Backroads vs Taliesin West
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backroads
This app provides detailed information and daily route options for active travel adventures like biking and hiking. It offers helpful tips and regional information to enhance your journey. Your trip leaders are also available through the app for guidance.
- Daily route options
- Trip schedules
- Helpful tips
- Regional information
- Trip leader access
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Backroads is the leader in active travel, offering Biking, Hiking and Multi-Adventure Trips in 55+ countries worldwide. This Trip Companion app, and a unique log-in code, will be available to you just before your trip starts. You’ll find daily route options, schedules, helpful tips and other regional information. Of course, your incredible Trip Leaders are available every day of your trip to guide you through some of the most beautiful places in the world. We look forward to seeing you out there!
Taliesin West
Explore the iconic Taliesin West with an audio tour that guides you through its buildings and grounds. Learn about Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural principles and visit key areas like the Drafting Studio and Garden Room. This free app delivers the tour directly to your smartphone.
- Audio tour of Taliesin West
- Explore buildings and grounds
- Learn about Frank Lloyd Wright's work
- Visit popular campus locations
- Smartphone delivery
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The Frank Lloyd Wright Audio Tour App is great for first-time visitors to Taliesin West, as it takes you inside the buildings and across the grounds. Explore the property and learn more about Wright’s work, his desert home, and his enduring principles of Organic Architecture. You’ll visit the most popular places on campus, including the Drafting Studio, Prow, and Garden Room. The tour is delivered through your smartphone, on our free app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backroads at 52% against Taliesin West's 0%. Backroads also leads on ratings volume (69 vs 20). Taliesin West's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 3.3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Taliesin West holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Backroads's written reviews are positive against 0% of Taliesin West's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Backroads | Taliesin West |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (69 ratings) | 3.6 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backroads | The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation |
Customer experience
Backroads
Taliesin West
In-app purchases
Backroads
No in-app purchases
Taliesin West
No in-app purchases
