Random Adventure vs Placemarker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Random Adventure
Discover spontaneous activities in any city. Simply enter your location, choose a category, and let the app suggest a random adventure for you. Perfect for when you're unsure what to do.
- City-based activity suggestions
- Genre selection
- Randomized adventure creation
- Discover new things to do
- Spontaneous planning tool
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Your next adventure is just a tap away! Ever wanted to do something in a city but was not sure what to do? Select a genre and allow the randomize to select something random for you to do within the city radius. -Type city of choice -Select Genre -Tap Create Adventure
Placemarker
Build and share custom maps with private locations. Ideal for sending directions to frequent spots, creating curated travel experiences, or managing event locations. Your data remains private by default.
- Create personal maps
- Share frequently visited locations
- Private maps by default
- Generate public URLs for curated experiences
- Create experience guides
- Scout locations for film/photography
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What does Placemarker do for you? Placemarker is your personal map builder. Create your own maps and share frequently visited locations more efficiently. Maps are private by default until you decide to publish them. Your data is private by default. When to use Placemarker: 1. Sending directions to frequently traveled locations 2. Sending public URLs for curated multi-destination experiences 3. Creating experience guides for short-term rental guests 4. Sending important locations to your child's caregiver before leaving for travel 5. You are a tour guide and want to generate self-guided tours for your tourist clients 6. You curate travel experiences for tourist clients 7. You organize large outdoor festival events and manage multiple locations 8. Scouting locations for film or photography
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Placemarker at none against Random Adventure's 1. Placemarker also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Random Adventure's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Random Adventure sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Placemarker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Random Adventure against 5.0 for Placemarker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Random Adventure ships an update every 3 months, Placemarker every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Random Adventure | Placemarker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Gordon | Campbell Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Random Adventure
Placemarker
In-app purchases
Random Adventure
- Support developer with a small tip$0.99
Placemarker
No in-app purchases
