Comparison

Locatify SmartGuide vs Bensin

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

Head to head
About

Locatify SmartGuide

Experience cities and museums with interactive audio tours that use GPS to trigger narrations, pictures, and quizzes. Explore points of interest with an interactive map, and enjoy content offline for planning or virtual exploration.

Highlights
  • Location-based audio guides
  • Interactive map with GPS
  • Multimedia content (audio, pictures)
  • Offline content download
  • Quiz game elements
  • Multilingual support
Features
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The Locatify SmartGuide app is like having your own personal tour guide in your pocket! The app features location-based audio guides which have been professionally created with voice actors and multimedia content. The guides are perfect for city walking tours, cycling routes, self-driving tours or museum guides. The tours are presented in a unique way with audio narrations, pictures, quiz game elements and an interactive map which shows your location and triggers audio as you approach nearby points of interest. Audio Tour Guide Highlights: - On location guided tours with storyteller narrations (enabled with GPS or iBeacons) - Local points of interest and pictures - Enjoy in your own language with Multilingual content - Offline content - no internet connection required (once the otu has been downloaded) - Interactive map with GPS and navigation - Enjoy from home as a trip planning tool or as a virtual tour guide - Both free and paid tours available Do you want to create your own audio guides or treasure hunt games? Try it out for free at locatify.com or download the Locatify TurfHunt app to play treasure hunt games. Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.

About

Bensin

Find and compare petroleum prices across Iceland with real-time updates. View stations on a map, get driving directions, and filter by price, distance, and fuel type. Personalize your experience with favorite stations and custom discounts.

Highlights
  • Track petroleum prices in Iceland
  • Map view of gas stations
  • Automatic price updates
  • Driving directions
  • Filter by price, distance, company, fuel
  • Favorite station selection
  • Customizable discounts
Features
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Track petroleum prices across Iceland and select them on a map. See prices listed and distances to the gas stations with automatic updates at location change of 500 m or 8 minutes intervals, when the app is being used. See stations on the map with prices. Select your favourite station to always display at the top. Get driving directions and set filters on price, distance, company, petroleum or diesel etc.  Add discounts for each company and turn on/off showing of companies. The discounts are applied to all stations for each company unless they are exempt. Select light or dark mode or adapt to system settings. This app is entirely made with the new SwiftUI and Combine frameworks.

Screenshots

Locatify SmartGuide4 screens
Bensin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bensin at none against Locatify SmartGuide's 10. Bensin also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Locatify SmartGuide's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Locatify SmartGuide sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bensin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bensin holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locatify SmartGuide has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Locatify SmartGuide ships an update every 4 months, Bensin every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Locatify SmartGuide versus Bensin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocatify SmartGuideBensin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLocatifyHannes Sverrisson

Customer experience

Locatify SmartGuide

All ratings27 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bensin

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Locatify SmartGuide

One-time10
  • Hrafnkelsdalur valley$1.99
  • Jokuldalur$1.99
  • Reykjavik Central$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Tinganes, Tórshavn$2.99
  • Vatnajökull National Park$2.99
  • Grand Fljótsdalur Circle$2.99
  • Reykjavik Art Explored$4.99
  • Trip Around Reykjanes$4.99
  • The Source of the Nile$4.99
  • The Golden Circle$6.99
None

Bensin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Locatify SmartGuide free?
Locatify SmartGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bensin free?
Bensin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Locatify SmartGuide or Bensin?
Bensin is rated higher. Locatify SmartGuide averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Bensin averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Locatify SmartGuide or Bensin have ads?
Neither Locatify SmartGuide nor Bensin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Locatify SmartGuide or Bensin?
Locatify SmartGuide ships an update every 4 months, and Bensin every 3 months. Most recently, Locatify SmartGuide was updated on October 14, 2026 and Bensin on October 6, 2026.

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