Comparison

Explore Baltimore Heritage vs Baltimore County 911

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

Head to head
About

Explore Baltimore Heritage

Discover Baltimore's rich history through interactive, self-guided tours of its unique neighborhoods. Explore historic sites with GPS-enabled maps, historical images, and curated stories. This app is a project by a nonprofit dedicated to preservation and heritage education.

Highlights
  • Self-guided historic tours
  • Interactive GPS-enabled map
  • Historical images and stories
  • Neighborhood exploration
  • Heritage education content
  • Collaborative project with local institutions
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Explore Baltimore's many unique historic places and take self-guided tours of Baltimore neighborhoods: Mount Vernon, Station North, West Baltimore and more! Each point on the interactive GPS-enabled map tells a story about Baltimore's past along with historic images from archives and libraries across the Baltimore region. This project was developed by Baltimore Heritage Incorporated, a citywide nonprofit dedicated to preservation advocacy and heritage education. Connect to us online at http://www.baltimoreheritage.org or http://facebook.com/baltimoreheritage. Explore Baltimore Heritage is a collaborative project with stories developed by Baltimore Heritage staff and volunteers. Explore Baltimore Heritage partners include the Baltimore Museum of Industry, Enoch Pratt Free Library - Maryland’s State Library Resource Center, the Maryland Historical Society, the University of Baltimore Langsdale Library Special Collections, the UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery Special Collections and others. For more information about these collaborations visit the project's website: http://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/. Credits: • Historical content: Baltimore Heritage Incorporated and its partners. • Project Director: Eli Pousson, Baltimore Heritage Incorporated.

About

Baltimore County 911

Features
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911 Center personnel are the first of the first responders, providing the vital first link in the chain of public safety when handling emergency calls for the Police and Fire Departments. This app is for the employees of Baltimore County 911, their families, and the community they serve. This app contains information about the department. Baltimore County 911’s employees and their families will have access to a full range of wellness tools.

Screenshots

Explore Baltimore Heritage4 screens
Baltimore County 9114 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Explore Baltimore Heritage at every 6 months against Baltimore County 911's every 12 months. Baltimore County 911's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explore Baltimore Heritage ships an update every 6 months, Baltimore County 911 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Explore Baltimore Heritage versus Baltimore County 911: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplore Baltimore HeritageBaltimore County 911
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCuratescapeBaltimore County, Maryland

In-app purchases

None

Explore Baltimore Heritage

No in-app purchases

None

Baltimore County 911

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Explore Baltimore Heritage free?
Explore Baltimore Heritage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baltimore County 911 free?
Baltimore County 911 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Explore Baltimore Heritage or Baltimore County 911 have ads?
Neither Explore Baltimore Heritage nor Baltimore County 911 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explore Baltimore Heritage or Baltimore County 911?
Explore Baltimore Heritage ships an update every 6 months, and Baltimore County 911 every 12 months. Most recently, Explore Baltimore Heritage was updated on November 1, 2026 and Baltimore County 911 on November 7, 2026.

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