ANC Explorer vs Afro Explorer
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.
Afro Explorer
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Discover Africa, one place at a time with Afro Explorer. Find places to visit, stay and eat, explore cultural experiences, and gather ideas for your next trip. - Explore locations on an interactive map and discover nearby places. - Browse hotels, accommodation, restaurants, attractions and photo galleries. - Discover events, cultural experiences, tour packages and travel options. - Sign in to save favourites and keep places you want to visit together. - View listed prices in nine currencies, with periodically updated exchange rates. - Access previously cached content when your connection is unavailable. - Opt in to notifications for news, events and promotions. Use the app in seven languages: English, French, Swahili, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic and Simplified Chinese. Supported currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, ZMW, ZAR, KES, TZS, UGX and NGN. An internet connection is needed for fresh content and online features. Offline access depends on what has already been cached; currency conversions are indicative.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ANC Explorer at every 2 months against Afro Explorer's every 8 months. Afro Explorer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ANC Explorer ships an update every 2 months, Afro Explorer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ANC Explorer | Afro Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (57 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arlington National Cemetery | Aelion Technologies Network LLC |
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
Afro Explorer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ANC Explorer
No in-app purchases
Afro Explorer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ANC Explorer free?
Is Afro Explorer free?
Do ANC Explorer or Afro Explorer have ads?
Which is updated more often, ANC Explorer or Afro Explorer?
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