Backroads vs Golf Traveller
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!
Golf Traveller
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Designed exclusively for Golf Traveller guests, the app brings together your itineraries, tee times, travel details and essential documents in one seamless experience, helping you travel with clarity and confidence from departure to final round. As you travel with Golf Traveller over time, the app becomes more personal to you, allowing us to better understand your preferences and shape experiences that feel increasingly considered, bespoke and curated. Key features include: • Personalised day-by-day itineraries • Tee times, accommodation, transfer and flight information • Essential travel documents stored in one place • Travel profiles and preferences • Trip photography uploads to share moments with your travelling party • Direct Golf Traveller contact information and support Your journeys and travel information will be securely linked to your personal account, allowing easy access across current and future trips. For assistance or troubleshooting, please contact info@golftraveller.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Golf Traveller at every 4 days against Backroads's every 4 months. Backroads's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Backroads ships an update every 4 months, Golf Traveller every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backroads | Golf Traveller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (69 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Backroads | Sports Travel Group |
In-app purchases
Backroads
No in-app purchases
Golf Traveller
No in-app purchases








