Discover Durham, NC vs Go WakeForest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Discover Durham, NC
Plan your ideal trip to Durham, NC with this app. Discover activities, attractions, and places to stay that align with your interests. Follow local itineraries and find upcoming events to create a personalized getaway.
- Discover activities and attractions
- Follow local itineraries and guides
- Find places to stay
- View upcoming events
- Add to custom trip
- Share with friends and family
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The Discover Durham, NC app is designed to help you plan the perfect trip or weekend getaway in Durham. Durham is for doers. Do your thing here. • Discover activities and attractions that match your interests • Follow itineraries and guides to explore like locals do • Find places to stay here in the Bull City • View upcoming events • Add events and places to your custom trip • Share events, places and your itinerary with friends and family
Go WakeForest
This app provides on-demand transit within Wake Forest and Raleigh's Wakefield neighborhood. It offers flexible, door-to-door service, allowing users to book rides easily and track their drivers in real-time. Enjoy improved access to more locations with this convenient public transportation option.
- On-demand transit service
- Door-to-door pick-up and drop-off
- Real-time driver tracking
- Flexible ride booking
- Easy-to-use mobile app
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Go Wake Forest is an on-demand transit service that takes you from your doorstep to anywhere within Wake Forest and Raleigh’s Wakefield neighborhood. Best of all, rides are currently free! To use Go Wake Forest, follow these four simple steps: 1. Download the app 2. Create an account 3. Book a ride 4. Get picked up and go where you need to What we’re about: IMPROVED ACCESS. Reach places the bus couldn’t with Go Wake Forest. And with no fixed stops, we’ll bring the public transit right to your door to help you commute, run errands and more. MORE FLEXIBILITY. Book a Go Wake Forest ride around your own travel times, whenever you need to go. No need to plan ahead. EASY TO USE. A simple app lets you book a ride in seconds. You can track your driver in real time, so you always know when to leave. ALWAYS AFFORDABLE. Go Wake Forest is public transit, which means your trips are shared with others and keeps costs down. For more information, visit https://www.wakeforestnc.gov/transportation/go-wake-forest and https://city.ridewithvia.com/wake-forest
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Verdict
Discover Durham, NC and Go WakeForest both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Discover Durham, NC's written reviews are positive against 50% of Go WakeForest's. Go WakeForest's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Discover Durham, NC against 4.8 for Go WakeForest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 170 and 346 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Discover Durham, NC's written reviews are positive against 50% of Go WakeForest's.
Discover Durham, NC ships an update every 2 months, Go WakeForest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Discover Durham, NC | Go WakeForest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (170 ratings) — better | 4.8 (346 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 170 | 346 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Discover Durham, NC
Go WakeForest
In-app purchases
Discover Durham, NC
No in-app purchases
Go WakeForest
No in-app purchases
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