Origin Ireland vs Evin Cairn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Origin Ireland
Explore Ireland's rich history with this comprehensive guide. Discover historical sites, book tours, trace your family origins, and plan your entire trip with AI assistance. Features include interactive maps, AR experiences, and audio tours.
- Historical site exploration
- Tour and activity booking
- Family origins tracing
- AI-powered trip planner
- Interactive map
- Augmented reality experiences
- Audio tours
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The Origin Ireland App is your guide to exploring the ancient past of this fascinating island. Delve into hundreds of Ireland's most notable historical sites. Book Tours and Activities all over Ireland! Discover your family's Irish roots with our Family Origins feature. Our Trip Planner feature and our AI powered travel assistant (Ask The Professor) ensures you don't miss any of the best spots around Ireland to adventure. This latest version introduces Histogram. Swap mindless scrolling on social media apps for learning about Irish and world history. No account needed, no comments, no ads, just interesting history posts. Our new Smart Itinerary feature, powered by AI, plans out your entire trip to Ireland for you - including accommodation, dining options, activities and historical sites to visit. You can then edit your itinerary and share it with your travel companions. We also have Audio Tours available for some of the most popular historical destinations around Ireland. Use the interactive map to explore historical sites across Ireland. Tap a pin to learn the story of that place and see it through a gallery of powerful images. Bring the past back to life in front of your eyes with our History AR experiences. Explore Ireland’s past at your own pace and uncover the stories behind its most iconic sites. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Evin Cairn
Discover Ireland's rich archaeological heritage with this field guide. Explore over 150,000 ancient sites on a detailed map, identify structures using your location, and learn their history through engaging stories. Plan your trips with offline access to saved locations and respectful access information.
- Satellite map of archaeological sites
- Site identification tool
- Search by site name or county
- Filter by archaeological period
- Offline saved lists
- Engaging site stories
- Respectful access information
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Evin Cairn is your pocket field guide to Ireland's ancient past. From windswept ringforts in Kerry to passage tombs on the Boyne, the island holds over 150,000 recorded archaeological sites — and most of them are hidden in plain sight, just off the road. Evin Cairn helps you find them. EXPLORE THE LANDSCAPE A fast, beautiful satellite map shows every recorded monument near you, colour-coded by period — from the Stone Age right through to the Post-Medieval era. Pan, zoom, and tap any pin to learn what it is, when it was built, and what makes it special. SEARCH ALL OF IRELAND Looking for somewhere specific? Search by site name or townland — "Newgrange", "Skellig", "Knocknarea", "Drombeg" — and jump straight to it. Or pick a county and let the map open right where you want to be. WHAT AM I LOOKING AT? Out for a walk and spotted a strange mound in a field? Open the "What Am I Looking At?" tool and we'll use your location to suggest what that earthwork, ruin or stone formation might be — based on real records from the Sites and Monuments Record. FILTER BY PERIOD Only interested in megalithic tombs? Or medieval castles? Or the early monasteries? Filter the map by archaeological period and focus on the era that fascinates you. SAVE FOR LATER Found a site you want to visit? Save it. Your saved list works offline so you can plan a road trip and head off the grid without losing your shortlist. STORIES Read short, accessible stories that bring sites to life — the legend of Newgrange's winter sunrise, why ringforts dot every Irish hillside, what a fulacht fia actually was. New stories added regularly. RESPECTFUL ACCESS Every site shows its access status — whether it's a public monument managed by the OPW, a privately-owned record, or a protected site. Always check landowner permission before crossing fields, and follow Leave No Trace. DATA YOU CAN TRUST Site data comes directly from the National Monuments Service of Ireland's Archaeological Survey (CC BY 4.0) — the same dataset used by archaeologists, planners and the OPW. Live, up-to-date, and accurate. DESIGNED FOR THE FIELD • Clean, glanceable map you can read in bright sunlight • Works in remote areas with patchy signal • Battery-friendly location use • No accounts, no ads, no tracking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Evin Cairn at Free against Origin Ireland's $2.99. Evin Cairn also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). Origin Ireland's advantage is chart position (#166 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Evin Cairn is free to download; Origin Ireland costs $2.99 up front. Origin Ireland sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Evin Cairn asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Origin Ireland against 5.0 for Evin Cairn. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Origin Ireland ships an update weekly, Evin Cairn every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Origin Ireland | Evin Cairn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #166 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 480 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cormac Wallace | ULTAN KINAHAN |
Customer experience
Origin Ireland
Evin Cairn
In-app purchases
Origin Ireland
- Origin Premium$6.991 Month
- Audio Tour - INHP Audio$2.99
- Bunratty Castle - Audio Tour$2.99
- Clonmacnoise Audio Tour$2.99
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- Jerpoint Abbey Audio Tour$2.99
- Audio Tour Purchase6 variants$2.99
Evin Cairn
No in-app purchases
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