ExploreHere vs ZipTrips
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
ZipTrips
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ZipTrips plans short local adventures — a "Zip" — and gets you out the door. TAP ZIPME One tap. Tell Zippy whether to include food and what kind of day you want — scenic, foodie, nature, family, romantic, hidden gems and more — and you get a real itinerary of up to 8 stops near you, already in a sensible order, on a map. OR JUST ASK Type "plan a day in Napa" or "best tacos in San Diego" into the search box. ZipTrips figures out whether you want a plan or a place and gives you the right thing. EVERY STOP IS REAL Stops are real places with photos, hours, ratings and addresses. Reorder them with a drag, swap one out, add your own, or set a start and end point for a round trip. NAVIGATE IT Turn-by-turn navigation with voice guidance, straight from the plan. Prefer Apple Maps or Waze? Hand off any stop with a tap. SHARE THE JOURNEY Send a trip to friends with a link or QR code. Friends can view it, or you can let them edit it with you — changes show up live. Trips can be private, friends-only, or public. DO IT AS A GUEST No account needed to plan and share. Create one (phone number, no password) when you want to save trips, add friends, or comment. BOOK THINGS TO DO Where a stop has bookable tours or tickets, you'll see a "Book on Viator" chip. Booking happens on Viator; ZipTrips may earn a commission. A ZipTrip is a short local adventure. Pick a kind of day, and go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZipTrips at none against ExploreHere's 18. ExploreHere's advantage is chart position (#74 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ZipTrips asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ExploreHere | ZipTrips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (809 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 809 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #74 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wesley Vance | Gavin O'Connor |
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
ZipTrips
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
ZipTrips
No in-app purchases









