ExploreHere vs Go Vigilant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ExploreHere
This app transforms your drives into engaging audio journeys. It automatically plays stories about historic landmarks and hidden places as you travel, allowing for a hands-free and immersive discovery experience.
- Hands-free audio stories
- Automatic landmark discovery
- Walking and driving tours
- Offline access (Pro)
- Nearby history alerts
- Save favorite stops (Pro)
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Turn every drive into a story. ExploreHere is a hands-free road trip guide that plays stories automatically as you travel. Discover historic landmarks, hidden places, and unforgettable moments, without ever touching your phone. Whether you're cruising cross-country, exploring a small town, or wandering a new city, ExploreHere reveals the stories that shaped the places around you. Made for the Road - 240,000+ Historic Landmarks across the U.S. - Auto-Play Audio as you pass places worth knowing - Hands-Free Travel Mode for safe driving - Walking & Driving Tours through cities, parks, and scenic highways - Nearby History Alerts so you never miss a story Pro Features - Offline access for no-service road trips - High-Quality Immersive Audio - View public lands, national parks & forests and native lands - Smart proximity alerts - Save and organize favorite stops Perfect For Road trippers • RV travelers • National park explorers • History lovers • Families on vacation • Curious travelers ExploreHere transforms highways into story-filled journeys and ordinary stops into unforgettable discoveries. See the history around you. Start exploring today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: http://explorehere.app/privacy
Go Vigilant
This app provides a comprehensive safety solution by integrating advanced training, real-time alerts, and emergency tools. It offers encrypted communication, travel readiness features, and customizable safety protocols within an intuitive interface.
- Cutting-edge training
- Real-time alerts
- Emergency tools
- Encrypted communication
- Travel readiness
- Customizable safety protocols
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Your Always-On Safety Companion We combine cutting-edge training, real-time alerts & emergency tools, encrypted communication, travel readiness, and customizable safety protocols, all in one intuitive app. DISCLAIMER: Vigilant is an independent platform and is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, or representative of any government entity. You can read about Vigilant's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy here: Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.govigilant.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.govigilant.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ExploreHere at 4.7 against Go Vigilant's 4.3. ExploreHere also leads on ratings volume (809 vs 36) and chart position (#64 vs #199). Go Vigilant's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 67%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. ExploreHere sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month and Go Vigilant sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ExploreHere holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ExploreHere has 809 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of ExploreHere's written reviews are positive against 84% of Go Vigilant's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ExploreHere ships an update every 10 days, Go Vigilant every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ExploreHere | Go Vigilant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (809 ratings) — better | 4.3 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 809 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #64 — better | #199 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wesley Vance | Vigilant Inc. |
Customer experience
ExploreHere
Go Vigilant
Bugs and requests
ExploreHere
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when viewing multiple items
- Crashes on app launch/opening
- Continuous tracking feature not working on iPhone
- CarPlay compatibility issues
- Audio descriptions cut off mid-sentence
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- Double charging incidents
- App freezing and becoming unresponsive
- Incomplete marker database coverage
Requested features
8 requests- Automatic audio reading when passing markers for drivers
- City-based browsing instead of marker name search
- Improved voice quality and complete audio descriptions
- Better map visibility with lighter road colors
- Automatic location detection on app launch
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- Free filtering options without upgrade requirement
- Continuous tracking feature improvement
- Offline marker access capability
Go Vigilant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ExploreHere
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$2.001 Month
- Pro - Monthly$3.001 Month
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.001 Month
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- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$5.001 Month
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$6.001 Month
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$10.001 Month
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$10.001 Year
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$16.001 Year
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$20.001 Year
- Pro - Yearly$25.001 Year
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$50.001 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$24.99
- Pro - Lifetime$60.00
- Pro - Lifetime$90.00
Go Vigilant
- Go Vigilant Individual Plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Go Vigilant Family Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Go Vigilant Individual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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- Go Vigilant Family7 Days trial$89.991 Year
