Reviews of Gowhee: Kid-Friendly Travel

By: Gowhee Technologies LLC App

List of user reviews and ratings for Gowhee: Kid-Friendly Travel

Total ratings

4.00 (Rating count: 35)

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Review summary

Users praise GoWhee for its family-focused, crowd-sourced database and easy-to-use map with practical, kid-friendly details. However, recurring issues with free trials/subscriptions, limited free content, and occasional login or crash problems temper enthusiasm. Its strength is community-driven, global recommendations; to reach broader adoption, improvements in onboarding, pricing transparency, and content breadth are needed.

Pros

Great for families and travel planning; offers a crowd-sourced database of kid-friendly places with reviews from other parents.
Map-based discovery with practical, parent-focused details (parking, restrooms, accessibility, changing tables, Wi-Fi, etc.), making it easier to decide where to go on the go.
Worldwide coverage with ongoing updates from users, helpful for planning trips as well as exploring locally.

Cons

Free trial and subscription flow often misleads or blocks access (charged immediately, login loops, difficulty accessing the trial).
Content breadth can be limited in free form, with many locations being user-added and not comprehensive, especially in larger cities or smaller towns; concerns about value relative to price.
Occasional reliability issues such as sign-in crashes or onboarding friction reduce usability for some users.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.40

All time rating average: 4.00

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13% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-08-05	Rh*****	Downloaded it. Realized it cost money, singed up for the free trial, never got any emails and never could get past the login screen. So I took time to make an account and give all my info, but I never actually got to use the free trial. Waste of my time it seems.
Downloaded it. Realized it cost money, singed up for the free trial, never got any emails and never could get past the login screen. So I took time to make an account and give all my info, but I never actually got to use the free trial. Waste of my time it seems.
2025-07-29	Ab*****	I had a great experience using the GoWhee app while visiting family and on a road trip. The coffee shop filter is a game changer!
I had a great experience using the GoWhee app while visiting family and on a road trip. The coffee shop filter is a game changer!
2025-05-27	Sh*****	This is such a helpful app for parents traveling with kids. Game changer for us with how easy it is to find activities and family friendly places.
This is such a helpful app for parents traveling with kids. Game changer for us with how easy it is to find activities and family friendly places.
2025-04-01	He*****	I was all geared up to try the app for their 3-day free trial. I verified my Gmail account, etc. Every time I went to log in, it’d bring me to the subscription page. If I x’d out, it’d bring me back to the login page which I had already logged into. If I selected the subscription again, it’d bring would give me a warning saying I was already subscribed. There was no way beyond that page. I am not going to sit around and screw with an app that won’t give me access. I’m sure you’ll figure it out at some point, but I don’t plan to return to the app. It was frustrating enough dealing with that. Not very user friendly if the user cannot get past that stage.
I was all geared up to try the app for their 3-day free trial. I verified my Gmail account, etc. Every time I went to log in, it’d bring me to the subscription page. If I x’d out, it’d bring me back to the login page which I had already logged into. If I selected the subscription again, it’d bring would give me a warning saying I was already subscribed. There was no way beyond that page. I am not going to sit around and screw with an app that won’t give me access. I’m sure you’ll figure it out at some point, but I don’t plan to return to the app. It was frustrating enough dealing with that. Not very user friendly if the user cannot get past that stage.
2025-03-06	Wo*****	I’m blown away by the newest update. We’re an active family, but I found new things to do even in our own area - that I never knew existed! It’s been a long time favorite for travel planning, but now I need to do some digging closer to home.
I’m blown away by the newest update. We’re an active family, but I found new things to do even in our own area - that I never knew existed! It’s been a long time favorite for travel planning, but now I need to do some digging closer to home.
2024-05-10	Ma*****	Edit: updated to 3 stars after developer response, thank you! Will check out again after 2.0 is out. Please fix the free trial issue though :-) This app promised a 3 day free trial but I was charged $5 right away, I didn’t get a free trial. Then, I couldn’t even sign in! The app crashed while I was trying to sign in, and it did that three times in a row. I wasn’t even able to preview any features because the app requires that you sign up for a pricey subscription right away. I love the idea of this app and hope somebody makes a community-driven app for families to find places for kids someday that is free to use with a subscription for premium features.
Edit: updated to 3 stars after developer response, thank you! Will check out again after 2.0 is out. Please fix the free trial issue though :-) This app promised a 3 day free trial but I was charged $5 right away, I didn’t get a free trial. Then, I couldn’t even sign in! The app crashed while I was trying to sign in, and it did that three times in a row. I wasn’t even able to preview any features because the app requires that you sign up for a pricey subscription right away. I love the idea of this app and hope somebody makes a community-driven app for families to find places for kids someday that is free to use with a subscription for premium features.
2024-04-22	al*****	Downloaded this app to find good places to stop with kids for a roadtrip & it was completely useless! There is no way to route your trip. The only thing it offers is random stops previous people have logged.
Downloaded this app to find good places to stop with kids for a roadtrip & it was completely useless! There is no way to route your trip. The only thing it offers is random stops previous people have logged.
2023-06-08	as*****	For the price I don’t see this being worth it. It appears places listed are only user added. So not many places on the map. I think it is much easier and obviously cheaper to just google. I cancelled the free trial only mere minutes after signing up and seeing so few places on the map for large cities and none in smaller towns.
For the price I don’t see this being worth it. It appears places listed are only user added. So not many places on the map. I think it is much easier and obviously cheaper to just google. I cancelled the free trial only mere minutes after signing up and seeing so few places on the map for large cities and none in smaller towns.
2023-01-17	Jo*****	We love the GoWhee App! We always check the app for kid and family friendly locations whenever we are going to a new city or area. The advice and reviews from other parents is invaluable! There have been so many places we would have skipped over if we hadn’t found them on this app because we didn’t know they were there or online reviews didn’t help.
We love the GoWhee App! We always check the app for kid and family friendly locations whenever we are going to a new city or area. The advice and reviews from other parents is invaluable! There have been so many places we would have skipped over if we hadn’t found them on this app because we didn’t know they were there or online reviews didn’t help.
2022-10-20	Li*****	As a family with young children and love to travel, we are so excited about this app! It has great concept and so much potential to help busy parents plan and take the kids to cool places to stay, eat, and play! We hope it will continue to grow and become a must have for all families in the near future!
As a family with young children and love to travel, we are so excited about this app! It has great concept and so much potential to help busy parents plan and take the kids to cool places to stay, eat, and play! We hope it will continue to grow and become a must have for all families in the near future!