Newport Mansions vs exploreCHQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newport Mansions
Explore Newport's historic mansions with audio-visual tours. Discover the architecture, interiors, landscapes, and social history of these national landmarks from the Colonial era through the Gilded Age. Self-guided tours are available in multiple languages.
- Audio-visual tours
- Explore historic mansions
- Gilded Age history
- Self-guided tours
- Multi-language support
- Architectural heritage
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The Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island's largest cultural organization, preserves and protects the best of Newport County's architectural heritage. It's 11 historic properties and landscapes - seven of which are National Historic Landmarks - trace America's architectural and social development from the Colonial era through the Gilded Age. In keeping with its mission, the Society strives to offer its members and the public a comprehensive view of each property's architecture, interiors, landscapes, and social history. -The App- Welcome to the Newport Mansions, one of Newport's and the nation's treasures. This app will provide you with Audio-Visual tours of Newport's finest mansions. Experience the tours with never-before-seen images, stories, and audio recordings of the national historic landmarks. 1. Explore The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms, Rosecliff, and the gardens at Chateau-sur-Mer. 2. Enjoy the rich stories and fascinating histories of these Gilded Age mansions. 3. Experience the mansions with a self-guided tour, often available in a multitude of languages. Have a fantastic visit!
exploreCHQ
Discover the natural beauty of the Chautauqua Institution campus with this self-guided touring app. Explore thousands of trees, hundreds of gardens, and the thriving lakeshore habitat alongside its renowned cultural activities.
- Self-guided campus tours
- Discover trees and gardens
- Explore lakeshore habitat
- Information on local flora and fauna
- Highlights cultural activities
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Chautauqua Institution is known for its lectures, theater, opera, symphony, ballet, sailing, golf, and tennis. But living amongst all that human activity is a rich natural world with thousands of trees and birds, hundreds of gardens, and a thriving lakeshore habitat. Use the Chautauqua Bird, Tree & Garden Club's self-guided touring app to discover the natural world on the 250-acre campus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Newport Mansions at 47K against exploreCHQ's 2. Newport Mansions also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). exploreCHQ's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Newport Mansions against 5.0 for exploreCHQ. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newport Mansions has 47K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Newport Mansions ships an update every 4 months, exploreCHQ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newport Mansions | exploreCHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (47K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 47K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Preservation Society of Newport County | THE CHAUTAUQUA BIRD TREE AND GARDEN CLUB INC |
Customer experience
Newport Mansions
exploreCHQ
Bugs and requests
Newport Mansions
Reported bugs
2 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Navigation issues within the app
Requested features
3 requests- Offline mode for audio tours
- Improved language support
- Integration with guided tours
exploreCHQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Newport Mansions
No in-app purchases
exploreCHQ
No in-app purchases
Questions
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