Comparison

Open The Earth vs Gray Line

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

Head to head
About

Open The Earth

Discover Utah's geology with this app, perfect for road trips and exploring national parks. Features over 120 narrated audio guides, written summaries, and routing to geological points of interest. Includes an optional narrated hike.

Highlights
  • 120+ narrated geology guides
  • Road trip planning
  • Explore Mode with notifications
  • Downloadable content for offline use
  • At Home Mode for listening anywhere
  • Narrated hike guide
  • Written summaries and routing
Features
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Open The Earth is the ultimate app for discovering the incredible geology of Utah, the center of "Scenic America". Open The Earth is the prefect companion for planning your next road trip, visiting the Big 5 National Parks, or just passing through on one of the major roadways. With over 120 narrations, and growing, Open The Earth has the whole State covered. Narrations are never too technical! Narrations are between 3 and 9 minutes in length. Most narrations are accompanied by a photo. Open The Earth has two modes: Explore Mode: made for touring by vehicle along the major roadways in Utah. As you approach an included feature you will receive a notification that a narration is available and all you have to do is select ‘Play Narration’. Since areas of Utah are very remote, you have the option to download all the narrations and photos At Home Mode: lets you listen from any location. Just select the pin and play the narration! We're sure you will discover something interesting just by listening. This is a great tool for planning trips. As a bonus, Open The Earth, has one narrated hike up Rock Canyon in Provo. The narrations cover the geology along the first mile of the trail and has an elevation gain of around 550 feet. Perfect for a quick evening hike up a beautiful canyon with family and friends. Each geological feature has a brief written summary as well as a routing to take you to, or nearby, the feature. Please visit www.opentheearth.com for sample audio tracks. All the narrations are by a real geology professor!

About

Gray Line

Access detailed tour information, receive real-time itinerary updates, and connect with customer support. Book future adventures and explore descriptions and photos of all tour stops.

Highlights
  • Detailed tour highlights
  • Customer support chat
  • Real-time itinerary notifications
  • Descriptions and photos of stops
  • Book future tours
Features
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The Gray Line application highlights and details everything your tour has to offer - And More! • Everything you need is at your fingertips, and our attentive team is always just a tap or call away! » Chat with our customer support team. » Receive up-to-the-minute itinerary notifications. » See descriptions and photos of all stops on your route. » Book your next Gray Line tour!

Screenshots

Open The Earth4 screens
Gray Line4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gray Line at Free against Open The Earth's $19.99. Gray Line also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 1). Open The Earth's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On rating, 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

Gray Line is free to download; Open The Earth costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Open The Earth against 4.9 for Gray Line. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gray Line has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Open The Earth versus Gray Line: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen The EarthGray Line
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings120 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB68 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBIBS LLCGray Line Corporation

Customer experience

Open The Earth

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gray Line

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Open The Earth

No in-app purchases

None

Gray Line

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open The Earth free?
Open The Earth costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gray Line free?
Gray Line is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Open The Earth or Gray Line?
Open The Earth is rated higher. Open The Earth averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Gray Line averages 4.9 from 20 ratings.
Do Open The Earth or Gray Line have ads?
Neither Open The Earth nor Gray Line shows ads.

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