Haze Explr vs LostUrbex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
LostUrbex
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An app where you can visit abandoned buildings research or explore
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Haze Explr at 16.4 against LostUrbex's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Haze Explr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month and LostUrbex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Haze Explr ships an update monthly, LostUrbex every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Haze Explr | LostUrbex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (857 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 857 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eclectic Services LLC | Sven Kraus |
Bugs and requests
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
LostUrbex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Haze Explr
- Haze Edgerunner$5.001 Month
- Haze Edgerunner Overclocked$10.001 Month
LostUrbex
- Country/Region$0.99
