Elan Valley vs Lost Peatlands Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elan Valley | Lost Peatlands Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 250 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THE WELSH WATER ELAN TRUST | Jam Creative Studios |
In-app purchases
Elan Valley
No in-app purchases
Lost Peatlands Explorer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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