Bensin vs Exploreon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bensin
Find and compare petroleum prices across Iceland with real-time updates. View stations on a map, get driving directions, and filter by price, distance, and fuel type. Personalize your experience with favorite stations and custom discounts.
- Track petroleum prices in Iceland
- Map view of gas stations
- Automatic price updates
- Driving directions
- Filter by price, distance, company, fuel
- Favorite station selection
- Customizable discounts
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Track petroleum prices across Iceland and select them on a map. See prices listed and distances to the gas stations with automatic updates at location change of 500 m or 8 minutes intervals, when the app is being used. See stations on the map with prices. Select your favourite station to always display at the top. Get driving directions and set filters on price, distance, company, petroleum or diesel etc. Add discounts for each company and turn on/off showing of companies. The discounts are applied to all stations for each company unless they are exempt. Select light or dark mode or adapt to system settings. This app is entirely made with the new SwiftUI and Combine frameworks.
Exploreon
Discover Iceland with interactive stories and a guided map. Experience local insights and engaging audio that plays automatically as you explore, perfect for road trips or planning adventures.
- Immersive stories
- Interactive map
- Curated playlists
- Auto-play audio stories
- Hands-free driving options
- Nearby points of interest
- Recommended routes
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Discover Iceland through immersive stories, curated playlists, and a beautifully interactive map. Whether you're on a road trip, exploring Reykjavík, or planning your next adventure, this app turns your journey into a guided storytelling experience — with hand-picked stops, local insights, and engaging audio stories that automatically play as you explore. Every tour comes as a structured playlist so you never lose track: - Auto-play next story - Browse all stops on the tour - Switch between map and list views seamlessly - Fully hands-free options while driving Navigate Iceland with ease: - See nearby points of interest - Follow recommended routes - Tap markers to play stories instantly - Discover stops you might have otherwise missed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Exploreon at fortnightly against Bensin's every 3 months. Exploreon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Exploreon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Bensin ships an update every 3 months, Exploreon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bensin | Exploreon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hannes Sverrisson | Futhark ehf |
Customer experience
Bensin
Exploreon
In-app purchases
Bensin
No in-app purchases
Exploreon
No in-app purchases
