Athens Guide by Civitatis vs Athens Offline Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Athens Guide by Civitatis
This comprehensive travel guide provides essential information for exploring Athens. Discover attractions, dining options, accommodation advice, and transportation tips. It also includes a detailed map and activity booking suggestions to enhance your trip.
- General travel information
- Attraction details
- Dining and accommodation recommendations
- Transportation advice
- Interactive map
- Activity booking
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This Athens guide is completely free and has been created by the Civitatis team, the leading company in the sale of guided tours, excursions, and free tours in English all over the world. So you can guess what you'll find there: all the tourist information you need to make the most of your trip to Athens, with a perfect combination of cultural, sightseeing, and entertainment options. You'll also find in this Athens guide practical information that will help you organize your trip to Athens, as well as tips and advice to make the most of your time in Athens. What to see in DESTINO? Where to eat, where to sleep? What are the places you really have to visit? Any tips to save money? Our Athens guide will answer all these and more. The most interesting sections of this free guide to Athens are: • General information: Learn how to plan your trip to Athens and find out what is the necessary documentation to visit it, what is the weather like at the time you're traveling, or what are the opening hours of its stores. • What to see: Discover the main attractions in Athens, as well as practical information on how to visit these tourist spots, how to get there, opening hours, closing days, prices, etc. • Where to eat: Learn more about the most traditional dishes in Greece and the best places to sample them in Athens. And why not do it for the best price? We tell you the best places to eat on a budget in Athens. • Where to stay: Are you looking for a quiet neighborhood to rest or a lively one to party until dawn? Our free travel guide will let you know in which area you should look for your accommodation in Athens. • Transport: Find out how to get around Athens and which are the best ways to move around depending on your budget or your time. • Shopping: Get the perfect souvenirs and save time and money by knowing in advance which are the best areas to go shopping in Athens. • Map: The most comprehensive map of Athens, where you can see all the must-see sights, where to eat, the best area to book your hotel, or the neighborhood with the greatest and liveliest atmosphere in Athens. • Activities: With our Athens guide, you can also book the best Civitatis activities for your trip. Guided tours, excursions, tickets, free tours... Everything to fill your trip! We know that when you're traveling, there's no time to waste. And even more, when there are so many things to do in Athens. That's why, with this free travel guide, we want to help you fill your trip to Athens. Have a blast and enjoy your vacation! P.S. The information and tips in this guide were written by and for travelers and were collected on January 2023. If you find any inaccuracies or find something you think we should change, please contact us (https://www.civitatis.com/en/contact/).
Athens Offline Map
Navigate your trip with a detailed offline map of OpenStreetMap. Discover points of interest like restaurants and trails, with customizable layers and search filters. Save notes and favorites for easy access.
- Customizable offline maps
- Detailed paths and trails
- Grouped POIs by category
- Searchable database for POIs and locations
- POI information (opening hours, address)
- Notes and favorites for POIs
- Location tracking
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Customisable offline map from Openstreetmap with contour lines in which even the smallest paths and trails are shown. POIs are grouped into categories and can be displayed as layers. For example, you can display all restaurants, public transport lines, banks, hiking trails, charging stations and doctors on the map. The size and overlap of the icons can be adjusted to improve clarity. An integrated database allows you to search for POIs as well as a large number of streets, towns, villages, districts, etc. The search can be filtered by category and/or distance. For many POIs there is further information such as opening hours, address, disabled access, ... Notes or favourites can be created for each POI, a history list shows the most recently used POIs, content can be shared. A location function shows the current position, the app is ad-free and there is no tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Athens Guide by Civitatis at 100% against Athens Offline Map's 0%. Athens Guide by Civitatis also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). On 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
Athens Guide by Civitatis is free to download; Athens Offline Map costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Athens Guide by Civitatis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Athens Guide by Civitatis has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Athens Guide by Civitatis's written reviews are positive against 0% of Athens Offline Map's.
Athens Guide by Civitatis ships an update monthly, Athens Offline Map every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Athens Guide by Civitatis | Athens Offline Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (18 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CIVITATIS TOURS S.L. | Joerg Holz |
Customer experience
Athens Guide by Civitatis
Athens Offline Map
In-app purchases
Athens Guide by Civitatis
No in-app purchases
Athens Offline Map
No in-app purchases
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