Colorado Byways Guide vs Explore Pikes Peak Summit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colorado Byways Guide
Explore Colorado's 26 official scenic and historic byways with detailed descriptions, photos, and suggested itineraries. This official guide helps you plan your journey along America's Byways.
- In-depth byway descriptions
- Photos of scenic routes
- Route information
- Suggested itineraries
- Official Colorado Tourism publication
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The Colorado Scenic Byways Guide: Life Along the Scenic and Historic Byways provides in-depth descriptions, photos, route information and suggested itineraries for traveling along Colorado's 26 official byways, 11 of which are also nationally designated America's Byways. The guide is an official publication of the Colorado Tourism Office and the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Explore Pikes Peak Summit
Enhance your visit to Pikes Peak with interactive features. Explore look-out points, answer quiz questions to unlock stickers, and customize your summit photos with unique stickers. Discover the local flora and fauna through a nature gallery.
- Summit Challenge quiz game
- Photo customization with stickers
- Nature gallery of local life zones
- Interactive summit map
- Sticker collection and unlocking
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Discover the natural history and beauty of the Pikes Peak Summit. Play a quiz game, explore the nature gallery, and use the app to customize your photos at the summit. Enhance your visit to America’s Mountain. Plan ahead by downloading the Explore Pikes Peak Summit app. Summit Challenge Use our map to explore the summit’s stunning look-out points. At each point, gather clues to correctly answer quiz questions and unlock stickers. Try to collect them all! Photos Customize your summit photos with stickers. Save to your gallery. Share on social media. Submit to Pikes Peak and your photo may appear on the interactive wall in the new Pikes Peak Summit Complex! Nature Gallery Scroll through a photo gallery featuring plants and animals in all four life zones, from the foothills to the summit. How many plants and animals will you see during your visit?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Colorado Byways Guide at 5.0 against Explore Pikes Peak Summit's 3.0. Colorado Byways Guide also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Explore Pikes Peak Summit's advantage is update cadence (every 11 months vs every 55 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Colorado Byways Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Colorado Byways Guide ships an update every 55 months, Explore Pikes Peak Summit every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colorado Byways Guide | Explore Pikes Peak Summit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 55 months | Every 11 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miles Partnership, LLLP | City of Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak - America's Mountain |
Customer experience
Colorado Byways Guide
Explore Pikes Peak Summit
In-app purchases
Colorado Byways Guide
No in-app purchases
Explore Pikes Peak Summit
No in-app purchases
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