Comparison

Malta Travel Guide . vs eXplore Malta

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

Head to head
About

Malta Travel Guide .

Explore a destination offline with interactive maps, augmented reality features, and daily itineraries. Discover points of interest, budget-friendly accommodations, and local tips for shopping and nightlife. Navigate easily with GPS tracking and safety advice.

Highlights
  • Offline maps and metro guide
  • Augmented reality (AR) for discovery
  • GPS tracking
  • Interactive points of interest
  • Daily itineraries
  • Budget-based hotel and restaurant suggestions
  • Shopping and nightlife tips
Features
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Discover what to see, plan a day around your interests, and explore on foot with walking itineraries and an interactive city map. Less time planning. More time enjoying the trip. - Personalized day plans based on your interests and available time. - Walking itineraries with clear stops and estimated walking times. - An interactive map to explore places and see where to go next. - Sights, history, art, architecture, parks and more to match your mood. - Useful place details to help you decide what to visit. - My Day to bring your chosen places together in one plan. YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY A few hours to spare or a full day to explore? Choose what you feel like doing and how much time you have. Get a suggested plan, review the stops, and adapt it to the day you want. Spend more time on the things that interest you, whether that means a museum visit, remarkable architecture or a walk through green spaces. TURN IDEAS INTO A DAY OUT Browse places by interest, take a closer look at what catches your eye, and add your choices to My Day. Bring together the sights you came to see and places you might otherwise have walked past. EXPLORE ONE STOP AT A TIME Pick a walking itinerary, preview its stops and walking times, and see how it fits into your day. Use the map to put each place in context and find your next stop as you explore. KNOW MORE BEFORE YOU GO Find out what makes each place worth a visit, check practical details and estimated visit times, and decide where to spend your time. Download your travel companion and make your next day out your own.

About

eXplore Malta

Features
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The eXplore Malta official visitor app is a location-based smartphone app that uses Bluetooth beacons to identify the nearby points of interest and displays more information about the object of choice. The aim of the application is to deliver more information on the points of interest so as to engage the visitors in a more interactive way.

Screenshots

Malta Travel Guide .4 screens
eXplore Malta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eXplore Malta at none against Malta Travel Guide .'s 10. eXplore Malta also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Malta Travel Guide . sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. eXplore Malta asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Malta Travel Guide . ships an update every 8 months, eXplore Malta monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Malta Travel Guide . versus eXplore Malta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMalta Travel Guide .eXplore Malta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGonzalo MartinMalta Information Technology Agency

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Malta Travel Guide .

One-time10
  • VallettaFree
  • Mdina$2.99
  • Athens$2.99
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  • Santorini$2.99
  • Mykonos$2.99
  • Greek Islands$2.99
  • Turkish Riviera$2.99
  • Cyprus$2.99
  • Istanbul$2.99
  • Malta Tourism$4.99
None

eXplore Malta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Malta Travel Guide . free?
Malta Travel Guide . is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eXplore Malta free?
eXplore Malta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Malta Travel Guide . or eXplore Malta have ads?
Neither Malta Travel Guide . nor eXplore Malta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Malta Travel Guide . or eXplore Malta?
Malta Travel Guide . ships an update every 8 months, and eXplore Malta monthly. Most recently, Malta Travel Guide . was updated on November 2, 2026 and eXplore Malta on November 7, 2026.

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