Explorer vs Midway Museum Math
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explorer
Navigate a world-renowned museum with ease. This app provides interactive maps, turn-by-turn directions to exhibits and amenities, and personalized recommendations based on your interests. Enhance your visit with behind-the-scenes content and engaging quizzes.
- Interactive museum map
- Turn-by-turn directions
- Customized exhibit recommendations
- Exhibit information and quizzes
- Amenity finder (restrooms, shops)
- Multi-language support
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Download Explorer, the Museum’s free mobile app! Get a map, turn-by-turn directions to exhibits and amenities, customized recommendations for what to see, and more! “A great aid to anyone seeing the museum for the first or 40th time.” - The New York Times Available in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Explorer is automatically set to the language of your device. Map and Turn-by-Turn Directions Get directions to exhibits and amenities, including shortest and accessible routes. Get Recommendations for What to See Explorer recommends exhibits based on interests you select—and sorts them by how close they are to your location. Learn More About the Museum’s Exhibits Go behind the scenes and dive deeper with videos, fun quizzes, and more. Find the Nearest Restroom Explorer provides you the shortest route to restrooms, shops, exits, and more. How does Explorer know where you are? The Museum has placed more than 700 Bluetooth beacons throughout its 45 permanent halls. These tiny beacons give off signals that your phone can detect (when Bluetooth is enabled). Your phone calculates your position based on detecting three of these beacons simultaneously. This triangulation is not always perfect, especially in certain areas like large, multi-level halls, meandering walkways, or stairwells. Your phone should be able to detect the hall that you are in and provide turn-by-turn directions, but sometimes the “blue dot” is not exactly in the right place. In some rare cases it will even be missing. Moving to another area and waiting a few moments will usually fix the issue. The Museum’s free AMNH-GUEST Wi-Fi also varies in strength throughout the complex. Certain materials and large exhibits (i.e. the Blue Whale) either absorb or reflect the radio signals used by Wi-Fi, further complicating this technology. If you experience difficulty connecting to Wi-Fi in a particular part of the Museum, you can usually fix the issue by moving a short distance away. We’d Love to Hear From You! Your feedback is important and will help us improve your Museum experience. Email explorer@amnh.org. Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies
Midway Museum Math
This educational app brings the USS Midway Museum's STEAM Math tour to life for 4th and 5th graders. It allows students to explore how sailors used math to overcome daily challenges, replicating the on-site field trip experience.
- STEAM Math learning
- USS Midway Museum theme
- Teamwork challenges
- 4th and 5th grade focus
- Replicates field trip experience
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Welcome to the USS Midway Museum's STEAM Field Trip, we designed this learning opportunity to replicate the on-site experience for school groups participating in our STEAM Math tour. This field trip for 4th and 5th grade students allows individuals or teams to see how sailors onboard the USS Midway worked together, using math, to solve everyday challenges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Midway Museum Math at 4.4 against Explorer's 3.8. Midway Museum Math also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Explorer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (115 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Midway Museum Math holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explorer has 115 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Explorer ships an update every 2 months, Midway Museum Math every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explorer | Midway Museum Math |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (115 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 437 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Museum of Natural History | USS MIDWAY MUSEUM |
Customer experience
Explorer
Midway Museum Math
Bugs and requests
Explorer
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes when accessing membership/ticket linking
- Location services fail to detect user position
- Bluetooth continues tracking after app closes
- Payment confirmation button unresponsive
- Duplicate charges on payment attempts
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- App freezes on food page navigation
- Crashes when changing map levels
- Swiping on image galleries doesn't work
- App won't open or closes immediately
- GPS shows incorrect floor levels
- Directions loop back on themselves
- Maps don't match physical museum layout
Requested features
10 requests- Digital membership card storage
- Apple Pay support for payments
- Search function for exhibits
- Swipe functionality for image galleries
- To-do list based on interests and time
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- Planetarium and show times integration
- Ability to highlight halls on map
- Improved battery optimization
- Current exhibition listings
- Ticket pricing and hours information
Midway Museum Math
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Explorer
No in-app purchases
Midway Museum Math
No in-app purchases
Questions
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