Comparison

Grand Central Terminal Tour vs Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Grand Central Terminal Tour

Explore the iconic Grand Central Terminal with a self-guided audio tour. Discover hidden history, magnificent sights, and fascinating stories as you navigate the station at your own pace. The app works offline and offers automatic audio playback based on your location.

Highlights
  • GPS-enabled audio guide
  • Offline functionality
  • Automatic audio playback
  • Detailed historical stories
  • Explore at your own pace
  • Covers key landmarks
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Get to know Grand Central Terminal, the most famous train station in the world. This walking tour takes you through the whole terminal, points out the most magnificent sights, and gives you the little-known history behind it all! Featuring riveting stories, a phenomenal narrator, and easy automatic audio, this app puts exploration in the palm of your hand! Grand Central Terminal: Uncover the secrets behind the most famous train station in the world! Did you know there’s hidden significance behind much of Grand Central’s design? This tour won’t just show you the most magnificent sights within the terminal—it’ll also fill you in on the fascinating history behind it all. Stroll through the awe-inspiring Main Concourse and hear the stories behind the constellations that decorate the famous Sky Ceiling. Plus, find the spot where a NASA rocket once damaged the ceiling! See iconic sights like the opal-faced clock and learn how Grand Central technically created time as we know it today. No, really! Plus, dive into the fabulously wealthy Vanderbilt family who built this terminal and learn to spot the family symbols they’ve hidden throughout the space. Then visit the mysterious Whispering Gallery and the astonishingly elegant Oyster Bar for a glimpse back into the Gilded Age. The tour of Grand Central Terminal includes: ■ 42nd Street Sculpture and Clock ■ Vanderbilt Hall ■ Main Concourse ■ The Info Booth & Clock ■ The Ticket Windows ■ Tycoon Drama: Rivalry with Rockefeller ■ The Sky Ceiling ■ Pegasus, the Winged Horse ■ Aquarius, the Cup-Bearer ■ Pisces, the Fish ■ Aries, the Ram ■ Taurus, the Bull ■ Orion, the Hunter ■ Gemini, the Twins ■ Cancer, the Crab ■ The Chandeliers ■ The Walls of Glass ■ The West Staircase ■ The Station Master’s Office ■ The New York Transit Museum ■ Grand Central in Movies ■ Whispering Gallery ■ Oyster Bar HOW IT WORKS: As you travel, audio stories play automatically based on your location. Simply go to the starting point of the tour and begin following the given route. Each story begins playing on its own, usually just before you reach a point of interest. TOUR FEATURES: ▶ Freedom of travel No scheduled tour times, no crowded buses, and no rush to keep moving past stops that interest you. You have total freedom to skip ahead, linger, and take as many photos as you’d like. ▶ Automatic play No muss, no fuss. Just follow the app’s built-in route to all the must-visit spots — the audio stories about everything you see will play automatically! ▶ Works offline Download the tour in advance and then use it seamlessly, even in areas with no service! ▶ Lifetime purchase No monthly subscription. No time limits. No usage limits. Enjoy this tour as many times as you like. ▶ Incredible stories Immerse yourself in the history, culture, and secrets of this famous site with the help of a top-tier narrator and fascinating stories written by experts. ▶ Award-winning app Featured on Thrillist and WBZ, this easy-to-use app won the Laurel Award for Technology from the Newport Mansions, who use the app for over a million tours per year. FREE DEMO vs FULL ACCESS: Check out the totally free demo to get an idea of what this tour is all about. If you like it, purchase the tour to get full access to all of the stories. QUICK TIPS: ■ Download ahead of time, over data or WiFi. ■ Be sure the phone battery is fully charged or take an external battery pack. NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This app uses your location service and GPS tracking feature to allow real-time tracking of your route.

About

Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide

Explore Mount Rushmore National Memorial with a self-guided, narrated, and offline audio tour. Discover its history, creation, and surrounding controversies from various viewpoints. Make the most of your visit with flexible exploration and automatic audio playback.

