Comparison

Explored vs Waymarked Trail Explorer

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

Head to head
About

Explored

This app transforms your world into a personal map, highlighting places you've visited and revealing areas yet to be explored. Discover hidden gems in your city, track your progress, and find new routes for everyday journeys or grand adventures.

Highlights
  • Track visited locations
  • Reveal unseen areas
  • Map movement as coverage
  • Explore cities and travels
  • View progress with stats
  • Use Cabin View while driving
Features
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Find where you haven’t been. Explored turns your world into a personal map of places seen and unseen. Most maps are built to get you somewhere. Explored is built to show you everywhere you haven’t gone yet. Discover how much of your own city you haven’t seen. Walk a different block, drive a new route, revisit familiar neighborhoods, or take a road trip and watch your map fill in as you explore. You’ve seen less of your own city than you think. Explored helps you: • Track where you’ve been • Reveal unseen areas around you • Turn movement into map coverage • Explore your city, neighborhood, and travels • See progress through stats and goals • Use Cabin View while driving • Find new places hidden in plain sight Whether you’re walking across town, taking the scenic route, or exploring a new city, Explored gives you a reason to go somewhere different. Your world is full of gaps. Find them. Follow them. Explore them!

About

Waymarked Trail Explorer

Features
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Explore official walking routes, long-distance trails, hiking paths and famous walking trails near you with one tap on the map. Waymarked Trail Explorer instantly shows hiking and walking routes around your location, from local forest trails and regional paths to famous long-distance routes such as the Pieterpad, GR5 and Camino de Santiago. Find a walking route near you Planning a walk in the Netherlands, hiking through the Ardennes, exploring the Alps or following the Camino de Santiago? Waymarked Trail Explorer helps you find marked walking routes wherever you are. Browse nearby trails directly on the map and quickly find inspiration for your next hike, day walk or multi-day adventure. Route details at a glance Tap any walking route to view the complete trail on the map. See useful information including: - Total route distance - Elevation profile and elevation changes -Route stages and sections - Full trail geometry - Route classification - Nearby trail locations Want to see what the surroundings look like before you start? Explore locations along the trail at street level using Apple Look Around. Explore hiking routes in 3D Flyover mode lets you preview an entire route using a smooth 3D map animation. Follow the trail from start to finish, see how the route moves through the landscape and explore unfamiliar hiking areas before heading outside. Simple hiking route discovery No account. No subscription. No advertising. Open the app, tap the map and start exploring. Features Find walking and hiking routes with one tap Explore nearby hiking trails on an interactive map Search local, regional, national and international routes View complete walking routes and long-distance trails Check distance, elevation and route stages Preview routes using animated 3D Flyover Explore trail locations with Apple Look Around Switch between standard and satellite maps Find famous routes including long-distance and pilgrimage trails Worldwide trail coverage Route information based on OpenStreetMap open data Made for walkers and hikers Waymarked Trail Explorer is designed for hikers, walkers, pilgrims, families, travellers and anyone looking for new places to walk. Explore trails across the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, the rest of Europe and destinations around the world. From a short local walk to an international long-distance trail, your next route starts on the map. Download Waymarked Trail Explorer and find your next hiking trail today.

Screenshots

Explored4 screens
Waymarked Trail Explorer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waymarked Trail Explorer at none against Explored's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Explored sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Waymarked Trail Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explored ships an update every 10 days, Waymarked Trail Explorer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Explored versus Waymarked Trail Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExploredWaymarked Trail Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGui PintoMarcel Petersen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Explored

One-time1
  • Explored Pro$4.99
None

Waymarked Trail Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Explored free?
Explored is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waymarked Trail Explorer free?
Waymarked Trail Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Explored or Waymarked Trail Explorer have ads?
Neither Explored nor Waymarked Trail Explorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explored or Waymarked Trail Explorer?
Explored ships an update every 10 days, and Waymarked Trail Explorer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Explored was updated on October 24, 2026 and Waymarked Trail Explorer on October 28, 2026.

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