Iceland Visually vs Kringum Iceland
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)
Kringum Iceland
Discover thousands of stories, events, and interesting sites across Iceland. This popular travel app highlights nearby points of interest and shares tales of nature, culture, and folklore.
- Thousands of stories and sites
- Discover nearby points of interest
- Information on nature and culture
- Includes folklore and poems
- Popular Icelandic travel app
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Wherever you go in Iceland, Kringum tells you the stories right around you. Free and GPS-guided, Kringum reveals over 60,000 stories, historic sites, natural wonders and points of interest across the country — with audio narration as you travel. • Discover what happened where you're standing — sagas, folklore, history and culture • Listen to stories read aloud, automatically hands-free on the road • Explore nearby places on a live map, or browse the list around you • Nature, place names, poems, people and events from every corner of Iceland Perfect for road trips, the Ring Road, and anyone curious about the land beneath their feet. Kringum is the most popular travel app in Iceland.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kringum Iceland at Free against Iceland Visually's $1.99. Kringum Iceland also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 29 months). Iceland Visually's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On review sentiment, ads, monetization model 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
Kringum Iceland is free to download; Iceland Visually costs $1.99 up front. Kringum Iceland sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Iceland Visually asks for nothing beyond the download.
Iceland Visually holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Iceland Visually has 235 ratings behind it against 22, 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, Kringum Iceland every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Iceland Visually | Kringum Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (235 ratings) — better | 4.6 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 235 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #147 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anders Peter Amsnaes | Karl Thoroddsen |
Customer experience
Iceland Visually
Kringum Iceland
In-app purchases
Iceland Visually
No in-app purchases
Kringum Iceland
- Explorer Access$9.99
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