Colorado Byways Guide vs Riverway
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.
Riverway
Discover the Great Miami Riverway with this app. Find information on communities, attractions, and activities. Engage with the interactive map and participate in the Riverway Challenge.
- Interactive map
- Trail and river conditions
- Top things to do
- Places to visit
- Riverway Challenge game
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The Great Miami Riverway app helps visitors easily find information on how to visit the Riverway communities. Features include an interactive map, trail and river conditions, top things to do and places to visit, and the only place to play the Riverway Challenge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Colorado Byways Guide at 5.0 against Riverway's 4.2. Colorado Byways Guide also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). Riverway's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 55 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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.
Colorado Byways Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Riverway has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Colorado Byways Guide's written reviews are positive against 0% of Riverway's.
Colorado Byways Guide ships an update every 55 months, Riverway every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colorado Byways Guide | Riverway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 55 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Miles Partnership, LLLP | ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS LLC |
Customer experience
Colorado Byways Guide
Riverway
In-app purchases
Colorado Byways Guide
No in-app purchases
Riverway
No in-app purchases
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