Comparison

Soundtrails vs Anglesea Barracks

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

Head to head
About

Soundtrails

Experience places through immersive audio stories triggered by your GPS location. Explore history, culture, and myths as you walk, or listen from anywhere in manual mode. Discover the hidden narratives of a region with this innovative auditory journey.

Highlights
  • GPS-triggered audio stories
  • Site-specific historical narratives
  • Cultural and mythical soundscapes
  • Manual listening mode
  • Online listening option
  • Regional focus in Australia
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Soundtrails - stories for your ears. Soundtrails takes you into the heart of a place through a rich mix of sonic stories. Walk the streets, follow the paths, and journey into sounds, history, culture, myths and music. Soundtrails brings an innovatively produced audio experience to the streets and regions of Australia. It uses GPS to track your location so as you walk, you trigger site-specific stories. For those who want to know more about a place than what can be seen, Soundtrails takes you deep beneath the surface. Download the Soundtrail closest to you, put on your headphones and walk in and out of stories. Alternatively, listen from your lounge room in manual mode or online at the Soundtrails website. Soundtrails is starting in regional New South Wales and growing to other areas.

About

Anglesea Barracks

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Explore this engaging augmented reality replica of Hobart's Anglesea Barracks through the years from establishment in 1811, right through to the present day. The app features voiceovers by Australian Army staff from the Army Musuem of Tasmania (located at the Barracks) explaining the various features which have been added over the years - giving a unique insight into the history of one of Australia's most significant historical military precincts. The Museum is open to the public, and more details are available on the Army Museum of Tasmania website.

Screenshots

Soundtrails4 screens
Anglesea Barracks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Soundtrails at 3 against Anglesea Barracks's โ€”. Anglesea Barracks's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Soundtrails versus Anglesea Barracks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundtrailsAnglesea Barracks
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksโ€”
AdsNoโ€”
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betterโ€”
Requires iOS15.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB502 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSound Trails Pty LtdHandbuilt Creative Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Soundtrails

No in-app purchases

None

Anglesea Barracks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soundtrails free?
Soundtrails is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anglesea Barracks free?
Anglesea Barracks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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