Comparison

Backroads vs Golf Traveller

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

Golf Traveller

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Backroads4 screens
Golf Traveller4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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, Golf Traveller every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Backroads versus Golf Traveller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackroadsGolf Traveller
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (69 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB44 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBackroadsSports Travel Group

In-app purchases

None

Backroads

No in-app purchases

None

Golf Traveller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backroads free?
Backroads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Golf Traveller free?
Golf Traveller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backroads or Golf Traveller have ads?
Neither Backroads nor Golf Traveller shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backroads or Golf Traveller?
Backroads ships an update every 4 months, and Golf Traveller every 4 days. Most recently, Backroads was updated on October 24, 2026 and Golf Traveller on October 22, 2026.

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