Highlights
  • Self-guided narrated audio tour
  • Offline functionality
  • Automatic location-based audio playback
  • Multiple viewing angles
  • Historical and cultural insights
  • Flexible exploration
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Welcome to the self-guided, narrated, and fully offline driving tour of Mount Rushmore National Memorial! With this tour, you’ll see it from different angles, learn its history, and uncover little-known facts about its creation and the man behind it. Featuring riveting stories, a phenomenal narrator, and easy automatic audio, this app puts exploration in the palm of your hand! Mount Rushmore: See Mount Rushmore in a whole new way—both literally and figuratively! Seeing this incredible monument in person is nothing like the photographs, so get ready to be blown away. And to make your viewing even better, this tour leads you around the whole memorial site, featuring tons of different angles on these iconic faces. Plus, as you walk, you’ll learn everything there is to know about the story behind this memorial, including some things most folks never discover! Get to know the complicated sculptor behind it all, see a model of his original vision for the mountain, and find out why he wasn’t quite able to make good on his grand designs. Plus, get insight into the Lakota history of this mountain and the controversy that surrounds the monument to this day. Two million people visit Mount Rushmore every year. But you don’t just want to snap a picture or two and then leave, do you? Turn your trip into a rich historical expedition with this easy, totally flexible audio tour and make the most of your visit! TOUR STORIES: ■ Welcome ■ Gutzon Borglum ■ Avenue of Flags ■ Why These Four Faces? ■ Launching the Project ■ How Did They Carve It? ■ Trouble Brewing ■ The Hall of Records ■ Sculptor’s Studio ■ Presidential Trail ■ The Six Grandfathers ■ Ongoing Controversy ■ North by Northwest ■ Preservation ■ Adding New Faces? HOW IT WORKS: As you travel, audio stories play automatically based on your location. Simply go to the starting point of the tour and begin following the given route. Each story begins playing on its own, usually just before you reach a point of interest. TOUR FEATURES: ▶ Freedom of travel No scheduled tour times, no crowded buses, and no rush to keep moving past stops that interest you. You have total freedom to skip ahead, linger, and take as many photos as you’d like. ▶ Automatic play No muss, no fuss. Just follow the app’s built-in route to all the must-visit spots — the audio stories about everything you see will play automatically! ▶ Works offline Download the tour in advance and then use it seamlessly, even in areas with no service! ▶ Lifetime purchase No monthly subscription. No time limits. No usage limits. Enjoy this tour as many times as you like. ▶ Incredible stories Immerse yourself in the history, culture, and secrets of this famous site with the help of a top-tier narrator and fascinating stories written by experts. ▶ Award-winning app Featured on Thrillist and WBZ, this easy-to-use app won the Laurel Award for Technology from the Newport Mansions, who use the app for over a million tours per year. FREE DEMO vs FULL ACCESS: Check out the totally free demo to get an idea of what this tour is all about. If you like it, purchase the tour to get full access to all of the stories. IMPORTANT NOTES: Download the tour ahead of time over data or WiFi for full offline use. Be sure your phone battery is fully charged or take an external battery pack. Continued use of the GPS can drain your battery. Allow the tour to access location services and GPS tracking features to play stories automatically during the tour. NEARBY TOURS: ■ Badlands National Park Make your trip a two-for-one by paying a visit to this strange, majestic landscape. Hear about the prehistoric beasts which once roamed this land, watch a sunset like no other, and even catch a glimpse of the local bison!

Screenshots

Grand Central Terminal Tour4 screens
Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide at 100% against Grand Central Terminal Tour's 67%. Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grand Central Terminal Tour sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Grand Central Terminal Tour's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grand Central Terminal Tour ships an update every 10 months, Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Grand Central Terminal Tour versus Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrand Central Terminal TourMount Rushmore Memorial Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (39 ratings)4.9 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid Kneynsberg LLC17 Mile Drive Day Trips, LLC

Customer experience

Grand Central Terminal Tour

All ratings39 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Grand Central Terminal Tour

One-time6
  • Central Park Tour Guide$9.99
  • Midtown Manhattan Tour Guide$9.99
  • Niagara Falls U.S.$9.99
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  • Grand Central Audio Guide$9.99
  • Catskills Scenic Byway Guide$14.99
  • NYC Combo Audio Tours$29.99
10 purchases

Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide

Subscriptions1
  • Mount Rushmore Action+$99.991 Year
One-time9
  • Mount Rushmore Driving Tour$16.99
  • Custer State Park Driving Tour$16.99
  • Arizona Bundle$29.99
Show 6 more
  • Dakota Bundle$34.99
  • Crown Jewels of West$39.99
  • US East National Park Bundle$59.99
  • American Southwest Bundle$64.99
  • USA National Park$69.99
  • US West National Park Bundle$199.99

Questions

Is Grand Central Terminal Tour free?
Grand Central Terminal Tour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide free?
Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grand Central Terminal Tour or Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide?
Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide is rated higher. Grand Central Terminal Tour averages 4.7 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide averages 4.9 from 20 ratings.
Do Grand Central Terminal Tour or Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide have ads?
Neither Grand Central Terminal Tour nor Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grand Central Terminal Tour or Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide?
Grand Central Terminal Tour ships an update every 10 months, and Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide every 16 months. Most recently, Grand Central Terminal Tour was updated on August 30, 2026 and Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide on August 23, 2026.

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