Guidebook vs Durham University Tours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guidebook
This application serves as a comprehensive guide for events, conferences, and campuses. Users can build personalized schedules, access detailed information about speakers and sponsors, and navigate venues with interactive maps. It also facilitates attendee engagement through messaging and a social feed.
- Personalized schedule and to-do lists
- Speaker and sponsor information
- Venue and local area maps
- In-app search functionality
- Attendee messaging and engagement
- Interactive social feed
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Guidebook is your guide to events, conferences, campuses, and more. Download the app to: [+] Build your personal schedule and to-do lists. [+] Easily access speaker, sponsor, exhibitor information, and more. [+] View maps of the venue and local area. [+] Simply search for information within the app. [+] Connect and engage with other attendees through private messages. [+] Share photos, likes, and comments on the interactive social feed.
Durham University Tours
Explore Durham and its university with guided virtual or self-guided tours. Discover buildings, locations, and walking routes with images and videos. Experience the city and campus from home or on-site.
- Virtual tours of Durham and university
- Information on buildings and locations
- Images of tour stops
- Videos of walking routes
- Remote tour access
- Self-guided on-site tours
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Within this app we are offering the chance to take tours of different aspects of Durham and our University. The tours provide information about many different buildings and locations in Durham as well as providing images of each stop. Additionally, we have videos showing you how walking routes between destinations. The tours can be taken remotely from the comfort of your own home, but can also be used to take self-guided tours around the city! We hope you enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guidebook at 52% against Durham University Tours's 0%. Guidebook also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). 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.
Guidebook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guidebook has 3.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Guidebook's written reviews are positive against 0% of Durham University Tours's.
Guidebook ships an update every 2 weeks, Durham University Tours every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guidebook | Durham University Tours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #184 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Guidebook Inc | University of Durham |
Customer experience
Guidebook
Durham University Tours
Bugs and requests
Guidebook
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when trying to view event details
- Inability to add custom events to schedule
- Incorrect location pinpointing on maps
- Notification issues and unwanted alerts
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to sync schedule across devices
- More customization options for user profile
- Better event filtering and search capabilities
- Integration with calendar apps
Durham University Tours
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guidebook
No in-app purchases
Durham University Tours
No in-app purchases
