Comparison

Pharo Guide vs Detour

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

Head to head
About

Pharo Guide

Features
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Locate, listen, explore and enjoy our guides. Forget traditional audio guides. All you need is in your pocket. Essential and immediate, the app that will guide you during your visit without diverting your attention. Easy and smart access to info Discover points of interests through the exploration page and find them grouped by common features or locations. Use textual research to find them typing the name. Add contents to your favorite collection to find them quickly and to share them with your friends. Image, Audio, Details Wear headphones or bring your phone to your ear and let yourself be guided by narrations. Look at the images or discover the details of the contents to better appreciate them. Interactive maps Check the position to better move around and locate yourself. Find areas and points of interests and explore each detail. Accessible Accessibility is one of the issues we most cherish. This app can be used the same way by sighted people and people with visual impairments: nobody shall be left behind!

About

Detour

Features
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Detour helps you find the unusual, overlooked, and downright weird places hiding all across America. Over 5,600 points of interest across all 50 states. From roadside oddities and abandoned places to natural wonders and quirky local landmarks. The spots tourists miss and locals love. EXPLORE THE MAP Browse thousands of hidden gems on a live map. Filter by category. Search by name or location. Zoom into any state and discover what makes it unique. PLAN YOUR ROUTE Headed somewhere? Search your destination and Detour shows you every interesting stop along the way. Turn any drive into an adventure. WHAT YOU WILL FIND Roadside attractions, strange museums, forgotten monuments, hidden natural wonders, historic oddities, unusual architecture, local legends, and places you never knew existed. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED. Just open the app and start exploring. Your location stays on your device.

Screenshots

Pharo Guide4 screens
Detour2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Detour at monthly against Pharo Guide's every 11 months. Pharo Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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

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

Pharo Guide ships an update every 11 months, Detour monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Pharo Guide versus Detour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPharo GuideDetour
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperITCares s.r.l.Daniel Grande

In-app purchases

None

Pharo Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Detour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pharo Guide free?
Pharo Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Detour free?
Detour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pharo Guide or Detour have ads?
Neither Pharo Guide nor Detour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pharo Guide or Detour?
Pharo Guide ships an update every 11 months, and Detour monthly. Most recently, Pharo Guide was updated on October 25, 2026 and Detour on October 25, 2026.

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