Comparison

Visit Bishop CA vs Death Valley NP Audio Guide

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

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About

Visit Bishop CA

Plan your ideal vacation or weekend getaway to Bishop, California. Discover stunning scenery and unparalleled outdoor recreation opportunities in this unique town nestled between two majestic mountain ranges.

Highlights
  • Vacation planning tool
  • Trip planning
  • Weekend getaway planner
  • Discover local scenery
  • Explore outdoor recreation
Features
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The Bishop, CA app is designed to help you plan the perfect vacation, trip or weekend getaway in Bishop! Bishop, California is a friendly town nestled in between two majestic mountain ranges, the iconic Sierra Nevada mountains to the West, and the White Mountains to the East. This unusual geographic location make Bishop incredibly special and during your stay here you will enjoy stunning, world-renown scenery, unparalleled outdoor recreation opportunities, and a lively rural culture.

About

Death Valley NP Audio Guide

Explore Death Valley's unique landscapes and rich mining history with this self-guided driving tour. Audio stories play automatically based on your location, offering freedom and flexibility to discover landmarks at your own pace. Works offline for seamless exploration.

Highlights
  • Self-guided driving tour
  • Automatic location-based audio
  • Offline functionality
  • Freedom to explore at your own pace
  • In-depth historical stories
  • Covers major landmarks and points of interest
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Venture into the hottest place on Earth with this self-guided driving tour. Explore Death Valley’s wildly diverse geographic beauty, its complex mining history, and live to tell the tale. Death Valley National Park Death Valley is truly a place like no other. Sure, it holds the record for the hottest place on the planet, but it’s also full of wildly varied geography, from mountains to salt flats to rolling, colorful badlands, and everything in between. This raw, inhospitable landscape is an absolute wonder to behold, and now you can brave its extremes from the comfort of your own vehicle! Look across the valley from 5,000 feet up at Dante’s View, then drive down to the lowest point in North America—Badwater Basin. Stroll across blinding salt flats and marvel at the intricate crystal formations of Devils Golf Course. Cruise or hike through the bizarre rocky badlands which George Lucas used in the original Star Wars trilogy. There’s never a dull moment in Death Valley. Along the way, you’ll dig deep into the harrowing history of Death Valley’s miners. Hear stories of their backbreaking labor, ingenuity, and the mining bust that paved the way for Death Valley to become a national park. Featuring riveting stories, an engaging narrator, and easy automatic audio, this app puts exploration in the palm of your hand! Experience this and more in Death Valley: ■ Death Valley Junction ■ The Timbisha Shoshone ■ Gold! ■ The Death Valley 49ers ■ Lost in Death Valley ■ Why So Dry? ■ Why So Hot? ■ Borax Mining ■ Dante’s View ■ Superblooms ■ Twenty Mule Team Canyon ■ White Gold ■ Zabriskie Point ■ A Thirsty Oasis ■ Furnace Creek Visitor Center ■ Collision and Separation ■ Golden Canyon Trail ■ Booms and Busts ■ Ghost Towns ■ Mars Hill ■ Artist’s Drive ■ Building Death Valley ■ Devils Golf Course ■ Natural Bridge Trail ■ Badwater Basin HOW IT WORKS: As you travel, audio stories play automatically based on your location. Simply go to the starting point of the tour and begin following the given route. Each story begins playing on its own, usually just before you reach a point of interest. TOUR FEATURES: ▶ Freedom of travel No scheduled tour times, no crowded buses, and no rush to keep moving past stops that interest you. You have total freedom to skip ahead, linger, and take as many photos as you’d like. ▶ Automatic play No muss, no fuss. Just follow the app’s built-in route to all the must-visit spots — the audio stories about everything you see will play automatically! ▶ Works offline Download the tour in advance and then use it seamlessly, even in areas with no service! ▶ Lifetime purchase No monthly subscription. No time limits. No usage limits. Enjoy this tour as many times as you like. ▶ Incredible stories Immerse yourself in the history, culture, and secrets of this famous site with the help of a top-tier narrator and fascinating stories written by experts. ▶ Award-winning app Featured on Thrillist and WBZ, this easy-to-use app won the Laurel Award for Technology from the Newport Mansions, who use the app for over a million tours per year. FREE DEMO: Check out the totally free demo to get an idea of what this tour is all about. If you like it, purchase the tour to access all the stories. IMPORTANT NOTES: Download the tour ahead of time over data or WiFi for full offline use. Be sure your phone battery is fully charged or take an external battery pack. Continued use of the GPS can drain your battery. Allow the tour to access location services and GPS tracking features to play stories automatically during the tour. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ NEARBY TOURS: Hollywood Homes: Ever wanted to see where your favorite celeb lives? Cruise down sun-soaked streets in glamorous LA and stop by the sprawling mansions owned by millionaires, movie stars, and musicians like Jay-Z and Beyonce!

Screenshots

Visit Bishop CA4 screens
Death Valley NP Audio Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

Visit Bishop CA and Death Valley NP Audio Guide both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Death Valley NP Audio Guide's written reviews are positive against 0% of Visit Bishop CA's. Visit Bishop CA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Death Valley NP Audio Guide sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per year. Visit Bishop CA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Visit Bishop CA against 4.9 for Death Valley NP Audio Guide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visit Bishop CA has 101 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Visit Bishop CA's written reviews are positive against 100% of Death Valley NP Audio Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visit Bishop CA ships an update every 3 months, Death Valley NP Audio Guide every 19 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Visit Bishop CA versus Death Valley NP Audio Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisit Bishop CADeath Valley NP Audio Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (101 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBishop Area Chamber of CommerceExperience History LLC

Customer experience

Visit Bishop CA

All ratings101 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Death Valley NP Audio Guide

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Visit Bishop CA

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Death Valley NP Audio Guide

Subscriptions1
  • Action Plus$99.991 Year
One-time8
  • Joshua Tree National Park$9.99
  • Sequoia NP$16.99
  • Death Valley National Park$16.99
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  • Hoover Dam$16.99
  • Utah National Park Bundle$24.99
  • Southern California Bundle$44.99
  • Nevada Bundle Audio Tour Guide$44.99
  • US West National Park Bundle$199.99

Questions

Is Visit Bishop CA free?
Visit Bishop CA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Death Valley NP Audio Guide free?
Death Valley NP Audio Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Visit Bishop CA or Death Valley NP Audio Guide?
Death Valley NP Audio Guide is rated higher. Visit Bishop CA averages 4.9 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while Death Valley NP Audio Guide averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Visit Bishop CA or Death Valley NP Audio Guide have ads?
Neither Visit Bishop CA nor Death Valley NP Audio Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visit Bishop CA or Death Valley NP Audio Guide?
Visit Bishop CA ships an update every 3 months, and Death Valley NP Audio Guide every 19 months. Most recently, Visit Bishop CA was updated on November 3, 2026 and Death Valley NP Audio Guide on November 3, 2026.

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