Comparison

DaKine Directory vs Aloha Adventures

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

Head to head
About

DaKine Directory

Explore Hawaii's local businesses, from food trucks to craft shops, across all the islands. Discover hidden gems and neighborhood favorites, and save your top spots for future visits. Share your discoveries with friends and support local makers.

Highlights
  • Island-specific directories
  • Neighborhood and category browsing
  • Save favorite businesses
  • Share listings with friends
  • Focus on local gems
  • Business listing options
Features
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Discover Hawaii's local favorites, one neighborhood at a time. DaKine Directory is your guide to the local food spots, service providers, makers, pop-ups, and small businesses across the Hawaiian Islands. Built by locals for locals (and visitors who want to skip the tourist traps). WHAT YOU CAN DO Pick Your Island Choose from Oahu, Hawaii (Big Island), Maui, Kauai, Molokai, or Lanai. Each island is its own siloed directory - no clutter, just what's local to where you are. Browse by Neighborhood and Category Search businesses in your area filtered by Hilo, Kona, Lahaina, Honolulu, and dozens more neighborhoods. Find food trucks, farm stands, craft shops, services, and pop-ups. Save Your Spots Tap the honu (sea turtle) on any business to save it for later. Build your own personal list of favorites that lives only on your device - no account required. Share with Friends Easily share any business listing via text, email, or social media. Spread the word about your favorite local spots. Find Real Local Gems We focus on hidden gems and neighborhood favorites - not the tourist chains. From shave ice stands and lunch trucks to local farms and makers, this is the directory we wish existed when we were exploring the islands. FOR BUSINESS OWNERS If you run a local Hawaii business, you can list it on DaKine Directory: - Free "Basic" tier to get your business found - "Pro" tier for richer listings with better positioning - "Featured" tier for top placement in search results Made with love in Hawaii.

About

Aloha Adventures

Discover and plan activities across the Hawaiian Islands. Create custom markers for places, add reviews and photos, and schedule your entire vacation with directions for each stop.

Highlights
  • Location-based activity discovery
  • Create custom place markers
  • Add reviews and photos
  • Schedule vacation itineraries
  • Share favorite spots
  • Explore food, hikes, shops, and events
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Aloha Adventures is a location-based activity discovery app that allows users to explore, create, schedule, review, and share activities such as food, hikes, shops, markets, and events across the Hawaiian Islands. The App uses Google mapping services where each user can create their own custom markers for the best places to visit. Have a favorite place you want to share? Add the marker or review an existing marker and add a photo! Schedule your entire Hawaii vacation and set times and directions for each activity.

Screenshots

DaKine Directory4 screens
Aloha Adventures4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DaKine Directory at none against Aloha Adventures's shown. DaKine Directory also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). Aloha Adventures's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DaKine Directory against 5.0 for Aloha Adventures. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DaKine Directory ships an update fortnightly, Aloha Adventures every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
DaKine Directory versus Aloha Adventures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaKine DirectoryAloha Adventures
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLAURA LEE TROTTERDaniel Reimschiissel

Customer experience

DaKine Directory

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Aloha Adventures

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DaKine Directory

No in-app purchases

None

Aloha Adventures

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DaKine Directory free?
DaKine Directory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aloha Adventures free?
Aloha Adventures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DaKine Directory or Aloha Adventures?
DaKine Directory and Aloha Adventures are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do DaKine Directory or Aloha Adventures have ads?
Aloha Adventures shows ads; DaKine Directory does not.
Which is updated more often, DaKine Directory or Aloha Adventures?
DaKine Directory ships an update fortnightly, and Aloha Adventures every 2 days. Most recently, DaKine Directory was updated on October 31, 2026 and Aloha Adventures on October 31, 2026.

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