Pike Pathways vs Explore Black Hills
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pike Pathways
Explore the rich agricultural heritage of Pike County, Georgia, with this free guided tour app. Discover historic backroads, antique shops, u-pick farms, and learn about the area's southern history.
- Voice narration
- Image galleries
- GPS enabled mapping
- Historic backroad exploration
- Information on antique shops and farms
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Pike County is located in west-central Georgia just 40 miles south of Atlanta. Pike County’s rich agricultural heritage is still visible today in its rolling fields, barns and farms. This tour will take you from the Zebulon Square, to the towns of Williamson, Molena and through the historic backroads of Pike County. Explore antiques shops, u-pick farms, cemeteries, and learn the history of a true southern county. This FREE app includes: Voice narration Image galleries GPS enabled mapping Download the app and start your adventure NOW!
Explore Black Hills
Discover dining, shopping, and activities in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This location-driven guide helps you find attractions, deals, and local information based on your current position. Explore historical sites and outdoor adventures with trusted local insights.
- Location-driven recommendations
- Dining and shopping guides
- Special deals and offers
- Information on attractions
- Local event listings
- Historical site details
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Your insider’s guide to exploring the beautiful Black Hills of Western South Dakota. Our FREE location-driven app helps visitors and locals alike, explore all the Black Hills has to offer for dining, shopping, playing, staying, special deals and more. Surrounded by the incredible natural beauty of the Black Hills National Forest, and steeped in history, you can walk in the footsteps of the likes of Wild Bill Hickok, Gen. George A. Custer and Sitting Bull. Our welcoming towns of Spearfish, Lead, Deadwood, Belle Fourche and Sturgis are all located just northwest of the major hub of Rapid City. Mt. Rushmore, Devil’s Tower National Monument, Badlands National Park and Spearfish Canyon scenic byway are just a few of the world-class attractions in our area along with outdoor mountain adventures and plenty of indoor fun as well. Hiking, biking, world-class rock climbing, caving, fishing, hunting, skiing, snowmobiling, driving tours, casino gaming, pro rodeo action, museums, historic opera houses and so much more are just waiting for you to explore. Based on your location, each page in our app contains search buttons to help you find what you’re looking for by town. We’ll help you locate where to eat, where to stay, special deals and what’s happening while you’re here. Compiled by the folks at the locally owned Black Hills Pioneer newspaper, you know you can trust the info we provide. After all, we’ve been pioneering news and information in the territory since 1876.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pike Pathways at 100% against Explore Black Hills's 0%. Pike Pathways also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). Explore Black Hills's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pike Pathways holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pike Pathways's written reviews are positive against 0% of Explore Black Hills's.
Pike Pathways ships an update every 9 months, Explore Black Hills every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pike Pathways | Explore Black Hills |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gaurav Kumar | Seaton Publishing Company Inc |
Customer experience
Pike Pathways
Explore Black Hills
In-app purchases
Pike Pathways
No in-app purchases
Explore Black Hills
No in-app purchases
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