Comparison

Salisbury Reds vs Explore Wiltshire

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

Head to head
About

Salisbury Reds

Plan your bus journeys, view live departures, and purchase mobile tickets securely. Access timetables, save favorites, and stay updated on service disruptions for easy travel around Salisbury.

Highlights
  • Mobile ticket purchase
  • Live departure times
  • Route planning
  • Timetable access
  • Favorite journeys
  • Service disruption alerts
Features
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Our new app has everything you need to get around Salisbury with Salisbury Reds. It’s packed full of everything you’ll need to get mobile on the bus. Mobile Tickets: Purchase mobile tickets securely with Apple Pay or a debit/credit card and show the driver when boarding - no more searching for cash! Live Departures: Browse and view bus stops on the map, explore upcoming departures, or check out the routes from a stop to see where you could travel next. Journey Planning: Plan your commute, trip to the shops or night out with friends. It’s now even easier to plan ahead with Salisbury Reds. Timetables: We’ve squeezed all of our routes and timetables into the palm of your hand. Favourites: You can quickly save your favourite Departure Boards, Timetables and Journeys, with quick access from one convenient menu. Disruptions: You’ll be able to keep up to date with service changes directly from our disruption feeds inside the app. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.

About

Explore Wiltshire

Features
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Explore the historic county of Wiltshire discover the stories behind the people and events that shaped its history and its beautiful landscapes. This easy-to-use app guides you to Wiltshire’s key landmarks, historic sites and cultural and arts venues including magnificent medieval city of Salisbury; Saxon and Georgian market towns and villages. From the Home Screen you can find the city sights nearest to you and discover the stories behind them, or you can follow a themed trail to explore each city or town’s unique heritage and uncover hidden histories. Featuring historic photos, audio and video content see how Wiltshire has changed over time. Each place has a special audio introduction from TV’s Time Team Phil Harding, with his personal take on the county and its places he loves.

Screenshots

Salisbury Reds4 screens
Explore Wiltshire4 screens

Verdict

The call

Salisbury Reds and Explore Wiltshire are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Salisbury Reds ships an update fortnightly, Explore Wiltshire every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Salisbury Reds versus Explore Wiltshire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalisbury RedsExplore Wiltshire
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Go-Ahead Group plcCalvium Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Salisbury Reds

No in-app purchases

None

Explore Wiltshire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Salisbury Reds free?
Salisbury Reds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explore Wiltshire free?
Explore Wiltshire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Salisbury Reds or Explore Wiltshire have ads?
Neither Salisbury Reds nor Explore Wiltshire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Salisbury Reds or Explore Wiltshire?
Salisbury Reds ships an update fortnightly, and Explore Wiltshire every 3 weeks. Most recently, Salisbury Reds was updated on October 30, 2026 and Explore Wiltshire on October 24, 2026.

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