noforeignland vs Explore Middlesex VA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
noforeignland
Discover sailing destinations with community-driven place reports, photos, and reviews. Log your adventures, share your boat's location live, and connect with other boaters through groups and in-app chat.
- Discover sailing destinations
- Browse member-added place reports
- Add photos and reviews
- Log boat adventures
- Record and share live tracks
- Join boat groups
- In-app chat
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The ultimate sailing companion app! Discover amazing destinations: Browse through thousands of place reports added by members of our community. See photos and reviews, all added by sailors with first-hand experience. Become a contributor: add places to the map and share your photos and reviews with other sailors. Tell your story: Add your boat to the map and record your adventures. You can even record your track in the app and share it live with friends and family back home. Add text, videos and blog links to your journey and build a permanent log available both in the app and on the noforeignland.com web site. Make friends: Join boat groups, and meet like-minded boaters near you. Filter the map to see other group members, and use the in-app chat to safely make contact.
Explore Middlesex VA
Plan your ideal vacation or weekend getaway in Middlesex County, VA. Discover activities and attractions tailored to your interests, view local events, and build a personalized itinerary. Share your plans with friends and family.
- Discover activities and attractions
- View upcoming events
- Create custom trip itineraries
- Share plans with others
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The Explore Middlesex VA app is designed to help you plan the perfect vacation, trip or weekend getaway in Middlesex County VA! • Discover activities and attractions that match your interests • View upcoming events near you • Add events and places to your custom trip • Share events, places and your itinerary with friends and family
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: noforeignland at every 3 weeks against Explore Middlesex VA's every 4 months. noforeignland also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (89 vs 7). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
noforeignland holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: noforeignland has 89 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 97% of noforeignland's written reviews are positive against 100% of Explore Middlesex VA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
noforeignland ships an update every 3 weeks, Explore Middlesex VA every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | noforeignland | Explore Middlesex VA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (89 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NOFOREIGNLAND LTD | Economic Development Authority of Middlesex County, VA |
Customer experience
noforeignland
Explore Middlesex VA
Bugs and requests
noforeignland
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scroll wheel zoom not functioning in app (works on website)
- Login system rejecting valid credentials after logout
- Track recording glitches
- Track editing interface is unintuitive
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to keep track and location private from other users
- Option to post multiple photos or videos in stories
- Save/download images from chat to device
- Auto-check follow boxes for easier user following
- More comprehensive Spanish language translations
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- Improved track editing functionality
Explore Middlesex VA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
noforeignland
No in-app purchases
Explore Middlesex VA
No in-app purchases
