Comparison

SpotTour vs まちのコイン

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

Head to head
About

SpotTour

Discover hidden local attractions and support sustainable tourism with this multilingual app. It offers navigation, digital stamps, and the ability to create photo books of your travels. Explore new places or revisit familiar ones with unique insights.

Highlights
  • Sustainable tourism support
  • Discover local and hidden attractions
  • 12-lingual support
  • Navigation to sites
  • Digital stamps
  • Photo book creation
  • Tour history recording
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It is an application that supports sustainable tourism. There are many fascinating places in each area that are still unknown. Tourist associations and local businesses from all over the world introduce various spots, from local attractions to hidden attractions. Currently, a free photo book campaign is in progress! We will make a photo book of photos taken in various places and deliver it to your home for free! For details, please check the announcement of the app. SpotTour is used by local governments, railway companies, bus companies, post offices, etc. in more than 50 regions nationwide, and you can check the region / company you are using with the app. Navigation to the site, digital stamps, and information (limited information) that will be released when you go to the site can be displayed, and the history of the date and time of visiting the tourist spot is recorded as a "tour card", and a photo book It is also possible to produce. You can save the route and time of the course you visited as a memory or share it on SNS. Whether it's your first town or a familiar town, you'll surely find something new. Supports 12 languages! Foreigners can also use it. 【supported language】 English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified / Traditional), Korean, French, German, Italian, Thai, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Russian, Spanish (as of March 2021) * Supported languages ​​are being added at any time ■ About acquisition of location information In SpotTour, you can get stamps by using location information. By using the location information in the background, you can surely get the stamp even if it is not started. In addition, you can notify the location near the spot and automatically create a photo book. This app acquires your location information and uses it in accordance with our privacy policy. https://spottour.jp/privacy Points to note: Please note that continuous use of GPS will consume battery power.

About

まちのコイン

Features
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「まちのコイン」で、お金で買えないしあわせがあふれるまちへ。 お手伝いして、ありがとうって言われた。 近所に顔なじみがふえた。 常連さん限定メニューが食べられた。 自分のまちにちょっとくわしくなった。 環境にいいこと、気軽にできた。 ひと・まち・地球にうれしい体験、たくさん。 「まちのコイン」で、 お金で買えないしあわせがあふれるまちへ。 ■つながりが生まれる お店の顔なじみや常連さんになったり、地域のことを知ったり、イベントに参加するなど、人やまちとつながりが生まれる体験。 ■だれかの役に立つ ちょっとしたお手伝いごとから、ごみ拾い、エコバッグ持参などの環境によいことまで。だれかの役に立つ体験。 ■ちょっとおトク ちょっとしたおまけがもらえたり、裏メニューを頼めて常連さん気分になれるなど、おトク感のある体験。

Screenshots

SpotTour4 screens
まちのコイン4 screens

Verdict

The call

SpotTour and まちのコイン both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 57% of まちのコイン's written reviews are positive against 32% of SpotTour's. まちのコイン also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. 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 — 3.0 for SpotTour against 3.0 for まちのコイン. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of SpotTour's written reviews are positive against 57% of まちのコイン's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SpotTour versus まちのコイン: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotTourまちのコイン
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpotTour, Inc.KAYAC Inc.

Customer experience

SpotTour

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive31.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative58.5%

まちのコイン

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

SpotTour

No in-app purchases

None

まちのコイン

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpotTour free?
SpotTour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is まちのコイン free?
まちのコイン is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpotTour or まちのコイン?
SpotTour and まちのコイン are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SpotTour or まちのコイン have ads?
Neither SpotTour nor まちのコイン shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpotTour or まちのコイン?
SpotTour ships an update every 3 weeks, and まちのコイン every 3 weeks. Most recently, SpotTour was updated on November 6, 2026 and まちのコイン on November 7, 2026.

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