere the network gives up. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account. No tracking. No ads. Everything you save lives on your phone, and you can export a backup or wipe it whenever you want. UT Compass is an independent student project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin.

Screenshots

Sidewalk Sherpas4 screens
UT Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UT Compass at none against Sidewalk Sherpas's 3. Sidewalk Sherpas's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Sidewalk Sherpas sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. UT Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Sidewalk Sherpas against 5.0 for UT Compass. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sidewalk Sherpas has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sidewalk Sherpas versus UT Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSidewalk SherpasUT Compass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB40 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSidewalk Sherpas, LLCRYAN ALEXANDER LING

Customer experience

Sidewalk Sherpas

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

UT Compass

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sidewalk Sherpas

One-time3
  • Chinatown$4.99
  • Little Italy$4.99
  • Brooklyn Bridge$4.99
None

UT Compass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sidewalk Sherpas free?
Sidewalk Sherpas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UT Compass free?
UT Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sidewalk Sherpas or UT Compass?
UT Compass is rated higher. Sidewalk Sherpas averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while UT Compass averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sidewalk Sherpas or UT Compass have ads?
Neither Sidewalk Sherpas nor UT Compass shows ads.

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