Comparison

London Explorer vs Where's The Loo?

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

Where's The Loo?

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Never get caught out again. Where's The Loo? helps you find the nearest public toilet wherever you are in the UK, with clear directions to get you there fast. FIND TOILETS NEAR YOU See every public toilet on an interactive map, or use Find Nearest for an instant result. Search by place name or browse the list view sorted by distance. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Each listing shows exactly what's available: accessible facilities, baby changing, RADAR key requirements, opening hours, and any charges, so there are no surprises when you arrive. FILTER TO WHAT YOU NEED Free only. Accessible only. Baby change available. No RADAR key required. Combine filters to find exactly the right facility in seconds. GET THERE YOUR WAY Navigate using Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, or Citymapper, whichever you already have set up. BOOKMARK YOUR REGULARS Save the toilets you use often for quick access later. HELP KEEP THE MAP ACCURATE Spotted a toilet that's missing? Long press anywhere on the map to suggest a new location. Found outdated information? Report it in a couple of taps. Every submission is reviewed before it goes live. RATE AND REVIEW See community ratings for cleanliness and facilities, and add your own after a visit. Built on the Great British Public Toilet Map dataset and independently maintained, with new locations and improvements added regularly. No account required. No ads. No tracking.

Screenshots

London Explorer4 screens
Where's The Loo?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: London Explorer at 11.0 against Where's The Loo?'s 26.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
London Explorer versus Where's The Loo?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLondon ExplorerWhere's The Loo?
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 21 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoeTek LtdDavid Pritchard

In-app purchases

None

London Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

Where's The Loo?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is London Explorer free?
London Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Where's The Loo? free?
Where's The Loo? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do London Explorer or Where's The Loo? have ads?
Neither London Explorer nor Where's The Loo? shows ads.

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