Explorer vs Good Inside
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
Good Inside
This app provides daily, personalized parenting support in just 5 minutes. It offers age-based strategies, a chatbot for instant answers, and timely reminders to help parents feel more confident and connected with their children.
- Personalized 5-minute daily decks
- Parenting chatbot for instant answers
- Timely reminders for chaos moments
- On-the-go audio workshops
- Exclusive expert workshops and events
- Private community with coaches
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Parenting can feel overwhelming, lonely, and impossible to prepare for. The Good Inside app gives you practical, compassionate support for the moments that matter most - from tantrums and bedtime battles to sibling fights, anxiety, adolescence, and everything in between. Built around Dr. Becky’s science-backed parenting philosophy, Good Inside helps you raise resilient kids while becoming the parent you want to be. Because parenting support shouldn’t just sound good in theory - it should actually help in real life. Inside the app, you’ll get: Daily, Personalized Parenting Support Get age-based guidance tailored to your child - from baby and toddler to kid, tween, and teen. Our short daily resources fit into real life, helping you navigate everyday challenges with more confidence, connection, and calm. Instant Answers with GiGi - The Good Inside Trained Chatbot Need help in the moment? Ask a parenting question anytime and get fast, thoughtful guidance grounded in the Good Inside approach. Whether it’s a public meltdown, a tough conversation, sleep struggles, or school refusal, support is always within reach. Expert Scripts and Strategies Learn exactly what to say in hard parenting moments. Get practical scripts on sturdy parenting, boundaries, emotional regulation tools, and actionable strategies you can start using right away. Support for Every Stage From feeding, sleep, and separation anxiety in the baby years to friendship struggles, emotional outbursts, independence, and teen communication - Good Inside grows with your family. Workshops, Courses, and Audio Content Access a robust library of parenting workshops, expert conversations, and deep-dive content on the topics parents care about most. Personalized Reminders and Tools Save your favorite scripts and strategies, set reminders for the moments you need support most, and keep parenting tools close at hand during tough moments. A Supportive Parent Community Connect with other parents inside our private community spaces led by Good Inside parent coaches. The Good Inside approach has helped millions of parents: • Raise emotionally healthy, resilient kids • Set boundaries without shame or punishment • Handle big feelings and challenging behavior • Feel less reactive and more connected • Break cycles and parent differently Whether you’re parenting a newborn, toddler, big kid, or teenager, Good Inside gives you the tools, support, and confidence to navigate parenting one moment at a time. -- SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS: The Good Inside App offers an auto-renewing 3-month and annual subscription - both of which give you full access to the entire library of content and app features for as long as you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at the time of initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless you cancel your subscription at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period end date. You may cancel your subscription at any time by going to your Account Settings and tapping on "Manage Membership" after the purchase. You can read more about our terms of use here: https://www.goodinside.com/terms-of-use/ You can read more about our privacy policy here: https://www.goodinside.com/privacy-policy/ [:mav: 2.50.1]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Good Inside at 4.9 against Explorer's 3.9. Good Inside also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (85% vs 58%). Explorer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Good Inside sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $84.00 per 3 months. Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Good Inside holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Good Inside has 14K ratings behind it against 108, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Explorer's written reviews are positive against 85% of Good Inside's.
Explorer ships an update every 2 months, Good Inside every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explorer | Good Inside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (108 ratings) | 4.9 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 108 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #131 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Museum of Natural History | Good Inside |
Customer experience
Explorer
Good Inside
User reviews
Explorer
From 108 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🗺️ Accurate indoor navigation and turn-by-turn directions
- 📍 Real-time location tracking within museum
- 🎯 Helpful exhibit search and discovery features
- 🚻 Easy access to restroom and facility locations
- 📱 User-friendly interface and design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 📍 Location detection fails inconsistently
- 🔋 Excessive battery drain from Bluetooth usage
- 🌐 Poor performance without WiFi connection
- 🗺️ Outdated maps missing recent renovations
Good Inside
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Worth every penny
- 👍 Clear encouragement when needed
- 👍 Well-thought-out app
- 👍 Taylor Swift for parenting
- 👍 Life-changing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy, videos often didn't play
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
Good Inside
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Downloadable workshops for offline access
- Family account option for multiple users
- Save/continue workshop option from the landing page
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
Explorer
No in-app purchases
Good Inside
- 3 Month Membership$84.003 Months
- Annual Membership$279.001 Year
Questions
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