ExploreHere vs Mile Zero
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
Mile Zero
Find free overnight parking and boondocking spots along your travel route. Get a top pick for tonight with backup options, and access detailed traveler reports on each location. Contribute to the community to unlock more spots.
- Free overnight parking and boondocking
- Route-based spot suggestions
- Backup spot options
- Detailed traveler reports
- Community-driven spot contributions
- Navigation to chosen spots
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Free overnight parking and boondocking near your route. Tell Mile Zero where you're headed. Get one pick for tonight, with backups. Browse, inspect, and add spots free. Club dues fund the planner. Mile Zero searches rest areas, public lots, truck stops, and highway-adjacent public land near the road you're actually on — then turns the options into one clear first choice, with ranked backups ready if plans change. KNOW BEFORE YOU PULL IN When travelers have reported a stop, see what they found: overnight rules, road access, noise, safety, amenities, and rig fit — along with when each condition was observed and how current the reports are. TRAVELERS MAKE IT BETTER Add a stop. Update the details. Choose how widely to share it: Open, Shared, or Secret. Report on new spots to build your standing in the Club. START FREE Browse Open spots, inspect the details, navigate there, and share what you find — no membership required. Try the overnight planner. JOIN THE MILE ZERO CLUB Club dues fund route planning and keep the map running. Access to protected spots is earned through useful contributions, never payment alone. For van lifers, road trippers, workampers, and anyone who stays in their vehicle while on the road. — Mile Zero Club is an annual auto-renewing subscription that renews automatically each year unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. US pricing; your localized price and any introductory offer appear in the App Store. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://milezero.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://milezero.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: ExploreHere at free with in-app purchases against Mile Zero's subscription. ExploreHere also leads on ratings volume (809 vs 1) and chart position (#50 vs unranked). Mile Zero's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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 Mile Zero sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mile Zero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ExploreHere has 809 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ExploreHere ships an update every 10 days, Mile Zero every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ExploreHere | Mile Zero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (809 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 809 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #50 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Wesley Vance | Fieldcraft LLC |
Customer experience
ExploreHere
Mile Zero
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
Mile Zero
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
Mile Zero
- Mile Zero Club1 Year trial$19.991 Year
