Decypher vs PlaquePro

Did you know that post boxes in the United Kingdom can tell you a lot about their history and the one of your neighbourhood? Both their shape and the ‘royal cyphers’ they carry can tell you a lot if you know where to look. Decypher uses your camera and AI to tell you more about post boxes and other street furniture around the UK.

Do you have an interest in UK and local history? Are you going on a new adventure or revisiting a favourite place? Wherever you are and wherever you want to go, PlaquePro brings our amazing history and heritage to life in the palm of your hand. Use PlaquePro to plan a trip, or ‘in the moment’ to discover the history that surrounds you through our Historical Markers (Plaques) and  more famous Blue Plaques. Interested in specific historical categories? No problem, PlaquePro has you covered.  - Search on a total of 26 categories: Arts, Literature, Animals, Navel, Politics & Administration, Entertainment, Science, Medicine and Health, Architecture, Religion, Fashion, Education, Food and Drink, Police,Law and Courts, Royalty and Aristocracy, Place, Adventure, Historical and Antiquity, Aviation, Music, Industry and Commerce, Social & Economic, Military, Odd, Business and Sport Want to see the history around you? PlaquePro displays local information wherever you are, home or away. You never know what you might find out! - PlaquePro has a Local screen which shows where you are and the closest Plaques around you. - Select a Plaque to view its detail including photos (if they exist) a Wikipedia link for more information and links to associated Plaques in the UK. It’s now so easy to learn more about the history around you! Want to search on events, people, dates etc? PlaquePro takes care of that too! Taking search to the next level, search by: - Individual Date: enter a date, and as long as it’s mentioned in a Plaque you’ll get a match - Date Range: enter a date range and as long as that range is mentioned in a Plaque, you’ll get a match - Location: enter a village, town or city and explore their history through their Plaques and associated images - Freeform: enter any freeform text and as long as it’s mentioned in the Plaque Title/Name or in the main Plaque Description, you’ll get a match Seen a Plaque you’d like to visit, or visited a Plaque that’s got a special place in your heart?  - Simple, save a Plaque to your Favourites! Want to keep a record of Plaques you’ve visited? - Easy, save them to your Visited area. Interested in learning something new? - Visit the Home Screen for Plaque of the Day. Updated daily, discover new and interesting information about our history and heritage!