Comparison

Iceland Road Guide vs Iceland Visually

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

Head to head
About

Iceland Road Guide

Discover Iceland's rich geography, culture, and history with comprehensive information on over 3000 key locations and roads. This guide provides details on services like accommodation, food, and transportation to enhance your travels.

Highlights
  • 3000+ key places and roads
  • Geography, culture, and history information
  • Service listings (accommodation, food, transport)
  • Based on a 40-year-old book
  • Includes texts, figures, photos, and maps
Features
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Your key to Iceland‘s 3000 most important places, roads, geography, culture and history. Discover Iceland with the Iceland Road Guide. The app is based on the book Iceland Road Guide (Vegahandbókin) which has been travelling for 40 years in the vehicles of Icelanders and foreigners alike, and has been steadily improved and updated with every new edition. Texts, figures, photos and maps will guide you on your travels around the country, adding to your memories when returning home. The app also contains a list of services like General information, Transportation, Food and drink, Culture and arts, Accommodation, Recreation etc. --- ÍSLENSKA --- Vegahandbókin í símann vísar þér til vegar með upplýsingar yfir meira en 3000 staði víðsvegar um Ísland. Vegahandbókin á að baki 40 ára feril í bílum landsmanna. Bókin hefur verið í stöðugri uppfærslu og endurnýjun frá fyrstu útgáfu og hér er komin nýjasta afurðin snjallsímaútgáfa. Þá er í appinu listi yfir alla skráða þjónustuaðila sem skipta þúsundum. Um er að ræða gistingu, veitingastaði, menningu og listir, söfn,samgöngur, upplýsingamiðstöðvar og fl.

About

Iceland Visually

Discover Iceland with a visually rich travel guide. Explore attractions, read user reviews, and view stunning photos to plan your trip. Offline functionality is available for limited use.

Highlights
  • Interactive map for inspiration
  • User reviews and photos
  • Guides for driving, aurora, and spas
  • Search for attractions and hotels
  • Bookmark places and get directions
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Use the map to find inspiration where you are - or where you are going. Let user reviews and gorgeous fullscreen photos by Iceland photographers guide your way. • Includes guides to driving in Iceland, seeing the aurora, finding natural spas and much more. • Search for attractions, hotels, gas stations etc. Whatever you can think of. • Bookmark places you want to see and start driving directions when you are ready to go! • Iceland Visually even works offline (limited functionality)

Screenshots

Iceland Road Guide4 screens
Iceland Visually4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Iceland Visually at 100% against Iceland Road Guide's 23%. Iceland Visually also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (235 vs 12). Iceland Road Guide's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 29 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Iceland Road Guide is free to download; Iceland Visually costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Iceland Visually holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Iceland Visually has 235 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Iceland Road Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Iceland Visually's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Iceland Road Guide ships an update every 6 months, Iceland Visually every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Iceland Road Guide versus Iceland Visually: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIceland Road GuideIceland Visually
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating2.3 (12 ratings)4.8 (235 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12235 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB230 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVegahandbokin - Road GuideAnders Peter Amsnaes

Customer experience

Iceland Road Guide

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%

Iceland Visually

All ratings233 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Iceland Road Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Iceland Visually

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Iceland Road Guide free?
Iceland Road Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Iceland Visually free?
Iceland Visually costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Iceland Road Guide or Iceland Visually?
Iceland Visually is rated higher. Iceland Road Guide averages 2.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Iceland Visually averages 4.8 from 235 ratings.
Do Iceland Road Guide or Iceland Visually have ads?
Neither Iceland Road Guide nor Iceland Visually shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Iceland Road Guide or Iceland Visually?
Iceland Road Guide ships an update every 6 months, and Iceland Visually every 29 months. Most recently, Iceland Road Guide was updated on November 6, 2026 and Iceland Visually on November 3, 2026.

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