Comparison

This is Gower vs Wild Guide Wales

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

Head to head
About

This is Gower

Explore Britain's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with this interactive travel guide. Discover walking trails, learn about local heritage, and hear stories from Gowerians through audio clips. Create virtual postcards and collect badges as you explore.

Highlights
  • 17 walking trails with GPS tracking
  • Information on 80+ places of interest
  • Audio clips from local Gowerians
  • Virtual postcard creation
  • Accessibility settings (color/font, language)
  • Badge collection system
Features
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Gower is a land of history, beauty and amazing variety. This fun and interactive app will help you explore Britain’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and learn about its natural and built heritage, its archaeology and lesser-known industrial history, together with past traditions and practices. As walking is the main way of accessing many of the peninsula’s special features, this app is packed with many walking trails, varying in length and theme for you to explore. Along the way you will encounter places of interest that reveal Gower’s past; read fascinating stories, view enchanting photographs and hear directly from local people, known as Gowerians, as well as others who share their passion and expertise with you and who have brought this app to life through the audio clips. Features: - Maps and directions for 17 walking trails of varying distance and themes, with GPS tracking - Fascinating information about over 80 places of interest that make Gower unique - Audio snippets from ‘Gowerians’ and other people who are passionate about Gower - Create your own virtual postcard and share it with your friends and family - Accessibility settings - change colours/fonts, English or Welsh language - Collect badges for places visited This app makes use of GPS to show you places of interest close to your current location. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Wild Guide Wales

Explore over 600 secret adventures and 500 unique places to eat and sleep across Wales and the Marches. Discover hidden beaches, ancient sites, dramatic landscapes, and local culinary delights for an unforgettable escape.

Highlights
  • Discover secret beaches and sea caves
  • Explore wild swimming spots and waterfalls
  • Find hidden castles and ancient sites
  • Locate unique local food and drink
  • Identify secluded accommodations and campsites
  • Access detailed travel writing and photography
Features
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New from the award-winning Wild Guide series, with over 600 secret adventures and 500 places to eat and sleep. Taking you to places no other guidebook reaches. Discover secret sandy beaches lapped by turquoise seas, and dramatic limestone cliffs honeycombed with sea caves; watch the sunrise from inside an ancient cromlech, and conquer ruined castles and snow-covered peaks; wander through enchanted woods and dive into crystal-clear waterfalls; descend into tunnels and caverns, or swim in a pure mountain tarn overflowing with legend. Then feast by the fire of a cosy inn and stargaze from your tent or sheepskin-strewn hideaway. This inspiring travel compendium reveals the most exciting hidden places in Wales, and the Herefordshire and Shropshire Marches. Featuring stunning photography and engaging travel writing, this is the perfect guide for a wild adventure or the ultimate weekend escape. * Secret beaches, sea caves and coasteering * Wild swimming and waterfalls * Easy scrambles and gorge walks * Sunset hill forts and unknown peaks * Sacred sites, holy wells and standing stones * Ruined castles, abandoned quarries and hidden caverns * Ancient woods, magical meadows and wildlife spectacles * Local food and drink, from the best seafood to micro-distilleries * Secluded luxury hideaways, cottages and quirky campsites * Wild camping and bothies

Screenshots

This is Gower4 screens
Wild Guide Wales4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: This is Gower at 100% against Wild Guide Wales's 25%. This is Gower also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

This is Gower is free to download; Wild Guide Wales costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

This is Gower ships an update every 8 months, Wild Guide Wales every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
This is Gower versus Wild Guide Wales: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThis is GowerWild Guide Wales
PriceFree — better$3.99
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB62 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAT Creative LimitedWild Things Publishing Ltd

Customer experience

This is Gower

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wild Guide Wales

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

This is Gower

No in-app purchases

None

Wild Guide Wales

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is This is Gower free?
This is Gower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wild Guide Wales free?
Wild Guide Wales costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do This is Gower or Wild Guide Wales have ads?
Neither This is Gower nor Wild Guide Wales shows ads.
Which is updated more often, This is Gower or Wild Guide Wales?
This is Gower ships an update every 8 months, and Wild Guide Wales every 6 months. Most recently, This is Gower was updated on October 4, 2026 and Wild Guide Wales on October 30, 2026.

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