Comparison

wherethis vs Pocket Experiences

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

Head to head

wherethis

Dynamic Walking Tours

Your Personal Storyteller

Free

✈️ Travel

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About

wherethis

Create and share custom audio walking tours that dynamically adjust to your location. Record your own audio for landmarks and discover content from others.

Highlights

Dynamic audio tours
Add custom audio to landmarks
Listen to audio based on location
Create and share walking tours
User-generated content

Features

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A dynamic audio tour that follows you where you go! - Add your own audio recordings to landmarks - Listen to audio associated with landmarks near where you are - Create dynamic walking tours and share them with friends Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pocket Experiences

Features

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Turn your smartphone into your own personal guide. With immersive audio tours, you can discover the stories, history, and culture of a city, museum, or historical site at your own pace. The app brings the charm of a local guide to your pocket, without fixed times, groups, or high costs.

Screenshots

wherethis3 screens

Pocket Experiences4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: wherethis at 13.0 against Pocket Experiences's 15.1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. wherethis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Pocket Experiences sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

wherethis ships an update fortnightly, Pocket Experiences every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level

wherethis versus Pocket Experiences: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	wherethis	Pocket Experiences
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Fortnightly	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	20 MB	67 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	BorkBork.com	Edwin Willem Maria van Rooij

In-app purchases

2 purchases

wherethis

Subscriptions2

Monthly Basic$0.491 Month
Monthly Enhanced$3.991 Month

10 purchases

Pocket Experiences

One-time10

Veghel$2.99
Utrecht Extended$3.99
Valkenburg$3.99

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Berlin$3.99
Maastricht$3.99
Roermond$3.99
Den Bosch$3.99
Thorn$3.99
Eindhoven$3.99
Amsterdam$5.99

Questions

Is wherethis free?

wherethis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Pocket Experiences free?

Pocket Experiences is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do wherethis or Pocket Experiences have ads?

Neither wherethis nor Pocket Experiences shows ads.

Which is updated more often, wherethis or Pocket Experiences?

wherethis ships an update fortnightly, and Pocket Experiences every 2 weeks. Most recently, wherethis was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pocket Experiences on October 5, 2026.