Comparison

Buxton Explorer vs Harrison Holidays

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

Head to head

Harrison Holidays booking app

Free

✈️ Travel

No ratingsView app →

About

Buxton Explorer

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Follow the Buxton Heritage Trail around the Peak District town's historic landmarks, using an interactive map. Discover a multitude of facts about the town's heritage sights, from the Stone Age, Roman, Stuart, Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras. Read about Buxton's heritage sights in any of these languages: English, French, German, Italian or Spanish. Base map and data from OpenStreetMap and OpenStreetMap Foundation © OpenStreetMap contributors. All images are subject to copyright © 2025 Doug Colton (or are used through Creative Commons Licence).

About

Harrison Holidays

Features

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Discover and book unforgettable coastal and countryside escapes with the Harrison Holidays app. Browse accommodation, manage your holiday bookings and owners account, explore park facilities, stay updated with park information, and access exclusive offers all in one place.

Screenshots

Buxton Explorer4 screens

Harrison Holidays4 screens

Verdict

The call

Buxton Explorer and Harrison Holidays 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

Buxton Explorer ships an update every 3 weeks, Harrison Holidays monthly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Buxton Explorer versus Harrison Holidays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Buxton Explorer	Harrison Holidays
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Monthly
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	59 MB	126 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Doug Colton	Elite Dynamics UK Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Buxton Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

Harrison Holidays

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buxton Explorer free?

Buxton Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Harrison Holidays free?

Harrison Holidays is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Buxton Explorer or Harrison Holidays have ads?

Neither Buxton Explorer nor Harrison Holidays shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Buxton Explorer or Harrison Holidays?

Buxton Explorer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Harrison Holidays monthly. Most recently, Buxton Explorer was updated on October 28, 2026 and Harrison Holidays on October 28, 2026.