Play Trails vs Participate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play Trails
Engage in outdoor adventures with interactive scavenger hunts. Visit trail locations to complete challenges, answer quizzes, and earn points. New trails are added regularly to keep the exploration fresh.
- Location-based scavenger hunts
- Activity challenges
- Quiz questions
- Score points
- Regularly updated trails
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Play Trails take traditional scavenger hunt games to a whole new level. Using the app, players visit trail locations to unlock activity challenges, solve quiz questions and score points. New trails will be launched regularly so keep checking back for the latest updates! About Nature Play WA Nature Play WA is a collaborative not-for-profit organisation promoting and supporting children's unstructured play outdoors ('nature play') for the benefit of their health and happiness. The organisation's primary role is to spread the nature play message and to work to increase access to nature play resources, events and programs.
Participate
Discover accessible parks and playgrounds for children with neurological conditions. Find reviews, community advice, and professional recommendations for locations in Perth, Western Australia.
- Park and playground reviews
- Search by facilities and location
- Interactive map with star ratings
- Favorites list
- Community reviews
- Professional advice
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Participate is envisaged as a "one stop shop" for families of children and young adults with neurological conditions and injuries - who are seeking information, reviews, community and professional advice on parks, playgrounds and places to visit around the Perth metropolitan area (Western Australia). Reviewed by the team at the Healthy Strides Foundation - a combination of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists and the local disablility community here in Perth Australia - we've reviewed close to 100 parks and playgrounds, with many more updates to come over the summer months. There is a handy map of the parks all broken up by star rating, you can search by facilities (including accessible parking, play options, disability bathrooms, park mobility and safety) or location near you, keep a favourites list of your shortlisted parks and playgrounds and even share your own review with other users of the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Participate at weekly against Play Trails's every 5 months. 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.
Play Trails ships an update every 5 months, Participate weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Play Trails | Participate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NATURE PLAY WA INC. | The Trustee for The Healthy Strides Foundation |
Customer experience
Play Trails
Participate
In-app purchases
Play Trails
No in-app purchases
Participate
No in-app purchases









