Comparison

ToposText vs Grapheus

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

Head to head
About

ToposText

Explore Europe's ancient literary culture through its landscapes. This app connects readers and travelers to historical sites and the classical authors who wrote about them, featuring a vast library of texts and site information stored offline.

Highlights
  • 5000+ historical places in Greece and beyond
  • Links sites to ancient Greek and Latin authors
  • Extensive free library of classical texts
  • Offline access to texts and site information
  • Location-aware display of site details
  • Includes recent archaeological updates
Features
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A project of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation A new way of experiencing Europe’s most ancient literary culture, implanted in its unforgettable landscape. ToposText is a new interface that links readers and travelers to Europe’s most ancient literary culture and to the Greek landscape that inspired it. TT presents 5000 places relevant to the ancient Greek world -- ancient cities and shrines, medieval castles and towers, modern museums and excavation sites -- primarily in Greece but including major places from Spain to the Caucasus. It links those places to the ancient authors who wrote about them in Greek or Latin. A large classical library married to an up-to-date gazetteer, freely available as a mobile application or this web site. Education / Reference Tool: - Accurate coordinates for thousands of Greek historical sites - Each site indexed to the ancient literary sources that mention it. - A huge, free, portable library of classical texts in English - Texts and places stored on-device – no internet access necessary. - Location-aware display of site information. - Recent archaeological information on many sites.

About

Grapheus

Access a comprehensive Greek-English lexicon with over 116,000 entries. Search using Greek characters or Beta code, and perform full-text searches within definitions. Includes classical texts and a document reader for analyzing inflected forms.

Highlights
  • 116,000+ Greek-English entries
  • Search by Greek characters or Beta code
  • Full-text search in definitions
  • Includes classical Greek texts
  • Document reader for inflected forms
Features
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The complete Greek-English Lexicon by Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott (more than 116 000 entries). Search using Greek characters or Beta code. Search for English words in the text of the definitions is also possible (full text search). A few classical texts, including Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and the 4 Gospels, in bilingual version. Document reader which allows to analyze inflected forms in the body of the text, and to search the corresponding entry in the database.

Screenshots

ToposText4 screens
Grapheus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ToposText at 92% against Grapheus's 40%. ToposText also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Grapheus's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grapheus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ToposText asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ToposText holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of ToposText's written reviews are positive against 40% of Grapheus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToposText ships an update every 8 months, Grapheus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ToposText versus Grapheus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToposTextGrapheus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size438 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavla S.A.Dominique CADIET

Customer experience

ToposText

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Grapheus

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

ToposText

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Grapheus

One-time1
  • full version$1.99

Questions

Is ToposText free?
ToposText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grapheus free?
Grapheus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ToposText or Grapheus?
ToposText is rated higher. ToposText averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Grapheus averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do ToposText or Grapheus have ads?
Neither ToposText nor Grapheus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToposText or Grapheus?
ToposText ships an update every 8 months, and Grapheus every 4 months. Most recently, ToposText was updated on August 24, 2026 and Grapheus on August 31, 2026.

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