Comparison

Always Aspire vs TriedBy

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

Head to head
About

Always Aspire

Discover a 370-acre recreation destination with interactive maps, detailed venue information, and event schedules. Book dining reservations and enjoy live camera feeds. The app works offline for seamless exploration.

Highlights
  • Interactive trail maps with difficulty ratings
  • Detailed venue information and directions
  • In-app dining reservations
  • Event schedules and ticket information
  • Live camera feeds
  • Offline map functionality
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Always Aspire is your guide to Aspire, a free 370-acre recreation destination in Clinton, Tennessee, open to everyone from dawn to dusk. EXPLORE THE GROUNDS Aspire's own illustrated trail guide puts every trail, meadow, monument and venue in your hand, with "you are here" and every trail marked by difficulty. Switch to 3D, topo or aerial views. The map works even without signal. EVERY EXPERIENCE, UP CLOSE Photos, hours and details for every place at Aspire, from the Wildflower Meadow to the Off-Leash Dog Area. Get directions, or find any place on the map in a tap. DINE AT THE PEARL Book a table at The Pearl without leaving the app. ASPIRATIONS IN LIGHT Dates and tickets for Aspirations in Light, right on Home. Then tune in to Aspirations in Light Radio: holiday music for your walk through the lights, in sync with everyone listening and on your lock screen. LIVE FROM ASPIRE Watch Aspire's two live cameras. Turn your phone sideways for full screen. PLAN YOUR VISIT Hours, directions, events and what's coming up, all in one place. Sign in with a link sent to your email. No password needed.

About

TriedBy

Features
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TriedBy is a short-video feed with one difference: everything in every video is tagged, and every tag has a rating from one to ten. WATCH. EVERYTHING IS TAGGED. Real people doing real things — and every place, product, and experience in the video is a tag, right on screen. No "where was that?" No "drop the link." EVERY TAG HAS A RATING. One to ten, from the person who tried it. Five and up is worth it. A solid rating is their word. An outlined rating is our read of the post until they confirm it — so nothing is ever unrated. SAVE IT, SHOP IT, BOOK IT. Tap a tag and it lands on your Try List. Buy the product or book the place right there, with credit going to the person who showed you. GO DO IT. THEN RATE IT. Check in when you're there, try it for real, and give it your own number. Every try earns points, stamps, and medals. Your rating joins the guide for the next person. FOLLOW PEOPLE WHO'VE ACTUALLY TRIED IT. Every creator has a TriedBy guide: everything they've recommended, rated, sortable by rating, place, price, and category, and shoppable in place. Browse it as a list, a grid, or a map. BUILT FOR DOING, NOT SCROLLING. Your Try List keeps score. Themed lists give you whole adventures to work through. Your passport fills with the countries and cities you've checked in from. Free to download.

Screenshots

Always Aspire4 screens
TriedBy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TriedBy at weekly against Always Aspire's every 2 months. Always Aspire's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Always Aspire ships an update every 2 months, TriedBy weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Always Aspire versus TriedBy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlways AspireTriedBy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAspire Inspirational RecreationTriedBy LLC

In-app purchases

None

Always Aspire

No in-app purchases

None

TriedBy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Always Aspire free?
Always Aspire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TriedBy free?
TriedBy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Always Aspire or TriedBy have ads?
Neither Always Aspire nor TriedBy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Always Aspire or TriedBy?
Always Aspire ships an update every 2 months, and TriedBy weekly. Most recently, Always Aspire was updated on November 8, 2026 and TriedBy on November 10, 2026.

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