Comparison

SimplyXplore vs PointsRadar

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

Head to head
About

SimplyXplore

Features
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SimplyXplore – your personal travel guide through Croatia Are you planning a trip to Croatia? SimplyXplore brings everything you need together in one place to help you discover the historical, cultural, and architectural landmarks of the cities you visit. The app serves as your personal audio guide: as you walk through the city, SimplyXplore automatically plays audio stories about the locations around you. Download the content to your device in advance and access it offline, without an internet connection. SimplyXplore brings you: • All essential information in one place – find everything you need for your trip at a glance. • Audio guide – stories that play as you walk through the city. • Cultural, historical, and architectural heritage – all at your fingertips. • Offline access – your content is always available, navigate and listen anywhere, no internet required. • Live like a local – discover authentic places with a long tradition that locals visit most and experience the true soul of the city. The app’s motto is clear: Feel the city. Live like a local. Whether it’s your first time visiting Croatia or you want to uncover hidden details of well-known cities, SimplyXplore will make your journey richer and more engaging.

About

PointsRadar

Features
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PointsRadar tracks Virgin Atlantic reward flight availability and tells you the moment the points price drops. Search reward availability across the route network, browse a whole month at a glance, and set alerts that watch for the seats you actually want. SEARCH • Start from what you know — your dates, your destination, or how many points you have • One-way, return and multi-city reward availability • "Best trip for my points" ranks whole trips inside a budget you set, for the number of people going, with a trip length you can flex • See every cabin option to each destination, mixed cabins included, with how many dates fit your points and the cheapest of them • Filter by cabin, date range, maximum points and saver fares • Compare Economy, Premium and Upper Class side by side • Every result comes with the details to quote and a one-tap call to reservations CALENDAR • A month view showing the cheapest points price on every date, cabin by cabin • The cheapest days of the month are highlighted, with chips that jump straight to them • "Out & return" flips the month between legs, so you can pick a day each way and see both together with the return total • Tap a date to see every cabin and what each one costs • Your saved holidays are marked across the calendar, including the flexible days either side DESTINATIONS • Browse where your points can actually reach, filtered by what you have • A page for each destination: which UK airports fly there, and the cheapest seat in every cabin • "Lowest points right now" — a live board of the cheapest seat to everywhere, or up to twenty dates in every cabin for one place ALERTS • Watch a single route and get told when it drops below your points limit • Holiday alerts watch an entire trip: one departure airport, up to 25 destinations and flexible dates, capped by one maximum for the whole return trip or by a separate limit for each cabin in each direction • Mixed-cabin trips — Premium out, Upper Class back — can be included or left out • Tap a triggered alert to see every seat it found, filter by destination and cabin, and sort by cheapest or earliest Light and dark appearance, following your phone or your choice. An account is required. PointsRadar is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Virgin Atlantic. It reports reward seat availability only; bookings are made on Virgin Atlantic's own website.

Screenshots

SimplyXplore4 screens
PointsRadar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PointsRadar at every 6 days against SimplyXplore's monthly. SimplyXplore's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 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

SimplyXplore ships an update monthly, PointsRadar every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
SimplyXplore versus PointsRadar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplyXplorePointsRadar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimply Explore d.o.oJames Arscott

In-app purchases

None

SimplyXplore

No in-app purchases

None

PointsRadar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimplyXplore free?
SimplyXplore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PointsRadar free?
PointsRadar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimplyXplore or PointsRadar have ads?
Neither SimplyXplore nor PointsRadar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimplyXplore or PointsRadar?
SimplyXplore ships an update monthly, and PointsRadar every 6 days. Most recently, SimplyXplore was updated on November 5, 2026 and PointsRadar on November 6, 2026.

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