Gronze Maps vs Henro Hub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gronze Maps
Navigate historic pilgrimage routes with detailed maps, elevation profiles, and essential services. Discover accommodations, points of interest, and practical advice for your journey. Offers comprehensive guides for routes across Spain, Portugal, France, and Italy.
- Detailed route maps
- Elevation profiles
- Accommodation listings
- Points of interest
- Practical travel advice
- Multiple route options
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Professional guide to the Camino de Santiago—and other historic routes—for on-the-road use. - Routes and stages on the map: elevation profiles, distances and services. - Hostels and accommodations near the path: details, prices and contact information. - Cultural and practical information: points of interest, warnings and directions for cyclists. Original content and daily updates. Available in Spanish and English. ROUTES IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL - Camino Francés - Camino Francés por Aragón - Camino Portugués Central - Camino Portugués de la Costa - Camino Portugués Interior - Camino Primitivo - Camino del Norte - Camino Inglés - Camino de Fisterra y Muxía - Vía de la Plata - Camino del Salvador - Camino de Invierno - Camino de Madrid - Camino Catalán - Camino Mozárabe - Camino Vasco del Interior - Camino de Baztan - Camino Lebaniego-Vadiniense - Camino Lebaniego Castellano - Camino de la Ría de Muros-Noia - Camino Olvidado - Camino del Sur - Vía Augusta de Cádiz a Sevilla ROUTES IN FRANCE - Camino de Le Puy - Camino de Arles - Camino del Piamonte (from Bagnères-de-Bigorre) ROUTES IN ITALY - Vía Francígena - Camino de San Francesco - Camino de San Jacopo in Toscana - Camino de San Benedetto - Vía Francígena - Camino de San Francesco - Camino de San Benedetto - Camino de San Jacopo in Toscana At Gronze, we only report on routes we have traveled several times and know thoroughly.
Henro Hub
This app provides a comprehensive map and guide for the Shikoku 88 Temple pilgrimage. It features detailed temple information, route guidance, and lodging options, helping pilgrims discover hidden sites and navigate the journey effectively.
- Comprehensive Shikoku 88 Temple pilgrimage map
- Discovery Mode for hidden sites
- Smart Pilgrim Map with filtering
- Lodging and infrastructure information
- Temple-to-temple route guidance
- Multiple transport optimization
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Henro Hub is your digital companion for the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Bringing pilgrimage routes, temples, practical information, and lesser-known sacred places together in one clear, detailed map. Explore the whole pilgrimage Discover 3,300+ places across Shikoku and around 2,700 km of pilgrimage routes and tracks, including the Shikoku 88, alternative routes, Bekkaku, Okunoin, Bangai, and many hidden spiritual sites. Find pilgrim lodging, rest huts, restaurants, shops, transport, and essential services along the way. More than just a map Explore the history and spiritual significance of temples, discover connections between sacred places, and benefit from practical Pilgrim Tips gathered through firsthand experience on Shikoku. Henro Hub is now available in 11 languages, with translated place information, pilgrimage-route details, and guidance for international pilgrims. Find what you need Use smart search and powerful filters to discover temples, places, regions, routes, and useful services, even something as specific as rest huts between two temples. Plan your own way Plan routes directly on the map, compare different options, and explore distances, elevation profiles, slopes, ascent, descent, and route characteristics. Bicycle routing is also available in beta. Explore even without internet Henro Hub includes the Shikoku map, pilgrimage routes, and place information for offline use, particularly useful in remote areas where mobile reception is limited. Make it your pilgrimage Save favourite places, add personal notes, keep planned routes for later, measure distances, and discover useful places nearby. Whether you're preparing your journey at home or exploring Shikoku on the ground, Henro Hub helps you find your own way through the pilgrimage, with clarity, freedom, and a deeper connection to the places you visit.
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Verdict
Gronze Maps and Henro Hub both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Henro Hub's written reviews are positive against 61% of Gronze Maps's. Gronze Maps's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Henro Hub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gronze Maps has 99 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Gronze Maps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Henro Hub's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gronze Maps | Henro Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (99 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gronze Caminos SL | New Earth Living Ltd |
Customer experience
Gronze Maps
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In-app purchases
Gronze Maps
No in-app purchases
Henro Hub
No in-app purchases
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