Denniston vs Go Penny
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
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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.
Go Penny
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Use Penny to pay and activate campground and other services throughout New Zealand. Top up your balance and then use your Penny key wherever you see the Penny logo. Create bookings for visits to Penny locations. Manage your profile vehicles and Penny keys. Penny can activate power sockets, laundry facilities, showers, cooking, campground gate access and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Denniston at 12.0 against Go Penny's 16.0. On price, update cadence, 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.
Denniston ships an update monthly, Go Penny daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Denniston | Go Penny |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 344 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Grant Baxter | Kiwi Cash Limited |
In-app purchases
Denniston
No in-app purchases
Go Penny
No in-app purchases
