Comparison

Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide vs Plan Deadwood

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

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About

Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide

Explore Mount Rushmore National Memorial with a self-guided, narrated, and offline audio tour. Discover its history, creation, and surrounding controversies from various viewpoints. Make the most of your visit with flexible exploration and automatic audio playback.

Highlights
  • Self-guided narrated audio tour
  • Offline functionality
  • Automatic location-based audio playback
  • Multiple viewing angles
  • Historical and cultural insights
  • Flexible exploration
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Welcome to the self-guided, narrated, and fully offline driving tour of Mount Rushmore National Memorial! With this tour, you’ll see it from different angles, learn its history, and uncover little-known facts about its creation and the man behind it. Featuring riveting stories, a phenomenal narrator, and easy automatic audio, this app puts exploration in the palm of your hand! Mount Rushmore: See Mount Rushmore in a whole new way—both literally and figuratively! Seeing this incredible monument in person is nothing like the photographs, so get ready to be blown away. And to make your viewing even better, this tour leads you around the whole memorial site, featuring tons of different angles on these iconic faces. Plus, as you walk, you’ll learn everything there is to know about the story behind this memorial, including some things most folks never discover! Get to know the complicated sculptor behind it all, see a model of his original vision for the mountain, and find out why he wasn’t quite able to make good on his grand designs. Plus, get insight into the Lakota history of this mountain and the controversy that surrounds the monument to this day. Two million people visit Mount Rushmore every year. But you don’t just want to snap a picture or two and then leave, do you? Turn your trip into a rich historical expedition with this easy, totally flexible audio tour and make the most of your visit! TOUR STORIES: ■ Welcome ■ Gutzon Borglum ■ Avenue of Flags ■ Why These Four Faces? ■ Launching the Project ■ How Did They Carve It? ■ Trouble Brewing ■ The Hall of Records ■ Sculptor’s Studio ■ Presidential Trail ■ The Six Grandfathers ■ Ongoing Controversy ■ North by Northwest ■ Preservation ■ Adding New Faces? 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. FREE DEMO vs FULL ACCESS: 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 get full access to all of 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. NEARBY TOURS: ■ Badlands National Park Make your trip a two-for-one by paying a visit to this strange, majestic landscape. Hear about the prehistoric beasts which once roamed this land, watch a sunset like no other, and even catch a glimpse of the local bison!

About

Plan Deadwood

Plan your ideal vacation, trip, or weekend getaway to Deadwood, SD. Discover historical tours and attractions tailored to your interests, find upcoming local events, and build a custom itinerary. Share your plans with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Discover historical tours
  • Find local attractions
  • View upcoming events
  • Create custom itineraries
  • Share trip plans
Features
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The Plan Deadwood app is designed to help you plan the perfect vacation, trip or weekend getaway in Deadwood, SD! • Discover historical tours and attractions that match your interests • View upcoming events near you • Add events and places to your custom trip • Share events, places and your itinerary with friends and family

Screenshots

Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide4 screens
Plan Deadwood4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plan Deadwood at none against Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide's 10. Plan Deadwood also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (129 vs 20). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per year. Plan Deadwood asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide against 4.9 for Plan Deadwood. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plan Deadwood has 129 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide ships an update every 16 months, Plan Deadwood monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide versus Plan Deadwood: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMount Rushmore Memorial GuidePlan Deadwood
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings) — better4.9 (129 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20129 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer17 Mile Drive Day Trips, LLCDEADWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITORS BUREAU

Customer experience

Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Plan Deadwood

All ratings129 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide

Subscriptions1
  • Mount Rushmore Action+$99.991 Year
One-time9
  • Mount Rushmore Driving Tour$16.99
  • Custer State Park Driving Tour$16.99
  • Arizona Bundle$29.99
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  • Dakota Bundle$34.99
  • Crown Jewels of West$39.99
  • US East National Park Bundle$59.99
  • American Southwest Bundle$64.99
  • USA National Park$69.99
  • US West National Park Bundle$199.99
None

Plan Deadwood

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide free?
Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plan Deadwood free?
Plan Deadwood is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide or Plan Deadwood?
Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide is rated higher. Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide averages 4.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Plan Deadwood averages 4.9 from 129 ratings.
Do Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide or Plan Deadwood have ads?
Neither Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide nor Plan Deadwood shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide or Plan Deadwood?
Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide ships an update every 16 months, and Plan Deadwood monthly. Most recently, Mount Rushmore Memorial Guide was updated on November 3, 2026 and Plan Deadwood on November 8, 2026.

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