ANC Explorer vs dart scooters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ANC Explorer
Discover gravesites and points of interest within a cemetery. Get directions, capture marker photos, and receive important notifications. Create custom walking tours by saving favorite locations.
- Locate gravesites and points of interest
- Generate marker and monument photos
- Step-by-step directions
- Emergency and event notifications
- Save favorite places
- Create custom walking tours
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Users can locate gravesites and other points of interest throughout the cemetery, generate front-and-back pictures of a marker or monument, and receive step-by-step directions to these locations. The app also provides emergency and event notifications and the ability to share on popular social media sites. Users can save favorite places in My Content to create their own custom walking tours.
dart scooters
Explore cities on fast and fun electric scooters. This app allows one rider to unlock and pay for multiple scooters, offering a unique city tour experience. Discover local partner offers and DIY tour options.
- Electric scooter rentals
- City exploration
- Unlock multiple scooters
- Promotions and offers
- DIY tours
- Easy sign-up and payment
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Dart scooters are more than just a point to point transportation, it's an experience you will never forget! Tour your favorite city on electric scooters that are fast, fun, and family friendly. One rider can unlock and pay for up to 4 dart scooters in the app. Promos, special offers from our local partners, and a simple ‘DIY’ tour also available. It's easy to get started: 1. Download the app. 2. Sign up using phone number and email address. 3. Add funds to wallet. 4. Scan the QR code to unlock scooter. 5. Scoot and park safely following local rules and laws. 6. Be sure to end your ride before you close out the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: dart scooters at 4.8 against ANC Explorer's 3.0. dart scooters also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 38%) and ratings volume (298 vs 55). ANC Explorer's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
dart scooters holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dart scooters has 298 ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of ANC Explorer's written reviews are positive against 79% of dart scooters's.
ANC Explorer ships an update every 2 months, dart scooters every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ANC Explorer | dart scooters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (55 ratings) | 4.8 (298 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 | 298 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arlington National Cemetery | Dart scooter inc. |
Customer experience
ANC Explorer
dart scooters
User reviews
ANC Explorer
From 55 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📍 Accurate grave location finding
- 🗺️ Easy navigation to graves
- 📸 Photo of headstone available
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- ⏱️ Saves time searching
Room to improve
- 🐌 Very slow performance
- ❌ Search feature unreliable
- 🚫 No back button
- 📉 Inconsistent performance
- unresponsive app
dart scooters
From 298 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 🚀 Fast scooters
- 💰 Cheaper than competitors
- 👍 Great for touring cities/monuments
- 👍 Durable scooters
Room to improve
- 🐌 Slow breaks
- 💸 Expensive charges
- 🗺️ Poor coverage/service area restrictions
- 😬 Rickety and rough ride
- ❗ Annoying alarms when outside service area
Bugs and requests
ANC Explorer
Reported bugs
40 issues- Unable to delete duplicate entries in My Content
- Start Tour function doesn't work
- Search yields zero results
- No back button
- Directions are horrible
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- App caused phone to freeze
- Errors with pictures (wrong names)
- Unable to see photos of headstones after update
- Constant error messages
- Fails to connect to grave site database
- App does not work
- Cannot look up people without error message
- Notable graves on app not current
- App shuts down when accessing MyContent
- App closes when clicking My Content
- Crashes on each open
- Latest update won't load, black screen
- Cannot view the map
- Search function is garbage
- Notable Women list incomplete
- Details section of search results has issues
- Network error message for grave pictures
- Search feature would not work (internet connection error)
- Frozen app, cannot get past help screen
- Black screen on open after uninstall
- App not loading or functioning after update
- Blank screen after update
- App delivers only a blank screen after update
- Pictures not shown after update, cannot download
- Black screen
- Map fails to load
- Battery drain
- App will no longer open after iOS upgrade
- Search feature will not work after update
- Start from here feature eliminated
- Server errors, nothing works
- App refuses to let me see results
- Inappropriate advertising pop-up
- Cannot find grave sites
- iPad version works, iPhone version useless
Requested features
8 requests- Add a back button
- Include a north arrow
- Improve reliability of directions
- Enhance customer service for tech support
- Update notable graves list
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- Improve search functionality
- Add dark mode
- Increase text size and contrast for daylight readability
dart scooters
Reported bugs
2 issues- Scooter stopped working
- Alarm kept going off outside service area
Requested features
2 requests- Need more scooters in NW/American University area
- Wheels should absorb ground better
In-app purchases
ANC Explorer
No in-app purchases
dart scooters
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ANC Explorer free?
Is dart scooters free?
Which has better reviews, ANC Explorer or dart scooters?
Do ANC Explorer or dart scooters have ads?
Which is updated more often, ANC Explorer or dart scooters?
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