Busch Gardens vs Visit Yorktown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Busch Gardens
Enhance your theme park visit with this essential companion app. Discover attractions, view wait times, and manage your tickets and passes. Optimize your day with in-park purchase options and interactive maps.
- In-park companion
- Attraction discovery
- Ride wait times
- Showtimes
- Interactive maps
- Ticket and pass management
- In-park purchase options
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Your Busch Gardens App is the must-have in-park companion for your entire Busch Gardens experience. It’s free and easy to use. GUIDE • Plan your day in the park! • Discover park amenities including, Animal Experiences, Shows, Rides, Events and Dining • View ride wait times and upcoming showtimes so you can plan your next move • Upgrade your in-park experience with a Quick Queue®, All Day Dining Deal or Reserved Seating for shows • Switch locations when traveling to other parks • View park hours for the day MY VISIT • Turn your phone into your ticket! • Access your Annual Passes and barcodes to use your discount in the park • Access your Pass Member benefits and information • View your purchases and barcodes for easy redemption BUY • Purchase in-park add-ons and upgrades to optimize your day MAPS • Find your happy place, faster! • Explore our new interactive maps to see your location and attractions nearby • Find your way in the park with directions to nearby points of interest • Filter points of interest by type, including Animal Experiences, Shows and Rides • Locate the closest restroom, including family restrooms • Search the name of an attraction or point of interest to find exactly what you are looking for
Visit Yorktown
Explore Historic Yorktown with this comprehensive travel guide. Plan your visit, discover attractions, and learn about the area's rich history. Customize your itinerary for a personalized experience.
- Customizable trip planning
- Historic attraction discovery
- Itinerary builder
- Local information
- Personalized visitor experience
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Your ultimate guide to Historic Yorktown—customize your trip today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Busch Gardens at every 3 weeks against Visit Yorktown's every 4 months. Busch Gardens also leads on ratings volume (61K vs 24). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Busch Gardens against 5.0 for Visit Yorktown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Busch Gardens has 61K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Busch Gardens ships an update every 3 weeks, Visit Yorktown every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Busch Gardens | Visit Yorktown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (61K ratings) | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Inc. | County of York |
Customer experience
Busch Gardens
Visit Yorktown
Bugs and requests
Busch Gardens
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/account issues
- Crashes and freezes
- GPS/location tracking problems
Requested features
4 requests- Calendar view for park hours and schedules
- Ability to link and manage passes/tickets in-app
- Real-time ride status and queue updates
- Mobile ordering and dining integration
Visit Yorktown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Busch Gardens
No in-app purchases
Visit Yorktown
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Busch Gardens free?
Is Visit Yorktown free?
Which has better reviews, Busch Gardens or Visit Yorktown?
Do Busch Gardens or Visit Yorktown have ads?
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