Comparison

Explorer vs Digi

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Digi

Explore Ancient Greece through immersive 3D and 360 virtual tours. Witness historic temples and statues brought to life with accurate reconstructions supervised by archaeologists. Experience history as it was thousands of years ago across eight distinct Greek sites.

Highlights
  • 3D and 360 Virtual Tours
  • Reconstructions of Ancient Greece
  • Historic Temples and Statues
  • 8 Different Greek Sites
  • Archaeologist-Supervised Reconstructions
  • Immersive Historical Experience
Features
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DIGIPAST app is an extraordinary 3D and 360 Virtual Tour in Ancient Greece- as it was thousands years ago. Historic temples, hundreds of statues and ancient Greeks come to life, in 8 different sites all over Greece! While navigating the app you will a 360 view of the temples and buildings as they were in antiquity, full of colors. The 3D reconstructions have been supervised by the most renowned archaeologists, who have dedicated many years studying these sites.

Screenshots

Explorer3 screens
Digi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digi at 100% against Explorer's 58%. Digi also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Explorer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Digi sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explorer ships an update every 2 months, Digi every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Explorer versus Digi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplorerDigi
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (115 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings115 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryMoptil IKE

Customer experience

Explorer

All ratings108 ratings
Positive68.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative32.5%

Digi

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Digi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Explorer

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Digi

One-time11
  • Knossos site$8.99
  • Delos site$8.99
  • Delphi site$8.99
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  • Asclepieion site$8.99
  • Acropolis site$8.99
  • Kameiros site$8.99
  • Mycenes site$8.99
  • Epidaurus site$8.99
  • Sounio site$8.99
  • Olympia site$9.99
  • Lindos site$9.99

Questions

Is Explorer free?
Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digi free?
Digi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Explorer or Digi have ads?
Neither Explorer nor Digi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explorer or Digi?
Explorer ships an update every 2 months, and Digi every 6 weeks. Most recently, Explorer was updated on October 23, 2026 and Digi on October 8, 2026.

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