Comparison

GeoparkWay vs Trust Quest

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

Head to head
About

GeoparkWay

Explore the Geopark Way with detailed offline maps, interactive geology, and historical insights. Discover local industrial history, record your progress, and report path issues. Learn about Earth's history with animated timelines and environmental data.

Highlights
  • Offline walk downloads
  • Detailed interactive maps
  • Geology and history information
  • Progress recording
  • Path problem reporting
  • Earth history timeline
Features
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Walks are located in the Geopark based around the Abberley and Malvern Hills in the UK but extending into English counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. This also includes a long distance walk from Bridgnorth to Gloucester, known as the Geopark Way. Download walks into the app as required, all content works offline. Walk may be deleted and re-downloaded as required. 
 Each walk has a detailed map - down to individual stiles, gates, etc, plus places of interest and facilities along the way. Your current location is always shown, plus your current OS grid ref, latitude, longitude and altitude. 

Each walk has a detailed interactive geology map, with details of the rocks below you, their age and what the environment, fauna and flora was like when they formed. Each walk is fully illustrated with photos showing the direction, e.g where paths diverge, plus you can judge in advance the nature of the ground you will be walking over, and with over 100 photos per walk, just do the walk virtually. In addition to the phots there are illustrations explaining the geology. 

The maps also include local industrial history - location of former railway tracks, canals, mines, etc. You can record your progress on the maps. A facility to easily report problems you find on any path is included. 
On some walks discover the locations of opportunities for selfies with some animal or plant life from the time of the rocks currently beneath you. A timescale of the 4.6 billions years of the Earth’s history is aways available and animates to track the rocks currently below you. This includes information on the possible global conditions at the time - atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen, mean global temperature, sea levels, extinction rate, along with significant events of the time e.g. ice ages, major basaltic eruptions, meteorite impacts, tectonic situation, etc.

About

Trust Quest

Features
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Trust Quest is your free companion for exploring Britain's historic houses, castles, gardens, countryside and coastline - hundreds of heritage places across England, Wales and Northern Ireland on one interactive map, with the tools to track where you've been and plan where to go next. DISCOVER • Browse heritage places on a fast, clustered map • See opening times, entry prices and parking costs at a glance • Filter by region, category and distance, or search by postcode • Find places near you wherever you are TRACK YOUR VISITS • Tick off the places you've visited and build your personal checklist • Watch your progress grow and earn a badge for every region you complete • Rise through the explorer ranks as your passport fills up • Keep a history of every day out PLAN YOUR DAYS OUT • Save places you want to visit to your wishlist • Group them into trips and plan a route between stops • Get suggestions for places to add along the way SHARE • Rate and review the places you visit • Share tips to help other visitors • Upload your own photos of the places you love Sign in with Apple or Google to sync your visits, trips and reviews across all your devices - or simply browse the map, no account needed.

Screenshots

GeoparkWay4 screens
Trust Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Trust Quest at weekly against GeoparkWay's every 3 weeks. GeoparkWay's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GeoparkWay ships an update every 3 weeks, Trust Quest weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
GeoparkWay versus Trust Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeoparkWayTrust Quest
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB143 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMichael BrooksMax Szolcek

In-app purchases

None

GeoparkWay

No in-app purchases

None

Trust Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GeoparkWay free?
GeoparkWay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trust Quest free?
Trust Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GeoparkWay or Trust Quest have ads?
Neither GeoparkWay nor Trust Quest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GeoparkWay or Trust Quest?
GeoparkWay ships an update every 3 weeks, and Trust Quest weekly. Most recently, GeoparkWay was updated on November 3, 2026 and Trust Quest on October 31, 2026.

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