Comparison

AIA Guide to Boston vs Flower Tours

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

Head to head
About

AIA Guide to Boston

Explore Boston's architecture and urban landscape with this comprehensive digital guide. Discover over 1,200 landmarks, historical buildings, and parks, with GPS-enabled features and integrated directions. Perfect for residents and visitors interested in design and history.

Highlights
  • 1,200+ landmarks, buildings, and parks
  • Neighborhood and architect guides
  • GPS-enabled site discovery
  • Integrated directions
  • Walking and site tours
  • Color images and descriptions
Features
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Published in three prior paper editions, the AIA Guide to Boston been called "the best [field guide] of its kind on the continent." This new digital version adds more than 500 new sites along with color images from leading photographers. This is the first AIA Guide anywhere to be published as a mobile app. It's: Effortless to carry. If you have your phone, you have the Guide (now the equivalent of a 500+ page book!) Smart. Using GPS, the app can find the guides closest to you Connected. Directions are available with a tap, and live links to online resources provide more depth instantly Up-to-date. New sites and guides are added to the app as the city grows and evolves. The Guide features: Descriptions, stories, and photos of more than 1,200 contemporary landmarks, historical buildings, urban features, and parks across the metro area In-depth guides to neighborhoods, architects, styles, and award winners Walking and site tours around prime destinations including Downtown, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Harvard, MIT, and emerging districts. Follow the Freedom Trail and Walk to the Sea with new eyes, focusing on the old and new architecture along the way. For residents and visitors, architects and design lovers, builders and students, the AIA Guide to Boston offers a unique, fun new way to explore the nation's oldest major city.

About

Flower Tours

Explore New York's historic floral district, secret gardens, and botanical gardens with a self-guided tour. Discover vibrant events, food, drinks, and entertainment. Tours are also available internationally.

Highlights
  • Self-guided tours
  • Floral district exploration
  • Secret garden discovery
  • Botanical garden visits
  • Event listings
  • International tours
Features
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Join our self-guided tour of the the historic floral district, secret gardens, green atriums and botanical gardens in New York. Experience a vibrant array of events, delicious food, refreshing drinks and exciting entertainment. We also offer tours abroad.

Screenshots

AIA Guide to Boston4 screens
Flower Tours4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AIA Guide to Boston at Free against Flower Tours's $2.99. AIA Guide to Boston also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 1). Flower Tours's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

AIA Guide to Boston is free to download; Flower Tours costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flower Tours holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AIA Guide to Boston has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of AIA Guide to Boston's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flower Tours's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AIA Guide to Boston ships an update every 8 months, Flower Tours every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AIA Guide to Boston versus Flower Tours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAIA Guide to BostonFlower Tours
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas PoundsFLOWER TOURS

Customer experience

AIA Guide to Boston

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

Flower Tours

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AIA Guide to Boston

No in-app purchases

None

Flower Tours

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AIA Guide to Boston free?
AIA Guide to Boston is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flower Tours free?
Flower Tours costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AIA Guide to Boston or Flower Tours?
Flower Tours is rated higher. AIA Guide to Boston averages 4.5 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Flower Tours averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AIA Guide to Boston or Flower Tours have ads?
Neither AIA Guide to Boston nor Flower Tours shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AIA Guide to Boston or Flower Tours?
AIA Guide to Boston ships an update every 8 months, and Flower Tours every 4 months. Most recently, AIA Guide to Boston was updated on November 6, 2026 and Flower Tours on November 3, 2026.

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