Comparison

Backroads vs De L'Europe Amsterdam

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

De L'Europe Amsterdam

Features
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Step into one of our unique rooms and suites and discover Original Amsterdam Luxury. De L’Europe Amsterdam holds 105 beautifully appointed guest rooms, including 55 suites, and a peerless five-bedroom penthouse suite. Expect nothing less than the utmost luxurious comfort.

Screenshots

Backroads4 screens
De L'Europe Amsterdam4 screens

Verdict

The call

Backroads and De L'Europe Amsterdam are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backroads ships an update every 4 months, De L'Europe Amsterdam every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Backroads versus De L'Europe Amsterdam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackroadsDe L'Europe Amsterdam
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (69 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB121 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBackroadsHotel De L'Europe B.V.

In-app purchases

None

Backroads

No in-app purchases

None

De L'Europe Amsterdam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backroads free?
Backroads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is De L'Europe Amsterdam free?
De L'Europe Amsterdam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backroads or De L'Europe Amsterdam have ads?
Neither Backroads nor De L'Europe Amsterdam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backroads or De L'Europe Amsterdam?
Backroads ships an update every 4 months, and De L'Europe Amsterdam every 5 months. Most recently, Backroads was updated on November 3, 2026 and De L'Europe Amsterdam on November 4, 2026.

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