Explore Costa Rica vs Checkin Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explore Costa Rica
Discover tours, accommodations, food, and transportation for your Costa Rican adventure. Find national parks, beaches, waterfalls, and unique activities like camping and surfing. Filter by category and province to plan your perfect trip.
- Find tours and experiences
- Discover lodging and food options
- Search for transportation
- Explore national parks and natural attractions
- Filter by activity type
- Filter by province and services
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In Explore App, the PURA VIDA app, you will find excellent tours, experiences, lodging, food, transportation and souvenirs in Costa Rica. In our app will find everything from national parks, volcanoes, beaches, surprising waterfalls, to beautiful tourist destinations to enjoy a picnic, camping under the stars, and many more activities. Through our search filters you can easily and quickly find the destination you want to visit according to its category (Tours, Accommodation, Food, Transportation, Souvenirs) and that adapts to your needs in the 7 provinces of our country: Cartago, Alajuela, San José, Limón, Guanacaste, Heredia and Puntarenas. Search for places according to the activities you want to do, we put at your disposal more than 50 different types: picnic, viewpoints, camping, waterfalls, glamping, horseback riding tours, cycling, quad bike tours, canopy, surfing, paddle board, beaches, scuba diving, fishing, rivers, skydiving, rappelling, rafting, 4x4 tours, tubing, kayaking, snorkeling, hanging bridges, canyoning, bird watching, caves, historical tours, coffee tours, safaris and more. In addition, you can find destinations that have the services you need: places appropriate for people with disabilities, places appropriate for seniors, places that allow pets, and more. Let's enjoy the wonders of Costa Rica's nature and support the tourism sector of our country.
Checkin Explorer
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Discover the hidden gems and breathtaking natural wonders of Costa Rica with the Check-in app! Designed for adventurers, nature lovers, and curious travelers, our app empowers you to explore, track, log your visits, connect with friends, and unlock exciting achievements as you uncover every corner of your nation’s natural beauty
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Explore Costa Rica at none against Checkin Explorer's shown. Checkin Explorer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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.
Explore Costa Rica ships an update every 2 months, Checkin Explorer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explore Costa Rica | Checkin Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Daniel Sanchez Brenes | SOIBITS, LLC |
In-app purchases
Explore Costa Rica
No in-app purchases
Checkin Explorer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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