Iceland Visually vs Bensin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Iceland Visually
Discover Iceland with a visually rich travel guide. Explore attractions, read user reviews, and view stunning photos to plan your trip. Offline functionality is available for limited use.
- Interactive map for inspiration
- User reviews and photos
- Guides for driving, aurora, and spas
- Search for attractions and hotels
- Bookmark places and get directions
- Offline functionality
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Use the map to find inspiration where you are - or where you are going. Let user reviews and gorgeous fullscreen photos by Iceland photographers guide your way. • Includes guides to driving in Iceland, seeing the aurora, finding natural spas and much more. • Search for attractions, hotels, gas stations etc. Whatever you can think of. • Bookmark places you want to see and start driving directions when you are ready to go! • Iceland Visually even works offline (limited functionality)
Bensin
Find and compare petroleum prices across Iceland with real-time updates. View stations on a map, get driving directions, and filter by price, distance, and fuel type. Personalize your experience with favorite stations and custom discounts.
- Track petroleum prices in Iceland
- Map view of gas stations
- Automatic price updates
- Driving directions
- Filter by price, distance, company, fuel
- Favorite station selection
- Customizable discounts
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Track petroleum prices across Iceland and select them on a map. See prices listed and distances to the gas stations with automatic updates at location change of 500 m or 8 minutes intervals, when the app is being used. See stations on the map with prices. Select your favourite station to always display at the top. Get driving directions and set filters on price, distance, company, petroleum or diesel etc. Add discounts for each company and turn on/off showing of companies. The discounts are applied to all stations for each company unless they are exempt. Select light or dark mode or adapt to system settings. This app is entirely made with the new SwiftUI and Combine frameworks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bensin at Free against Iceland Visually's $1.99. Bensin also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 29 months). Iceland Visually's advantage is ratings volume (233 vs 4) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Bensin is free to download; Iceland Visually costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Iceland Visually against 4.8 for Bensin. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Iceland Visually has 233 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Iceland Visually ships an update every 29 months, Bensin every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Iceland Visually | Bensin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (233 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 233 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anders Peter Amsnaes | Hannes Sverrisson |
Customer experience
Iceland Visually
Bensin
In-app purchases
Iceland Visually
No in-app purchases
Bensin
No in-app purchases
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