Comparison

exploreCHQ vs ChqCalendar

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

Head to head
About

exploreCHQ

Discover the natural beauty of the Chautauqua Institution campus with this self-guided touring app. Explore thousands of trees, hundreds of gardens, and the thriving lakeshore habitat alongside its renowned cultural activities.

Highlights
  • Self-guided campus tours
  • Discover trees and gardens
  • Explore lakeshore habitat
  • Information on local flora and fauna
  • Highlights cultural activities
Features
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Chautauqua Institution is known for its lectures, theater, opera, symphony, ballet, sailing, golf, and tennis. But living amongst all that human activity is a rich natural world with thousands of trees and birds, hundreds of gardens, and a thriving lakeshore habitat. Use the Chautauqua Bird, Tree & Garden Club's self-guided touring app to discover the natural world on the 250-acre campus.

About

ChqCalendar

Features
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CHQ Calendar is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Chautauqua Institution. Event information is drawn from publicly posted listings; chq.org remains the authoritative source. Planning a day on the grounds shouldn't take longer than the day itself. CHQ Calendar puts the whole Chautauqua season in one place, then helps you act on it — reminders for what you've starred, a plan for your day, and a map to get there. NEVER MISS WHAT YOU STARRED • Star an event to get a reminder — 30 minutes before, 1 hour before, or the night before • Set a default reminder timing once, or override it per event • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show what's next on the grounds, or just your starred events • Widgets are configurable by venue, category, or starred-only PLAN YOUR DAY • My Day lays your starred events out on a timeline • Flags schedule overlaps and tight walking gaps between venues • Updates automatically as you star or unstar events FIND YOUR WAY • Every venue on the grounds plotted on a map • Tap a venue for its next events and walking directions • Jump to the map from any event's detail screen • No location permission required BROWSE THE SEASON • Every event of the season, grouped by day • A day rail above the list jumps you straight to any day, growing as you reach its edges • Filter by category, venue, and week; search by name, venue, or presenter • Full event details, including linked Chautauquan Daily articles • Save favorites so you don't lose track of what you can't miss WORKS EVERYWHERE • Events you've already loaded stay readable offline • Built for both iPhone and iPad • Ask Siri — say “Chautauqua” and ask what’s next, what’s on tonight, who’s speaking, this week’s theme, or to show you a day • Find events instantly from system-wide Spotlight search • Quick links to Chautauqua’s own services, including live captioning for attendees who are deaf or hard of hearing • Off-season, see a countdown to next season, browse announced events, and revisit past seasons No account. No ads. No third-party trackers. Your filters, favorites, and reminders stay on your device. Event information comes from publicly posted Chautauqua Institution listings and from local organizations that publish their own events. For ticketing, official announcements, and the last word on any event, visit chq.org.

Screenshots

exploreCHQ4 screens
ChqCalendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChqCalendar at weekly against exploreCHQ's every 2 months. exploreCHQ's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

exploreCHQ ships an update every 2 months, ChqCalendar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
exploreCHQ versus ChqCalendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterexploreCHQChqCalendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHE CHAUTAUQUA BIRD TREE AND GARDEN CLUB INCBernard Bernstein

In-app purchases

None

exploreCHQ

No in-app purchases

None

ChqCalendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is exploreCHQ free?
exploreCHQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChqCalendar free?
ChqCalendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do exploreCHQ or ChqCalendar have ads?
Neither exploreCHQ nor ChqCalendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, exploreCHQ or ChqCalendar?
exploreCHQ ships an update every 2 months, and ChqCalendar weekly. Most recently, exploreCHQ was updated on October 19, 2026 and ChqCalendar on October 8, 2026.

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