Comparison

TracesOfWar vs D Day Explorer

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

Head to head
About

TracesOfWar

Discover historical war locations worldwide with detailed facts and information. Create your own battlefield tours using this app, developed by a dedicated team of volunteers. Explore military, political, and social viewpoints of global warfare history.

Highlights
  • Discover war historical locations
  • Create battlefield tours
  • WW2 and other war information
  • Military, political, social viewpoints
  • Volunteer-driven content
Features
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Looking for reliable information or facts about World War Two and other wars or conflicts? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour? TracesOfWar helps you navigate and discover war related historical locations around the world! TracesOfWar is a STIWOT project. STIWOT, established in the Netherlands, is short for STichting Informatie WereldOorlog Twee or Foundation for information on World War Two, which concerns itself with the free distribution of information on WW2 and other historic wars, predominantly through the internet. The main subject is the history of global warfare, told from military, political and social viewpoints. TracesOfWar is entirely produced and updated by an international team of about 90+ enthusiastic volunteers. Contributors to the website are independent and have no connection with political ideas of movements whatsoever.

About

D Day Explorer

Explore the historic sites of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy. This app provides maps, descriptions, and practical information for planning your visit, with both online and offline access.

Highlights
  • Map of historical sites
  • Historical descriptions
  • Practical visitor information
  • Multilingual content
  • Itinerary planning
  • Mark visited sites
  • Offline access
Features
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D-Day Explorer is the mobile app for the D-Day Overlord website. It is dedicated to the historic sites of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy. It allows users to view a map of sites, monuments, museums, ruins, events and itineraries, complete with historical fact sheets, practical information and multilingual content. The app helps you plan a visit to Normandy, find your favourite places, mark sites you have visited and keep track of commemorative events. It features both online and offline viewing modes, with built-in local data, to make it easier to use whilst out and about. Users can also suggest new sites or add recent photos. Contributions are sent to a moderation queue before publication. D-Day Explorer is aimed at visitors, families, history enthusiasts, guides, teachers and researchers wishing to explore the traces of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.

Screenshots

TracesOfWar4 screens
D Day Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: D Day Explorer at daily against TracesOfWar's every 2 months. D Day Explorer also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 33%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TracesOfWar ships an update every 2 months, D Day Explorer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TracesOfWar versus D Day Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracesOfWarD Day Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB190 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStichting Informatie Wereldoorlog TweeMarc Laurenceau

Customer experience

TracesOfWar

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

D Day Explorer

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

TracesOfWar

No in-app purchases

None

D Day Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TracesOfWar free?
TracesOfWar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is D Day Explorer free?
D Day Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TracesOfWar or D Day Explorer have ads?
Neither TracesOfWar nor D Day Explorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TracesOfWar or D Day Explorer?
TracesOfWar ships an update every 2 months, and D Day Explorer daily. Most recently, TracesOfWar was updated on October 15, 2026 and D Day Explorer on October 18, 2026.

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