Comparison

#Leiden vs PermitPulse

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

Head to head
About

#Leiden

Features
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Met de #Leiden app heb je alles wat je nodig hebt om de stad optimaal te verkennen: van historische hoogtepunten en musea tot de leukste cafés en restaurants. De agenda zit vol met verrassende evenementen, zodat je altijd iets nieuws kunt beleven. Of je nu een gezellige dag met vrienden plant, een culturele trip wilt maken, of gewoon wilt ontspannen, Leiden heeft voor iedereen iets unieks te bieden!

About

PermitPulse

This app monitors recreation.gov for available permits for popular national parks and wilderness areas. It sends instant push notifications and emails when a desired permit becomes available, helping you secure reservations.

Highlights
  • Real-time permit availability monitoring
  • Push and email notifications
  • Supports Boundary Waters, Rocky Mountain NP, Great Smoky Mountains NP
  • Customizable date and entry point selection
  • Daily reminders for open permits
  • Dark mode
Features
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Permits for the Boundary Waters, Rocky Mountain National Park and the Great Smoky Mountains are gone within minutes of going on sale. The good news is that people cancel all the time, and those spots quietly reappear on recreation.gov. The bad news is that nobody tells you when. That's what PermitPulse is for. Pick the entry point or campsite you want and the dates you can go. PermitPulse checks recreation.gov every five minutes, around the clock, and the moment a permit opens up your phone buzzes. WHAT'S COVERED Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: overnight paddle, hike and motor entry points, plus day motor. Rocky Mountain National Park: wilderness camping permits, by camp area and group size. Great Smoky Mountains: backcountry campsites and trail shelters. HOW IT WORKS Choose a park, an entry point or starting area, and the dates you can go. PermitPulse starts watching. When something opens up you get a push notification and an email listing the dates that came free, and you book it on recreation.gov yourself. If a permit stays open, you'll get one reminder a day, so a trip you were still thinking over doesn't quietly slip past you. A FEW OTHER THINGS Dark mode, for the 5am checks from inside a tent. Push and email alerts can each be turned on or off, so you can have one without the other. For Rocky Mountain and the Smokies you can set your group size and pick specific campsites, or just watch a whole area at once. Your first watch is free. After that watches run on tokens: buy a small bundle once and spend them when you need to. Nothing renews and there's no subscription. PermitPulse isn't affiliated with recreation.gov, the Forest Service or the National Park Service, and it can't book anything for you. It watches so you don't have to, and tells you the moment there's something worth grabbing. Questions, bugs, or an entry point we're missing: permitpulseapp@gmail.com

Screenshots

#Leiden4 screens
PermitPulse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: #Leiden at none against PermitPulse's 4. PermitPulse's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PermitPulse sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. #Leiden asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

#Leiden ships an update every 2 months, PermitPulse every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
#Leiden versus PermitPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter#LeidenPermitPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB24 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMediabureau Apeldoorn BVMichael Goodwin

In-app purchases

None

#Leiden

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PermitPulse

One-time4
  • 10 Tokens$0.99
  • 20 Tokens$1.99
  • 60 Tokens$4.99
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  • 120 Tokens$8.99

Questions

Is #Leiden free?
#Leiden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PermitPulse free?
PermitPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do #Leiden or PermitPulse have ads?
Neither #Leiden nor PermitPulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, #Leiden or PermitPulse?
#Leiden ships an update every 2 months, and PermitPulse every 8 days. Most recently, #Leiden was updated on September 14, 2026 and PermitPulse on August 22, 2026.

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