how2hershey vs Theme Park Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
how2hershey
Discover local events, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife in Hershey, Pennsylvania. This app provides real-time information for both locals and visitors looking for activities and happenings in the area.
- Real-time local event information
- Restaurant and dining listings
- Shopping and nightlife details
- Information for locals and visitors
- Up-to-date specials and coupons
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howtohershey features real-time information about local events, restaurants, shopping, nightlife and other activities in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Whether you are looking for hotels in Hershey, fun family activities, local Hershey restaurants and eateries or just in town for a great concert, howtohershey is your one stop shop for all of the latest happenings and important events in the Hershey area, run by locals for locals and visitors alike! Download Hershey, PA's best and longest running app for up to date local events, specials, coupons and much, much more!
Theme Park Planner
Plan your visit to theme parks by selecting rides you want to experience and those you wish to avoid. The app then generates an optimized route to ensure you hit all your must-do attractions.
- Select desired rides
- Exclude unwanted rides
- Optimized route generation
- Restaurant planning
- Hidden secrets discovery
- Memory book
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Welcome to the unofficial Disney parks and Universal parks planning app! (More theme parks coming soon!) Pick the theme park you are going to, Pick when you are going, Choose which rides you definitely want to ride that day, Choose the rides you don't want to ride, Then the app will automatically optimize the best route to take so you are guaranteed to ride every ride you want to ride! NEW IN VERSION 1.4: You can now buy Theme Park Planner Premium and gain access to new features. Also added in this update are Stats and the Memory Book. NEW IN VERSION 1.3: You can now add restaurants to your route and view and suggest hidden secrets! (View the What's New section on this page for more information) More features coming soon! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Theme Park Planner at 5.0 against how2hershey's 3.0. Theme Park Planner also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 29 months). how2hershey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. Theme Park Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. how2hershey asks for nothing beyond the download.
Theme Park Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
how2hershey ships an update every 29 months, Theme Park Planner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | how2hershey | Theme Park Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sayin Enterprises, LLC | Addison Mattox |
Customer experience
how2hershey
Theme Park Planner
In-app purchases
how2hershey
No in-app purchases
Theme Park Planner
- Theme Park Planner Premium 1 Month$2.991 Month
- Theme Park Planner Premium 6 Months$5.996 Months
- Theme Park Planner Premium Lifetime$7.99
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