Comparison

De Hortus vs Discovery Trips

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

Head to head

Amsterdam

About

De Hortus

Features

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Walk through the Hortus Amsterdam and discover the stories behind our plant collection. Where does your houseplant originate from? How do we know nowadays how the plant kingdom is organised? Discover this and much more. With over 4000 plants from 7 different climates the Hortus Amsterdam is one of the oldest botanical Gardens in the centre of Amsterdam.

About

Discovery Trips

Features

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Discovery trips is een geweldige manier om een nieuwe stad te verkennen of meer te leren over de stad waar jij in woont. Met Discovery trips combineer je het beste van escape rooms en stadswandelingen. Tijdens onze trips krijg je veel van de stad te zien en leer je over haar geschiedenis. Je lost uitdagende puzzels op waarbij de hints in jouw omgeving te vinden zijn om zo de beste plek op de ranglijst te bemachtigen!

Screenshots

De Hortus4 screens

Discovery Trips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Discovery Trips at every 6 weeks against De Hortus's every 5 months. De Hortus's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

De Hortus ships an update every 5 months, Discovery Trips every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

De Hortus versus Discovery Trips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	De Hortus	Discovery Trips
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 months	Every 6 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	14.0
Further details — not scored
Size	44 MB	33 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Geralt Ploegstra	Lukas Heeren

In-app purchases

None

De Hortus

No in-app purchases

None

Discovery Trips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is De Hortus free?

De Hortus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Discovery Trips free?

Discovery Trips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do De Hortus or Discovery Trips have ads?

Neither De Hortus nor Discovery Trips shows ads.

Which is updated more often, De Hortus or Discovery Trips?

De Hortus ships an update every 5 months, and Discovery Trips every 6 weeks. Most recently, De Hortus was updated on October 25, 2026 and Discovery Trips on November 3, 2026.