Mine Locator Map vs Rail Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mine Locator Map
Discover historical and active mines, prospects, and mineral deposits across the United States. This app provides a map-based interface to locate various mining-related sites without requiring registration or subscriptions.
- Map of mines and prospects
- Locate abandoned mines
- Locate active mines
- Show mineral deposits
- Show processing plants
- USGS MRDS data source
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Mines near me: Mine map showing locations of historical mines and metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources in the United States. Locate abandoned mines, active mines, prospects, deposits, and processing plants. No registration, login, or subscription required. Data source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS)
Rail Guide
Explore detailed maps of active, historic, and abandoned rail lines across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Includes milepost data for most routes and points of interest. Stay updated on map changes via the official Facebook page.
- North American rail line maps
- Current, historic, and abandoned lines
- Milepost data
- Points of interest
- Map update notifications
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Maps of current, historic, and abandoned rail lines plus points of interest in the US, Canada, and Mexico with mileposts for most lines. Follow facebook.com/railguide for map updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rail Guide at 100% against Mine Locator Map's 13%. Rail Guide also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Mine Locator Map's advantage is ratings volume (348 vs 21). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Mine Locator Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rail Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rail Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mine Locator Map has 348 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Mine Locator Map's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rail Guide's.
| Parameter | Mine Locator Map | Rail Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (348 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 348 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Qvyshift LLC | Rail Guide LLC |
Customer experience
Mine Locator Map
Rail Guide
In-app purchases
Mine Locator Map
- Upgrade$6.99
Rail Guide
No in-app purchases
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