Finding Lights vs Detourly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Finding Lights
Discover holiday and Christmas light displays with an interactive map. Find community-submitted locations, plan routes, and engage in fun seasonal activities like collecting virtual items and completing scavenger hunts.
- Interactive holiday lights map
- Community-submitted displays
- Route planning
- Collectible Lumelings
- Earnable Lumanites
- Seasonal scavenger hunts
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FindingLights – Discover Holiday & Christmas Light Displays Near You FindingLights helps you discover the best Christmas lights and holiday light displays near you. Explore an interactive holiday lights map, find community-submitted displays, and plan the perfect route for a magical night out with family and friends. As you explore, you can collect playful Lumelings, earn glowing Lumanites, and complete seasonal scavenger hunts that turn every holiday outing into an adventure. Whether you're searching for Christmas lights near you, neighborhood displays, or hidden holiday gems, FindingLights makes it easy—and fun—to discover them. FEATURES Holiday Lights Map Browse Christmas lights and holiday displays near you on an interactive map. Community Displays Discover light displays shared by people in your community and upload your own for others to enjoy. Lumelings Collect magical Lumelings that appear at displays during seasonal events. Lumanites Earn glowing Lumanites as you explore displays, complete hunts, and participate in events. Scavenger Hunts Join holiday scavenger hunts and themed events that add an extra layer of fun to your light-viewing adventure. Route Planning Plan efficient routes to visit multiple Christmas light displays in one trip. Trending Displays See which holiday light displays are trending near you and across the country. Premium Features Upgrade to FindingLights Premium for exclusive scavenger hunts, extra rewards, family accounts, and early access to new features. Perfect for families, date nights, holiday traditions, and Christmas light road trips. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policty: https://findinglights.com/privacy/
Detourly
Discover local sales and shops on an interactive map. Plan an optimized route to visit multiple locations with turn-by-turn navigation. Save your favorite spots for future treasure hunts.
- Interactive map of nearby sales
- Filter by sale type
- Custom route building
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- Save favorite sales
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Detourly is the smart way to discover garage sales, estate sales, antique shops, thrift stores, and open houses near you — then build an optimized route to hit them all. Whether you're a weekend treasure hunter or a seasoned estate sale pro, Detourly helps you find what's worth the stop. • Discover nearby sales on an interactive map • Filter by type: estate sales, yard sales, antique shops & more • Build a custom route with multiple stops • Get turn-by-turn navigation to every stop • Save your favorite sales for later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Detourly at none against Finding Lights's 1. Finding Lights's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Finding Lights sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Detourly asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Finding Lights against 5.0 for Detourly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Finding Lights ships an update every 3 days, Detourly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Finding Lights | Detourly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Mitchell | Detourly LLC |
Customer experience
Finding Lights
Detourly
In-app purchases
Finding Lights
- Finding Lights Premium$2.991 Month
Detourly
No in-app purchases
