Comparison

Discover Bowland vs Pocket Guides

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

Head to head
About

Discover Bowland

Features
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Exploring the Forest of Bowland National Landscape. The Forest of Bowland National Landscape is a truly special place and we hope our app will help you to enjoy and experience it to the full. Here in the Forest of Bowland there are so many things to discover: wild, remote fells and gentle, riverside rambles; fascinating wildlife and intriguing heritage; welcoming communities and mouth-watering local produce. The Discover Bowland App is your essential companion for exploring the area, offering high quality offline maps and more than 100 curated trails. Discover quiet paths, great places to eat, welcoming accommodation and memorable experiences. Learn the stories behind the landscapes and immerse yourself in Bowland’s rich wildlife, history, and authentic sense of place. Recorded tracks can be saved as workouts in Apple Health. Your heart rate and biometric data from Apple Health can be used to calculate calories spent during the track recording. No Health data is used for marketing or advertising purposes

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Pocket Guides

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Your local guide. In your pocket. Pocket Guides brings local places, events and useful information together in one app, whether you live nearby, are planning a visit or are exploring somewhere new. Choose your guide Explore town and destination guides and switch between them as you travel. The available guides are shown in the app. Coverage and listing information vary by guide. Find your kind of place Browse places to eat and drink, shops, places to stay, local services, attractions and walks. View photos, contact details and useful links to help plan your next stop. See what's on Discover local events, markets, live music, talks, walks and community activities. Check dates, venues and event details before you go. Explore on the map See places in your chosen guide on the map, browse by category and open a listing for more information or directions. Keep your favourites Sign in to save places and events so you can find them again later. For local businesses Find your listing and follow the available claim options to request ownership. Use My Account to access your linked business listings. Free to download and browse. You do not need an account to explore the guides. Questions or feedback: hello@pocket-guide.co.uk https://pocket-guide.co.uk App Preview music: “Happy Beats & Business Moves Vol. 12” by Sascha Ende (ende.app), used under CC BY 4.0. Track: https://ende.app/en/song/12881-happy-beats-business-moves-vol-12 — Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Edited to a 22-second excerpt, mixed quietly with opening and closing fades.

Screenshots

Discover Bowland4 screens
Pocket Guides4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Discover Bowland at none against Pocket Guides's shown. Discover Bowland also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Pocket Guides's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

Discover Bowland ships an update every 5 days, Pocket Guides fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Discover Bowland versus Pocket Guides: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiscover BowlandPocket Guides
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOutdooractive AGRiseNorthDigital

In-app purchases

None

Discover Bowland

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Guides

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Discover Bowland free?
Discover Bowland is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Guides free?
Pocket Guides is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Discover Bowland or Pocket Guides have ads?
Pocket Guides shows ads; Discover Bowland does not.
Which is updated more often, Discover Bowland or Pocket Guides?
Discover Bowland ships an update every 5 days, and Pocket Guides fortnightly. Most recently, Discover Bowland was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pocket Guides on October 21, 2026.

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