Comparison

Lantern Shadow Tours vs Wilinggin Welcome

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

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About

Lantern Shadow Tours

Explore Australia's haunted past with cinematic self-guided tours. Experience ghost stories, convict tales, and colonial history through immersive films and atmospheric soundscapes at real historical locations. Discover hidden stories at your own pace, offline once downloaded.

Highlights
  • Cinematic self-guided ghost and history tours
  • Explore haunted walking or driving tours
  • Character-driven stories with immersive films
  • Offline access once downloaded
  • Purchase and unlock tours in-app
  • Regularly added new locations and guides
Features
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Lantern Shadow Tours Australia’s ghosts and legends — one step at a time. Step beyond the ordinary with Lantern Shadow Tours — Australia’s cinematic self-guided tours, blending ghost stories, convict tales, and colonial history into unforgettable adventures across the country. Unlike traditional audio-only experiences, every stop features real historical locations, immersive short films, atmospheric soundscapes, and cinematic travel guides who walk beside you. No guides. No crowds. Just you, your mobile device, and the haunted streets and historic towns of Australia’s past. Meet characters like Eleanor Fraser, a fiery young convict woman, and Silas Blackwood, a ghostly storyteller, as you explore haunted walking tours, discover local legends, eerie adventures, and true ghost stories Australia holds hidden in its oldest places. Each cinematic tour is self-paced, offline once downloaded, and mapped so you can explore haunted sites and colonial landmarks without rushing. Step into spooky experiences where every stone, lane, and shadow tells a story. Features: • Australia’s cinematic self-guided ghost and history tours • Explore haunted walking or driving tours in historic towns at your own pace • Character-driven stories with immersive films and eerie soundscapes • Follow Eleanor Fraser and Silas Blackwood — with more cinematic guides coming soon • Easy to use — purchase and unlock tours directly in the app • New locations, spooky experiences, and cinematic travel guides added regularly Step into the shadows. Discover the hidden stories of Australia’s haunted past.

About

Wilinggin Welcome

Features
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The Wilinggin Welcome App carries the voices of Ngarinyin people to travellers on the Gibb River Road. As you drive through the central Kimberley, the app plays short audio when you reach places along the way, sharing how Ngarinyin people understand this Country and care for it. The app is made and governed by Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation, the organisation that holds and speaks for this Country. The stories come from Ngarinyin people, and your visit helps support their work looking after Country. What the app does: - Plays audio at places as you travel, using your device location. - Lets you listen at your own pace at river crossings, gorges, and stops along the road. - Works offline once downloaded, for the long stretches with no phone reception. The Gibb River Road runs through living Ngarinyin Country. The app is a way to travel it well, guided by the people who belong to it.

Screenshots

Lantern Shadow Tours4 screens
Wilinggin Welcome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wilinggin Welcome at none against Lantern Shadow Tours's 6. Wilinggin Welcome also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 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. Lantern Shadow Tours sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Wilinggin Welcome asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lantern Shadow Tours ships an update every 4 months, Wilinggin Welcome every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Lantern Shadow Tours versus Wilinggin Welcome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLantern Shadow ToursWilinggin Welcome
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLantern Shadow ToursWilinggin Aboriginal Corporation

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Lantern Shadow Tours

One-time6
  • Ghosts of Old Maryborough$14.99
  • A Convict's Life In Brisbane$14.99
  • Sydney - A Convict's Life$14.99
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  • Ghost Tour On The Rocks$14.99
  • Ghosts of Brisbane$14.99
  • Queensland's Haunted Highways$24.99
None

Wilinggin Welcome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lantern Shadow Tours free?
Lantern Shadow Tours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wilinggin Welcome free?
Wilinggin Welcome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lantern Shadow Tours or Wilinggin Welcome have ads?
Neither Lantern Shadow Tours nor Wilinggin Welcome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lantern Shadow Tours or Wilinggin Welcome?
Lantern Shadow Tours ships an update every 4 months, and Wilinggin Welcome every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lantern Shadow Tours was updated on October 8, 2026 and Wilinggin Welcome on October 14, 2026.

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