Comparison

Elan Valley vs Lost Peatlands Explorer

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

Head to head
About

Elan Valley

Explore the Elan Valley with interactive maps, guided tours, and engaging games. Discover local history, solve puzzles, and collect badges while learning about the area's heritage and future.

Highlights
  • Interactive map browsing
  • Guided car tours
  • Pipeline Puzzle game
  • Hidden stories and archive pictures
  • i-spy game with badge collection
  • Valley soundscapes
  • Future of Elan Valley quiz
Features
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Plan your perfect adventure with the Elan Valley Explorer App whether you are travelling on foot, bike or in a car. · Browse the trails on the interactive map. · Enjoy a guided tour of the valley from the comfort of your car. · Test your engineering skills with the Pipeline Puzzle. · Discover the hidden stories of the valley and its people. · Reveal lost views and archive pictures with the hotspot history sliders. · Listen to the stories of those that live and work here. · Collect the points to earn your badges with the i-spy game. · Relax and immerse yourself in the Elan Valley soundscapes. · Ponder the future of the Elan Valley with a quiz.

About

Lost Peatlands Explorer

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Discover the stories of the Lost Peatlands as you walk any of 10 trails through some of the most beautiful locations in the South Wales Valleys. Let Rudy the Bog Dog guide you on a journey of knowledge and mystery to unlock information about the heritage and habitats of the area. Discover the amazing biodiversity and carbon storage capabilities of our bog habitats and learn more about peatland restoration. As you walk, you’ll be able to restore your own virtual peatland and populate it with bog-loving species. On some trails you can even drive a virtual excavator in AR to create virtual peat dams! How to use the app Use the map or trails list to choose the trail you’d like to follow and download it. Once you’ve downloaded your trail, head over there to start exploring. Once you’re there, start walking and Bog Dog will notify you when you’ve reached a point of interest, or if you’ve unlocked a restoration stage for your own virtual peatland. Some sites have AR zones where you can have a go at creating your own peat dams with a virtual excavator – look for the AR zones on the map to find out where they are.

Screenshots

Elan Valley4 screens
Lost Peatlands Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Elan Valley and Lost Peatlands Explorer 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Elan Valley versus Lost Peatlands Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElan ValleyLost Peatlands Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB250 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHE WELSH WATER ELAN TRUSTJam Creative Studios

In-app purchases

None

Elan Valley

No in-app purchases

None

Lost Peatlands Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elan Valley free?
Elan Valley is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lost Peatlands Explorer free?
Lost Peatlands Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elan Valley or Lost Peatlands Explorer have ads?
Neither Elan Valley nor Lost Peatlands Explorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elan Valley or Lost Peatlands Explorer?
Elan Valley ships an update monthly, and Lost Peatlands Explorer monthly. Most recently, Elan Valley was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lost Peatlands Explorer on November 7, 2026.

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