Comparison

Pennine Horizons vs WorkFlex SOS

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

Head to head
About

Pennine Horizons

Explore the Calder and its Valleys with this app that brings heritage trails to life. Listen to stories of the hills and discover points of interest with maps, pictures, and audio guides. Enhance your walking experience in this beautiful region.

Highlights
  • Interactive trail maps
  • Points of interest with descriptions
  • Audio stories for trails
  • Heritage exploration
  • Discover local history
Features
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The Pennine Horizons Trails App allows you to explore the Calder and its Valleys by bringing trails alive. Walk our heritage trails and listen to the stories of the hills that shaped the modern world. Pennine Horizons brings your walks alive, sharing stories and bring the Heritage alive. Listen, look and see what is around you as you walk around this beautiful part of the country The app contains: - a map showing each of the points on the trail - pictures and descriptions of each point of interest - audio to accompany the trail Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. We advise you to quit the app when finished.

About

WorkFlex SOS

Features
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WorkFlex SOS is your safety companion for every business trip. Provided by your employer, it keeps you informed, connected and protected wherever work takes you. • Travel risk alerts — real-time notifications about safety, security, weather and health risks near your destinations, so you can plan ahead and steer clear of trouble. • Your trips at a glance — see current and upcoming trips with the details that matter for each destination. • One-tap SOS — raise an alert to your organisation in an emergency and share your status when it counts most. • Location sharing, opt-in — optionally share your location while travelling so your employer's duty-of-care team can reach you if something goes wrong. You stay in control of what you share. • Live alert map — view active alerts around you on an interactive map. WorkFlex SOS is part of your company's travel safety and duty-of-care programme. Sign in with the account provided by your employer to get started.

Screenshots

Pennine Horizons4 screens
WorkFlex SOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WorkFlex SOS at fortnightly against Pennine Horizons's every 14 months. Pennine Horizons's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Pennine Horizons ships an update every 14 months, WorkFlex SOS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Pennine Horizons versus WorkFlex SOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPennine HorizonsWorkFlex SOS
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB81 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPennine Heritage LtdWorkFlex

In-app purchases

None

Pennine Horizons

No in-app purchases

None

WorkFlex SOS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pennine Horizons free?
Pennine Horizons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WorkFlex SOS free?
WorkFlex SOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pennine Horizons or WorkFlex SOS have ads?
Neither Pennine Horizons nor WorkFlex SOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pennine Horizons or WorkFlex SOS?
Pennine Horizons ships an update every 14 months, and WorkFlex SOS fortnightly. Most recently, Pennine Horizons was updated on October 23, 2026 and WorkFlex SOS on October 24, 2026.

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