Comparison

Go Penny vs Bannockburn App

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

Head to head
About

Go Penny

Features
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Use Penny to pay and activate campground and other services throughout New Zealand. Top up your balance and then use your Penny key wherever you see the Penny logo. Create bookings for visits to Penny locations. Manage your profile vehicles and Penny keys. Penny can activate power sockets, laundry facilities, showers, cooking, campground gate access and much more.

About

Bannockburn App

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The Bannockburn App is a guide for the village of Bannockburn in Central Otago, New Zealand — one of the most historically layered and naturally extraordinary corners of the South Island. Whether you're a visitor arriving for the first time or a local who has lived beside the sluicings for decades this app has a rich tapestry of information, stories, and if you are visiting this is a must have for your stay! EXPLORE An interactive map of Bannockburn with walking trails, wineries, artist studios, heritage sites, and practical places — all in one view. Get in-app walking and driving directions to anywhere on the map. TRAILS Trail conditions, distances, and direct links to trail maps for the Bannockburn Sluicings, Mount Difficulty, Long Gully, and surrounding networks. Current weather from WeatherKit so you can plan your walk. VILLAGE The local business directory — cafés, wineries, accommodation, services — with open/closed status at a glance. ARTS What's on at Coronation Hall, Arts Central, and Bannockburn's working artist studios. Links to book, contact artists directly, and add events to your calendar. NATURE A field guide to Bannockburn's birds, mammals, fish, plants, insects, and reptiles — illustrated with photos, conservation status, and bird call recordings. Species range from the endemic New Zealand Falcon and Otago Skink to the introduced Chukar and Californian Quail. HISTORY Fourteen historical identities — Māori, European settlers, Chinese gold miners, and pioneering women — told through GPS-anchored stories and five immersive audio books narrating the gold rush, the sluicings, Quartzville, Carricktown, and the transition to farming and vines. 3D LANDSCAPE An interactive three-dimensional terrain model of the entire Bannockburn basin built from real elevation data. Drag to rotate, and follow the eight trail networks as overlays across the landscape. The app works best with a connection but all text and locally bundled audio is available offline.

Screenshots

Go Penny4 screens
Bannockburn App4 screens

Verdict

The call

Go Penny and Bannockburn App are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Go Penny ships an update daily, Bannockburn App every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Go Penny versus Bannockburn App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGo PennyBannockburn App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB289 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKiwi Cash LimitedAnna-Maree Morris

In-app purchases

None

Go Penny

No in-app purchases

None

Bannockburn App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Go Penny free?
Go Penny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bannockburn App free?
Bannockburn App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Go Penny or Bannockburn App have ads?
Neither Go Penny nor Bannockburn App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Go Penny or Bannockburn App?
Go Penny ships an update daily, and Bannockburn App every 2 days. Most recently, Go Penny was updated on October 30, 2026 and Bannockburn App on November 5, 2026.

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