DMNS eCard vs Dakota Valley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DMNS eCard
Access your membership card and tickets digitally. Receive in-app notifications and explore museum tours. Manage your membership conveniently from your smartphone.
- Digital member card
- Today's tickets
- In-app notifications
- Museum tours
- Membership management
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Newest Denver Museum of Nature & Science membership card on your smart phone. Login and see your digital member card, today's tickets, in-app notifications, tours, and more! QUESTIONS? Stop by the Members Express Lane at the Museum! Call 303.370.6306 (Daily, 9–5) E-mail: members@dmns.org
Dakota Valley
Stay connected with your school community. Access important news, event calendars, and online resources quickly and easily. Designed for parents, students, teachers, and administrators.
- School news updates
- Event calendars
- Interactive resources
- Quick access to online tools
- Stay informed
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The Dakota Valley app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The Dakota Valley app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DMNS eCard at 2.0 against Dakota Valley's 1.0. DMNS eCard also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). Dakota Valley's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DMNS eCard holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DMNS eCard has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of DMNS eCard's written reviews are positive against 0% of Dakota Valley's.
DMNS eCard ships an update every 2 months, Dakota Valley every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DMNS eCard | Dakota Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (22 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denver Museum of Nature & Science | Cherry Creek School District #5 |
Customer experience
DMNS eCard
Dakota Valley
Bugs and requests
DMNS eCard
Reported bugs
14 issues- Membership not recognized
- App is laggy
- Sign-in token process inconsistent
- E-card not displaying
- App crashes on other sections
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- Endless sign-in loop
- Network error when connected
- App doesn't launch correctly
- App doesn't retain registration information
- App requires account creation instead of login
- App stalls during installation
- App broken in iOS 8
- App requires internet connection for basic functions
- App loses card information after updates
Requested features
9 requests- Add Apple Wallet support
- Add location support to card
- Add feature to cancel tickets
- Allow in-app ticket purchases
- Allow viewing purchased tickets
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- Improve multi-user support
- Add dark mode option
- Improve cross-platform design
- Allow offline access to card
Dakota Valley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DMNS eCard
No in-app purchases
Dakota Valley
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DMNS eCard free?
Is Dakota Valley free?
Which has better reviews, DMNS eCard or Dakota Valley?
Do DMNS eCard or Dakota Valley have ads?
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