Comparison

Explor Essonne vs Pleasure Beach Resort

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

Head to head
About

Explor Essonne

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Profitant d’un environnement naturel d’exception, le Département de l’Essonne est fier de vous présenter sa nouvelle application : Explor Essonne. Cette application est à l’image de l’Essonne, innovante et parfaite pour vous faire découvrir et redécouvrir un territoire magnifique afin de vous faire sentir loin près de chez vous. Explor Essonne est une invitation à découvrir les trésors cachés de l’Essonne : ses forêts, ses marais, ses parcs et jardins, ses sites culturels et patrimoniaux. Pour petits et grands, cette application est une grande vitrine interactive et ludique de l’Essonne afin de vos guider vers le patrimoine culturel et historique remarquable de notre territoire, tout en s’amusant. L’Essonne dans votre poche, et à la portée de vos pas !

About

Pleasure Beach Resort

Manage your park visit with digital tickets, real-time ride queue times, and show schedules. Book Speedy Passes, receive important notifications, and access your ride photos.

Highlights
  • eTicket management
  • Real-time ride queue times
  • Speedy Pass booking
  • Shows and events schedule
  • Ride photo access
  • Group ticket access
  • Push notifications
Features
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Claim & Store your eTickets – After purchasing online, claim your eTickets and store them in your BPB wallet for access to the park and the rides. Create groups for easy scanning and access. Ride Queue times – Get up to the minute ride queue times and book Speedy One's for applicable rides. Shows & Events – See what park entertainment is on during your visit to make the most of your day. Speedy Pass – Attach your pre-booked Speedy passes to your eTickets and book your Speedy Pass rides throughout the day. Notifications – Enhance your experience by receiving notifications of character appearances, offers, news, and more! Ride Photos - Add, share and download your on ride photos all within the app.

Screenshots

Explor Essonne4 screens
Pleasure Beach Resort4 screens

Verdict

The call

Explor Essonne and Pleasure Beach Resort 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

Explor Essonne ships an update every 3 weeks, Pleasure Beach Resort every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Explor Essonne versus Pleasure Beach Resort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplor EssonnePleasure Beach Resort
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—17.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtelier NatureBLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH LIMITED

Bugs and requests

Explor Essonne

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pleasure Beach Resort

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • App doesn't recognize details or order number
  • Download new app link leads to the same app
  • Web route for ticket activation doesn't work
  • App doesn't log in
  • Forced to use app to get tickets
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  • Doesn't load e-tickets
  • Login screen has issues
  • Can't upload photos for e-tickets
  • Options names overflow and are hidden
  • Cannot scroll to reveal last button on iPhone
  • App is inaccessible, states it isn't active
  • Logged out after updates, password reset fails
  • Can't claim tickets, fails to upload photos
  • App still logged in after deletion
  • Photo options greyed out, permissions allowed
  • Cannot claim tickets due to camera/photo access glitches
  • Doesn't see e-ticket
  • Cannot purchase anything on the app
  • Forced to upload pictures for ePass activation
  • Accidentally activate tickets on one phone
  • Mandatory photo requirement for e-tickets
  • Queue times update hourly, unreliable
  • Forced to use one phone for all tickets/rides

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add a map to the app
  • Allow ticket sharing to other phones
  • Option to opt-out of data mining
  • Interactive map
  • Mark rides as completed
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  • Links to social channels
  • Ability to book shows/events
  • Return to wristbands
  • Improve queue time updates
  • Add ride height information

In-app purchases

None

Explor Essonne

No in-app purchases

None

Pleasure Beach Resort

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Explor Essonne free?
Explor Essonne is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pleasure Beach Resort free?
Pleasure Beach Resort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Explor Essonne or Pleasure Beach Resort have ads?
Neither Explor Essonne nor Pleasure Beach Resort shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explor Essonne or Pleasure Beach Resort?
Explor Essonne ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pleasure Beach Resort every 2 weeks. Most recently, Explor Essonne was updated on October 27, 2026 and Pleasure Beach Resort on October 27, 2026.

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