Phalasarna vs Digi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phalasarna
Explore the ancient city of Phalasarna with this augmented reality app. Compare current ruins with 3D reconstructions and learn about its history, from its fortified harbor to its pirate port days. Test your knowledge with a built-in quiz.
- Augmented reality 3D reconstructions
- Location-based exploration
- Historical narrative
- Built-in knowledge quiz
- Snapshot photo feature
- MapView for navigation
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Ancient Phalasarna is located on the west coast of Crete. The Phalasarna situated simulation tells the dramatic story of this fascinating city based on the archaeological findings and written sources. If you are traveling in this area you should download the app and visit Ancient Phalasarna (50 km west of Chania). Move around on the archaeological site with your iPhone or iPad and explore the current ruins and remains and compare with their realtime 3D reconstructions. You will experience Ancient Phalasarna as it may have looked in 330 BC when the fortified harbour was built with Persian funding to prevent Alexander the Great’s empire from further expansion. You can also witness the Roman attack on Phalasarna in 69 BC when Phalasarna had become a port for pirates. In the app you can use Snapshot to take parallel photos of both the real and the virtual environment and then share online. You can also test your knowledge about the site with the built–in quiz, as well as consult the MapView for easy navigation. NB! The Phalasarna app is location–based and works only when you are physically at Ancient Phalasarna. Download the app for free before you leave home or at your local hotel, to avoid roaming charges and limited cellular bandwidth.
Digi
Explore Ancient Greece through immersive 3D and 360 virtual tours. Witness historic temples and statues brought to life with accurate reconstructions supervised by archaeologists. Experience history as it was thousands of years ago across eight distinct Greek sites.
- 3D and 360 Virtual Tours
- Reconstructions of Ancient Greece
- Historic Temples and Statues
- 8 Different Greek Sites
- Archaeologist-Supervised Reconstructions
- Immersive Historical Experience
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DIGIPAST app is an extraordinary 3D and 360 Virtual Tour in Ancient Greece- as it was thousands years ago. Historic temples, hundreds of statues and ancient Greeks come to life, in 8 different sites all over Greece! While navigating the app you will a 360 view of the temples and buildings as they were in antiquity, full of colors. The 3D reconstructions have been supervised by the most renowned archaeologists, who have dedicated many years studying these sites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phalasarna at none against Digi's 11. Phalasarna also leads on iOS requirement (9.1 vs 12.0). Digi's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Digi sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Phalasarna asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phalasarna ships an update every 14 months, Digi every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phalasarna | Digi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 356 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CodeGrind AB | Moptil IKE |
Customer experience
Phalasarna
Digi
In-app purchases
Phalasarna
No in-app purchases
Digi
- Knossos site$8.99
- Delos site$8.99
- Delphi site$8.99
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- Asclepieion site$8.99
- Acropolis site$8.99
- Kameiros site$8.99
- Mycenes site$8.99
- Epidaurus site$8.99
- Sounio site$8.99
- Olympia site$9.99
- Lindos site$9.99
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