Comparison

Visit Brainerd vs Visit The Colony

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

Head to head
About

Visit Brainerd

Discover local events, businesses, and activities for a night out or a full vacation. Access fishing and birding reports, hot deals, and lodging information for the Brainerd and Baxter, Minnesota area.

Highlights
  • Local Event Calendar
  • Business Directory
  • Fishing Reports
  • Birding Reports
  • Local Hot Deals
  • Lodging & Water Parks
Features
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Download the Brainerd & Baxter Area app for instant access to all of the information you need for a night out, family activity, adventure, or a full vacation. * Local Event Calendar * Area Business Directory * Fishing Reports * Birding Reports * Local Hot Deals * Lodging & Water Parks * Things to do Visit Brainerd is the tourism bureau for Brainerd and Baxter Minnesota. For questions about Visit Brainerd or the Brainerd Lakes area go to www.visitbrainerd.com or email us at info@visitbrainerd.com.

About

Visit The Colony

Discover local attractions and plan your ideal day with this app. Browse current happenings, view upcoming events, and create personalized itineraries. Share your discoveries and plans with friends.

Highlights
  • Personalized day planning
  • Discover local attractions
  • Browse current events
  • View upcoming events
  • Create custom itineraries
  • Share plans with friends
Features
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The Visit The Colony, TX! app will help you try new things and discover all that The Colony, TX has to offer! • Plan the perfect day based on your interests, timeframe, and location • Browse the feed of what's happening now • View upcoming events near you • Add events and places to your own customized plan • Share events, places, and your custom plan with friends

Screenshots

Visit Brainerd4 screens
Visit The Colony4 screens

Verdict

The call

Visit Brainerd and Visit The Colony are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Visit Brainerd against 5.0 for Visit The Colony. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 18 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visit Brainerd ships an update every 7 months, Visit The Colony every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Visit Brainerd versus Visit The Colony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisit BrainerdVisit The Colony
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (18 ratings)5.0 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1818
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVisit Brainerd, Inc.The Colony Convention & Visitors Bureau

Customer experience

Visit Brainerd

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Visit The Colony

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Visit Brainerd

No in-app purchases

None

Visit The Colony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visit Brainerd free?
Visit Brainerd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visit The Colony free?
Visit The Colony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visit Brainerd or Visit The Colony?
Visit The Colony is rated higher. Visit Brainerd averages 4.9 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Visit The Colony averages 5.0 from 18 ratings.
Do Visit Brainerd or Visit The Colony have ads?
Neither Visit Brainerd nor Visit The Colony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visit Brainerd or Visit The Colony?
Visit Brainerd ships an update every 7 months, and Visit The Colony every 4 months. Most recently, Visit Brainerd was updated on November 1, 2026 and Visit The Colony on November 3, 2026.

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