Scioto Historical vs Virtual Grellman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scioto Historical
Explore the rich history of Portsmouth, Ohio, and the Appalachian region with virtual historical markers and self-guided tours. Discover local stories and historic images through an interactive map, with new content added regularly.
- Virtual historical markers
- Self-guided historical tours
- Interactive location-enabled map
- Historic images from archival collections
- User-submitted content suggestions
- Regularly updated material
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Scioto Historical is a free app that puts the history of Portsmouth, Ohio, and the surrounding Appalachian region in the palm of your hand. Developed by the Center for Public History at Shawnee State University, Scioto Historical is a mobile application that provides virtual historical markers and self-guided historical tours. Each point on the interactive location-enabled map includes information about the site along with historic images from the region's top archival collections. Scioto Historical is a collaborative project with stories created by teachers, students, professors, and community members, and curated by the Center for Public History at Shawnee State University. Visit the website at sciotohistorical.org. If you see a historical site or topic that is not covered, check back often. We add new material regularly. If you would like to suggest a site or become involved in developing digital stories, reviewing content, or collecting regional history please contact us via email at afeight@shawnee.edu, on Facebook, Instagram, or on the web at sciotohistorical.org. Credits: Concept and content: Center for Public History at Shawnee State University Powered by: Curatescape (curatescape.org) Key Partners: Department of Social Sciences and College of Arts and Sciences at Shawnee State University Clark Memorial Library at Shawnee State University
Virtual Grellman
This educational software helps users identify and attribute large cents by comparing photos. It provides detailed information on rarity, die pairings, and die states, along with collection tracking across devices.
- Photo-based coin attribution
- Rarity ratings
- Die pairing information
- Die state details
- DRNs for late date varieties
- Collection tracking
- Cross-device synchronization
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Virtual Grellman is attribution and educational software designed for large cents. Identifying your large cents by comparing photos instead of text descriptions makes attribution a breeze. Rarity ratings, die pairing information, and die state information is provided for every large cent variety, as well as DRNs (Date Reference Numbers) for the late date varieties. You can also keep track of your large cent collection, which is maintained across devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scioto Historical at none against Virtual Grellman's 1. Virtual Grellman's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Virtual Grellman sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scioto Historical asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scioto Historical against 5.0 for Virtual Grellman. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Scioto Historical ships an update every 5 months, Virtual Grellman every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scioto Historical | Virtual Grellman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curatescape | Xante Corporation |
Customer experience
Scioto Historical
Virtual Grellman
In-app purchases
Scioto Historical
No in-app purchases
Virtual Grellman
- Dates 1793-1857$119.00
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