Comparison

Commute Time vs Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide

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

Head to head
About

Commute Time

Instantly view the distance and drive time to your important locations like home, work, and school. Make informed decisions about where to live and travel by seeing all your favorite spots at a glance.

Highlights
  • View distance to favorite places
  • See drive time to important spots
  • Compare multiple locations at once
  • Make smarter living decisions
  • Aid travel planning
Features
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Whether you’re moving to a new city or just exploring, Commute Time helps you instantly see how far your favorite places are. View distance and drive time to all your important spots such as home, work, school, gym, all at once, so you can make smarter living and travel decisions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide

Explore Santa Fe's historic capital with a self-guided audio walking tour. Discover its oldest buildings, significant landmarks, and rich history through automatic audio playback as you navigate the city's streets. Enjoy the freedom to explore at your own pace, even offline.

Highlights
  • Self-guided walking tour
  • Automatic location-based audio
  • Offline functionality
  • Freedom to explore at your own pace
  • In-depth historical stories
  • Lifetime purchase
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Be enchanted by the old Spanish charm and beauty of New Mexico’s historic capital with this easy, self-guided walking tour of Santa Fe! Experience Santa Fe Stroll through the storied streets of the oldest and highest-elevation capital city in the United States with this Santa Fe walking tour. Stop by the oldest church in the country, then head over to the site of a supposedly miraculous staircase in Loretto Chapel! And you can’t miss the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, the most striking of Santa Fe’s many churches. Take in the sights and sounds of the beautifully preserved Santa Fe Plaza, laid out in the style of old Spanish mission towns. Then take a look at the Palace of Governors, where Spanish heads of state once lived! And end your visit with panoramic views of the city at the breathtaking Cross of the Martyrs. As you stroll through Santa Fe, you’ll get an in-depth look at its history, from the Spanish settlement to the dramatic events of the Pueblo Revolt. Hear blow-by-blow accounts of the events that forever put this picturesque city in the history books! Featuring riveting stories, a lively narrator, and easy automatic audio, this app puts exploration in the palm of your hand! TOUR STORIES: ■ San Miguel Chapel ■ A Bloody History ■ Loretto Chapel ■ Spanish Settlement ■ Cathedral Basilica of St Francis ■ Po’pay’s Revenge ■ Santa Fe Trail End Marker ■ Santa Fe Plaza ■ Palace of the Governors ■ Chocolate + Cashmere ■ Don Diego de Vargas ■ United States Era ■ Historic Fort Marcy Park ■ Cross of the Martyrs 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. NEARBY TOURS: White Sands: Discover a landscape of gleaming white dunes that seem to stretch on toward infinity with this combination driving/walking tour of White Sands National Park in southern New Mexico. 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/

Screenshots

Commute Time3 screens
Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Commute Time at 5.0 against Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide's 3.9. Commute Time also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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. Commute Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Commute Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Commute Time's written reviews are positive against 60% of Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Commute Time ships an update every 5 months, Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Commute Time versus Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommute TimeSanta Fe Walking Audio Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.9 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings212 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developershahzaib iqbalUshma Shah LLC

Customer experience

Commute Time

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Commute Time

One-time1
  • Pro Version$29.99
3 purchases

Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide

One-time3
  • Santa Fe City New Mexico$14.99
  • White Sands$16.99
  • New Mexico Bundle$29.99

Questions

Is Commute Time free?
Commute Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide free?
Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Commute Time or Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide?
Commute Time is rated higher. Commute Time averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide averages 3.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Commute Time or Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide have ads?
Neither Commute Time nor Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Commute Time or Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide?
Commute Time ships an update every 5 months, and Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide every 15 months. Most recently, Commute Time was updated on October 17, 2026 and Santa Fe Walking Audio Guide on October 24, 2026.

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