Comparison

Monumental Ireland vs Placecloud

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

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About

Monumental Ireland

Explore Ireland's ancient past with a guide to over 350 megalithic monuments and sacred sites. Discover their history, folklore, and mythology, with features like a live map, offline locator, and detailed information for each site.

Highlights
  • Explore 350+ ancient monuments and sacred sites
  • Browse by county or monument type
  • Detailed site pages with photos, history, and folklore
  • Monuments Near Me live map
  • Offline Monument Locator
  • Cross-linked mythology and stories
  • Automatic monument discovery (Premium)
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Monumental Ireland is your guide to Ireland's ancient past - over 350 (and growing!) megalithic monuments, sacred sites and ruins, woven together with the Celtic mythology that gives them meaning. EXPLORE THE MONUMENTS • Browse every county in Ireland, or search by monument type - Ancient Complexes, dolmens, stone circles, passage tombs, ogham stones and more • Rich detail pages: photo galleries, history, folklore, access information, sunrise and sunset times and full weather forecast • Monuments Near Me shows everything around you on a live map • The offline Monument Locator points your compass straight to the site - no signal needed DISCOVER THE MYTHOLOGY • The Mythological Guide: the great cycles of Irish myth, their stories and their legendary characters • Stories, characters and monuments are cross-linked - follow Cú Chulainn and others from their tales to the very places they happened at • Read up to 10 stories and characters free; go Premium to unlock the whole guide TRACK YOUR JOURNEY (PREMIUM) • Automatic monument discovery - get notified when you're near an undiscovered site, even with the app closed • Check in at monuments, build your visited list, and earn badges from your First Discovery to the rarest finds • Plan multi-stop routes with the Trip Planner and optimise your driving order • Sync your visits, favourites and badges across devices GO LIFETIME • One payment, everything forever — including full offline content: every monument, story and image on your device for the remotest corners of Ireland Built in Ireland by people who want to preserve our Ancient Heritage for everyone. Every subscription supports the ongoing documentation of Ireland's ancient heritage. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Premium is an auto-renewing annual subscription (EUR 4.99/year, or the local price shown in the app). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically for a further year unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings at any time. Premium Lifetime is a separate one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our Terms of Service: https://monumentalireland.ie/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://monumentalireland.ie/privacy-policy/

About

Placecloud

Features
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Placecloud hosts short podcasts (“viewpoints”) on the places around you. Viewpoints can focus on historic buildings, quirky locations, hidden gems, of the world around you, so that you can discover new places to visit.

Screenshots

Monumental Ireland4 screens
Placecloud3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Placecloud at none against Monumental Ireland's 2. Placecloud also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Monumental Ireland sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Placecloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Monumental Ireland versus Placecloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonumental IrelandPlacecloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB14 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMONUMENTAL ERIU LIMITEDBabak Fakhamzadeh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Monumental Ireland

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$24.99
None

Placecloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monumental Ireland free?
Monumental Ireland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Placecloud free?
Placecloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Monumental Ireland or Placecloud have ads?
Neither Monumental Ireland nor Placecloud shows ads.

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