Comparison

Explora.guide vs Bucks Pathfinder

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

Head to head
About

Explora.guide

Features
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Turn your phone into a free tour guide—right in your pocket. Explora reveals fascinating places around you and brings their stories to life with short audio guides. Discover landmarks, local history and hidden gems you might otherwise walk straight past. Whether you’re exploring a new city or taking a familiar walk close to home, simply open the map, choose what interests you and listen as you explore. Discover What’s Around You Find historic sites, museums, monuments, natural features and unexpected points of interest near your location. Whether you’re exploring a new city or taking a familiar local walk, Explora helps you notice places you might otherwise pass without a second glance. Location Access Is Required Explora uses your location to determine which places are around you. Location permission and Precise Location must be enabled for the app’s core discovery features to work. Listen Instead of Reading Hear short, engaging audio guides while you walk. Spend less time staring at your screen and more time enjoying your surroundings. Your Personal Guide, Wherever You Go There’s no organised tour to join and no route you have to follow. Explore at your own pace, choose what interests you and let Explora reveal the stories around you. Simple and Focused No accounts. No check-ins. No social feeds. Just a calm, uncluttered experience designed to help you understand and enjoy the world around you. Explore at Home or Abroad With more than 3.4 million points of interest worldwide, Explora can help you uncover fascinating places in towns, cities and countryside—wherever your walk takes you. Ideal for travellers, families, walkers and curious minds of all ages. See familiar places differently. Discover something unexpected. Turn an ordinary walk into an experience. Don’t just walk—Explora.

About

Bucks Pathfinder

Features
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Buckinghamshire offers some of England's finest countryside for walking, wheeling, cycling, and horse riding with the Chilterns National Landscape at its heart. Explore rolling chalk hills, ancient beech woodlands, peaceful valleys, and scenic ridge-top trails, alongside quiet country bridleways perfect for cycling and riding, quaint villages, bustling market towns, nature reserves, and welcoming country pubs make Buckinghamshire an ideal destination for outdoor adventures. The Bucks Pathfinder App is your ultimate guide, featuring high-quality offline maps and curated trails. Discover the path less trodden, learn the stories behind the landscapes, and immerse yourself in the county’s rich history. We have included routes for all abilities. Plan with confidence. Explore with ease. Share with friends. Apple Health: When you record a cycling, hiking, walking or running track you are able to save work outs to Apple Health. Data from HealthKit will not be used for marketing or promotional purposes.

Screenshots

Explora.guide4 screens
Bucks Pathfinder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bucks Pathfinder at none against Explora.guide's 3. Bucks Pathfinder also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Explora.guide sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Bucks Pathfinder asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Explora.guide versus Bucks Pathfinder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplora.guideBucks Pathfinder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExplora Instant Info LimitedOutdooractive AG

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Explora.guide

One-time3
  • Explora Tip Small$0.99
  • Explora Tip Medium$2.99
  • Explora Tip Large$4.99
None

Bucks Pathfinder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Explora.guide free?
Explora.guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bucks Pathfinder free?
Bucks Pathfinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Explora.guide or Bucks Pathfinder have ads?
Explora.guide shows ads; Bucks Pathfinder does not.

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