Walksy vs Detour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Walksy
Discover local walking tours and hear the stories behind the places you visit. Explore at your own pace with GPS guidance and learn about history, culture, and hidden gems from local voices. Capture memories and rediscover your city or a new destination.
- Discover nearby walking tours
- GPS navigation
- Local stories and landmarks
- Create and share tours
- Capture tour memories
- Explore at your own pace
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Walksy is your personal tour guide in your pocket. Discover walking tours near you, hear the stories behind the places you visit, and explore places at your own pace. DISCOVER TOURS Find walking tours wherever you are. Browse nearby tours and choose experiences that match your interests. NAVIGATE AS YOU WALK GPS guidance so you can focus on the sights and stories around you. LOCAL STORIES & LANDMARKS Learn about history, culture, and hidden gems from tour creators and local voices. CREATE & SHARE TOURS Learn about history, culture, and hidden gems from tour creators and local voices. CAPTURE YOUR MEMORIES Take photos during your tour and keep a record of the places you’ve explored. Whether you're traveling somewhere new or rediscovering your own city, Walksy helps you explore with curated walking tours and local stories. Download Walksy and start exploring today.
Detour
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Detour helps you find the unusual, overlooked, and downright weird places hiding all across America. Over 5,600 points of interest across all 50 states. From roadside oddities and abandoned places to natural wonders and quirky local landmarks. The spots tourists miss and locals love. EXPLORE THE MAP Browse thousands of hidden gems on a live map. Filter by category. Search by name or location. Zoom into any state and discover what makes it unique. PLAN YOUR ROUTE Headed somewhere? Search your destination and Detour shows you every interesting stop along the way. Turn any drive into an adventure. WHAT YOU WILL FIND Roadside attractions, strange museums, forgotten monuments, hidden natural wonders, historic oddities, unusual architecture, local legends, and places you never knew existed. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED. Just open the app and start exploring. Your location stays on your device.
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Verdict
Walksy and Detour 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Walksy ships an update every 3 weeks, Detour monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Walksy | Detour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hamed Hemmati | Daniel Grande |
In-app purchases
Walksy
No in-app purchases
Detour
No in-app purchases
