Explore Bangkok vs FADiscovery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explore Bangkok
Navigate Bangkok's public transit with this comprehensive offline subway map. Features include a route planner, GPS integration, and street maps for every station. Get up-to-date information on BTS and MRT lines, with English and Thai language support.
- Up-to-date BTS and MRT metro lines
- Offline functionality
- Route planner
- GPS integration
- Street maps for every station
- English and Thai languages
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Recommended by CNN and Lonely Planet, this is Bangkok's best subway map! Up-to-date with all the BTS and MRT metro lines; Works offline; Routeplanner, GPS, Street maps; English and Thai included. Download the app completely free! The free app is ad-supported. Upgrade to VIP features if you'd like to get extra features, remove ads and support future development! WHY EXPLOREMETRO? 1. Fully up-to-date Accurate metro map, includes every station on every line. Free updates for future station openings and timetable changes. 2. Designed for iPhone X, XR, XS Our gorgeous maps have been fully redesigned for the iPhone X. Runs on all iOS9-13 devices. 3. Designed for iPad Specially redesigned interface for the larger iPad screen with split screen. Drag and drop station names, tips, maps and timetables into other apps. 4. Street maps for every station Need to get your bearings at a station? Integrated Street maps show you metro exits and nearby streets for every station. 5. Route-planner A really easy route-planner. Get route and time information for any journey with just three taps. 6. "Find my nearest station" Using your GPS, see a list of the closest metro stations to your current location. 7. Works offline Everything works without an Internet connection. Search stations and plan routes on the go. UPGRADE TO VIP FOR EVEN MORE FEATURES I've been developing this app for 10 years. Upgrading to VIP helps support future development of the app. VIP users get additional features, like NO ADS, accurate prices for every journey, first/last train times, offline street maps, tips at every station, and a general warm fuzzy feeling. REVIEWS CNN Travel: "These maps are very easy on the eye and simple to navigate. They work offline and also include free updates of stations that have yet to be completed, operating hours and schedules." Lonely Planet: "Easy to use, up to date and work offline. Very handy, especially when they've run out of paper maps at the stations." SUGGESTIONS We'd love to hear your comments and suggestions on ways to improve the app. Please contact us via support@exploremetro.com, as we can't respond to comments left in the reviews.
FADiscovery
Enhance your visit to Thailand's National Museum and Historical Park with this app. It uses Bluetooth technology to deliver interesting information, aiming to improve the overall visitor experience.
- Bluetooth-based information delivery
- Enhances museum visitor experience
- Information on National Museum
- Information on Historical Park
- Supports iPhone, iPad, iPod
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FADiscovery is an application providing interesting information of the National Museum and Historical Park in Thailand via Bluetooth technology system. The objective is to improve the visitor experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Explore Bangkok at 80% against FADiscovery's 33%. Explore Bangkok also leads on ratings volume (403 vs 2). FADiscovery's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Explore Bangkok sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FADiscovery asks for nothing beyond the download.
FADiscovery holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explore Bangkok has 403 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Explore Bangkok's written reviews are positive against 33% of FADiscovery's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Explore Bangkok ships an update every 3 months, FADiscovery every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explore Bangkok | FADiscovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (403 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 403 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ExploreMetro | Fine Arts Department |
Customer experience
Explore Bangkok
FADiscovery
Bugs and requests
Explore Bangkok
Reported bugs
2 issues- BTS sky train map missing stations
- Route marking not noticeable
Requested features
2 requests- Add a ticketing service within the app for contactless access
- Upgrade to include more detail on cost and Metro apps for other Southeast Asia cities
FADiscovery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Explore Bangkok
- VIP mode$4.99
FADiscovery
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Explore Bangkok free?
Is FADiscovery free?
Which has better reviews, Explore Bangkok or FADiscovery?
Do Explore Bangkok or FADiscovery have ads?
Which is updated more often, Explore Bangkok or FADiscovery?
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