Explorin SoCal vs Haze Explr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explorin SoCal
Discover hidden gems and off-the-beaten-path locations in Southern California. Find unique spots like abandoned buildings and ocean caves with detailed descriptions, images, and directions.
- Discover low-key exploration spots
- Find abandoned buildings
- Locate caves by the ocean
- View location images
- Get detailed descriptions
- Receive directions
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"Explorin Socal" is a app where you can find all of the lowkey Explorin spots around you, thats if you live in Southern California Of course. The places range from Abandoned buildings to Caves by the Ocean. Each Location pinpoint will provide you with a Image of the Place, a description of the place, and directions.
Haze Explr
Discover hidden urban exploration spots and share your findings with a community of like-minded adventurers. Contribute your own discoveries to unlock access to exclusive locations, ensuring a trusted network of explorers.
- Discover urbex locations
- Share exploration experiences
- Unlock shared locations
- Contribute to community access
- Map of forgotten places
- Find abandoned buildings and ruins
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Find urbex & off-the-beaten-path locations and share your experiences with other explorers. The more you contribute to the community, the more locations you unlock. This helps to make sure that locations are only shared with explorers who will respect them. Explore abandoned buildings, ghost towns, ruins, natural sights, and other forgotten locations on the map created by the Haze Explr community. Find adventures, make memories Terms of Service: https://app.haze-explr.com/terms/ © 2026 Haze Explr
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Haze Explr at none against Explorin SoCal's shown. Haze Explr also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Explorin SoCal's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Explorin SoCal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Haze Explr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Haze Explr holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Haze Explr has 912 ratings behind it against 136, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Explorin SoCal's written reviews are positive against 85% of Haze Explr's.
Explorin SoCal ships an update every 8 days, Haze Explr monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explorin SoCal | Haze Explr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (136 ratings) | 4.8 (912 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 136 | 912 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James Harrison | Eclectic Services LLC |
Customer experience
Explorin SoCal
Haze Explr
User reviews
Explorin SoCal
From 136 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cool concept for exploring
- 👍 Great for finding things to do
- 👍 Good for adventurous people
- 👍 Awesome for photoshoots
- 👍 Convenient and easy to use
Room to improve
- 📍 Only shows LA locations
- 📍 Limited to California
- 📍 Not helpful outside CA
- 📍 Nothing shows up elsewhere
- 📍 Basic and well-known places
Haze Explr
From 912 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome app
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🤩 Great for urban exploration
- 💯 Highly recommended
- 🔒 Secure and transparent
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and sign-outs
- 🤔 Unclear on 'drops' feature
- 🌍 Locations not always nearby
- 🕰️ Slow approval process for accounts
Bugs and requests
Explorin SoCal
Reported bugs
2 issues- Pictures of locations never show up
- App doesn't show where to go if not in LA
Requested features
3 requests- Update more frequently
- Add more locations in Pomona/West Covina/Ontario area
- Add more locations outside of California
Haze Explr
Reported bugs
2 issues- Locations disappearing from account
- Unable to create account or get approved
Requested features
4 requests- Favorite/bookmark locations
- Offline mode for memos and location data
- Ability to filter by location type
- Notification when near unlocked locations
In-app purchases
Explorin SoCal
- Remove Ads$0.99
Haze Explr
- Haze Edgerunner$5.001 Month
- Haze Edgerunner Overclocked$10.001 Month
