Denniston vs UoA Campus Tour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Denniston
Explore the historic Denniston Rose Trail, inspired by Jenny Pattrick's best-selling books. This interactive guide leads you through 17 key locations, uncovering the rich industrial heritage of New Zealand's former coal mining area.
- Interactive self-guided literary trail
- Explore 17 key book-inspired locations
- Discover Denniston's industrial heritage
- Learn about New Zealand's early coal mining history
- Navigate rugged landscapes
Read full descriptionHide full description
The Denniston Rose Trail is an interactive self-guided literary trail to the place that inspired the best-selling books by Jenny Pattrick — The Denniston Rose and Heart of Coal. Developed by the Department of Conservation and Design for Innovation at the University of Otago, the trail comprises 17 key locations from the books, guiding visitors to traverse its uniquely rugged landscape, exploring Denniston's history. Denniston, once NZ's largest producing coal mining area, is now managed by the Department of Conservation as an ICON heritage site, conserving and interpreting the area to showcase and bring to life New Zealand's early industrial heritage.
UoA Campus Tour
Discover the University of Auckland's heritage and culture with two guided walking tours. Explore historical buildings, sculptures, and landscapes, or delve into ten significant artworks from the university's collection.
- Two guided walking trails
- Heritage and culture exploration
- Discover historical buildings
- Explore sculptures and landscapes
- Art collection tour
- Learn about ten university artworks
Read full descriptionHide full description
Explore heritage and culture around the campus of the University of Auckland in downtown Auckland, through two walking trails. The Heritage Tour lets you discover the history behind the buildings, sculptures and landscape of the area. The Art Collection tour explores ten artworks from the University’s expansive collection, which are either in or around University buildings.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Denniston at 100% against UoA Campus Tour's 50%. Denniston also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Denniston ships an update monthly, UoA Campus Tour every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Denniston | UoA Campus Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 344 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grant Baxter | The University of Auckland |
Customer experience
Denniston
UoA Campus Tour
In-app purchases
Denniston
No in-app purchases
UoA Campus Tour
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Denniston free?
Is UoA Campus Tour free?
Do Denniston or UoA Campus Tour have ads?
Which is updated more often, Denniston or UoA Campus Tour?
Other comparisons
