Comparison

London Explorer vs Explore London

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

Head to head
About

London Explorer

Discover London's rich history with an interactive guide featuring over 100 locations, historic maps, and panoramas. Explore famous, quirky, and vanished places, comparing past and present views of the city.

Highlights
  • Interactive London location guide
  • Over 100 historical places
  • Historic map exploration
  • Compare past and present views
  • Searchable location database
  • Historic panoramas
Features
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A free interactive guide to London and its history, featuring over 100 famous, quirky and vanished locations. Visiting London, or think you already know everything about it? Then think again – there's always something new to learn about London! This app includes: Explorer: view over 100 London locations alphabetically, or by those nearest to you. Interact with historic maps of each location, and then view the location mapped on the London of today. Read about the history of each place and interact with historic and contemporary images. Search for anything that interests you – for example, search for "Shakespeare" to find any locations in the app associated with Shakespeare. Map Explorer: view the same locations as in the Explorer, but in an interactive map format instead. Tap on a location to explore it in more detail. Old Maps: explore three historic maps of London – Roman London, London in around 1563 (the time of Queen Elizabeth I) and Hollar's beautiful map of London in the 17th century. Panoramas: explore three historic panoramas of London as seen from south of the river Thames. Wyngaerde's panorama from 1543, Visscher's panorama from 1616 and Hollar's panorama from 1647. With nearly 400 images, more than 200 historic map images and over 100 locations, London Explorer provides a novel way to get to know this great city and its history. Future planned updates include a host of new locations and new features. Watch this space! Oh, and please provide feedback and ratings in the app store – things you'd like to see in future releases, what you like and (okay) what you don't. Your feedback is important to us in making London Explorer the great app we've always wanted it to be. An app worthy of this great city.

About

Explore London

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Explore London is a practical city guide made by London taxi drivers. Find hand-picked places across the capital, from restaurants, pubs and museums to parks, markets, nightlife, shopping, wellness, historic places and local curiosities. Each category is shown on an easy map with clear pins, filters and useful place details. Features include: Driver-picked London recommendations Interactive map with category pins Restaurants, pubs, attractions, museums, parks, nightlife and more Filters by type, location or category where available Place details to help you decide where to go Offline-ready map support for smoother use on the move Optional location use to show where you are on the map Explore London is designed for visitors, Londoners and taxi drivers who want a fast, practical way to discover places worth knowing about. Location permission is optional and is used only to show your position on the map when you choose to use location features.

Screenshots

London Explorer4 screens
Explore London3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Explore London at every 11 days against London Explorer's every 21 months. London Explorer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

London Explorer ships an update every 21 months, Explore London every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
London Explorer versus Explore London: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLondon ExplorerExplore London
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoeTek LtdMARCIN KLICH

In-app purchases

None

London Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

Explore London

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is London Explorer free?
London Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explore London free?
Explore London is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do London Explorer or Explore London have ads?
Neither London Explorer nor Explore London shows ads.
Which is updated more often, London Explorer or Explore London?
London Explorer ships an update every 21 months, and Explore London every 11 days. Most recently, London Explorer was updated on November 2, 2026 and Explore London on November 5, 2026.

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