Comparison

AXUS vs Backroads

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

Head to head
About

AXUS

This app helps travel professionals and their clients collaborate on and manage travel plans. It consolidates all trip details into a single, dynamic interface accessible on mobile devices, with features like real-time updates and offline access.

Highlights
  • Real-time shared travel plan updates
  • Consolidated paperless itinerary
  • Offline access to travel details
  • Archived itineraries for inspiration
  • Apple Maps integration for navigation
Features
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AXUS Travel App is a revolutionary scheduling tool that lets travel professionals collaborate, consolidate, and innovate travel plans with their clients. Travel is global, so AXUS is mobile. Travelers may use this app for free, however they must sign up with a travel agency that uses this system to enjoy the app. Notable AXUS features: - Travel details are displayed on a shared screen as plans come together in real time, empowering travelers to help fill in the gaps in their schedules with their own ideas. - Consolidates every detail into one dynamic, paperless interface that travelers can take with them wherever they go. From air to theater tickets, hotel to dining reservations, the entire itinerary is at your clients' fingertips. - Archives old travel itineraries to provide inspiration for the future. - Integrates Apple Maps so travelers always know how to get to their next stop. - Allows for offline access, so travelers always have the important travel information they need. Travel is exciting, and planning it should be too. Make conversations more productive, and eliminate last-minute stress with the AXUS Travel App. Send any feedback or feature requests to webmaster@axustravelapp.com.

About

Backroads

This app provides detailed information and daily route options for active travel adventures like biking and hiking. It offers helpful tips and regional information to enhance your journey. Your trip leaders are also available through the app for guidance.

Highlights
  • Daily route options
  • Trip schedules
  • Helpful tips
  • Regional information
  • Trip leader access
Read full description

Backroads is the leader in active travel, offering Biking, Hiking and Multi-Adventure Trips in 55+ countries worldwide. This Trip Companion app, and a unique log-in code, will be available to you just before your trip starts. You’ll find daily route options, schedules, helpful tips and other regional information. Of course, your incredible Trip Leaders are available every day of your trip to guide you through some of the most beautiful places in the world. We look forward to seeing you out there!

Screenshots

AXUS4 screens
Backroads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AXUS at monthly against Backroads's every 4 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

AXUS holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 62 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of AXUS's written reviews are positive against 52% of Backroads's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AXUS ships an update monthly, Backroads every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
AXUS versus Backroads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAXUSBackroads
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (49 ratings) — better3.3 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews52.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4962 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAXUS Travel LLCBackroads

Customer experience

AXUS

All ratings49 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral10.2%
Negative32.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Backroads

All ratings58 ratings
Positive51.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative39.7%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative44.0%

In-app purchases

None

AXUS

No in-app purchases

None

Backroads

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AXUS free?
AXUS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backroads free?
Backroads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AXUS or Backroads?
AXUS is rated higher. AXUS averages 3.5 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Backroads averages 3.3 from 62 ratings.
Do AXUS or Backroads have ads?
Neither AXUS nor Backroads shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AXUS or Backroads?
AXUS ships an update monthly, and Backroads every 4 months. Most recently, AXUS was updated on September 23, 2026 and Backroads on August 31, 2026.

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