Comparison

Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁 vs SUNWING SIDE BEACH

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

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About

Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁

Navigate Beijing's subway system with this offline map. It displays station names in both English and Chinese, offering clear line legends and zoom capabilities for easy travel.

Highlights
  • Offline functionality
  • English and Chinese station names
  • Clear line legends
  • Pan and zoom capabilities
  • Small app size
Features
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Beijing's metro, drawn as a map you'll want to keep. Whale's Beijing Metro puts the whole Beijing Subway — 28 lines and 424 stations, everything open in 2026 — on a paper-and-ink map made for this app, with every station named in English, Chinese and pinyin. Works offline. Free. THE MAP Cream paper, ink lettering, a touch of vermilion: a map that reads like the city instead of a diagram. Every line in its official colour, with its number repeated along the line so you never lose track of which one you're on. Interchanges carry badges for every line that stops there, each terminus is named, and the rivers, lakes and shoreline are drawn in. The Forbidden City, Tian'anmen Square, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace and the Bird's Nest are marked where they really are. It's drawn as vectors, so pinch in as far as you like — it stays crisp. FIND A STATION • Type any station in English, Chinese or pinyin — "Tian'anmen East", "天安门东" or the first few letters all work • The whale flies you there and points at it • Your recent stations are remembered PLAN A ROUTE • Tap a station, then another: the fewest-stops route is drawn bold with everything else dimmed • Transfers and a journey-time estimate on the card — Beijing South Railway Station to Terminal 3, for example • Share the route as text to a friend, or to your notes READ THE SIGNS • Every station card shows the Chinese name, pinyin with tone marks, and English • Tap the speaker to hear the name spoken aloud • Highlight a single line to trace it from end to end MADE FOR TRAVEL • Fully offline: no roaming, no VPN, no account, nothing to download after install • Day or night: the paper map, or ink on slate — your choice in About • iPhone and iPad • Free, supported by one small banner WHAT'S ON THE MAP Both airport lines — the Capital Airport Express and the Daxing Airport Express — the Changping, Fangshan, Yanfang and Yizhuang lines, the S1 maglev, and the Xijiao and Yizhuang T1 trams. 106 interchange stations, all with badges. GOOD TO KNOW Is it up to date? Yes — 28 lines and 424 stations as of 2026, including this year's openings. Station positions come from OpenStreetMap; the design and layout are ours. Learning Chinese? Every station card links to HSK Hero, our recognition game for the 5,000 HSK words — the same studio, the same care. Going to other cities? Whale's Metro Maps cover Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi'an and Zhengzhou. The More Cities tab links to each. Who makes it? Handtechnics, a small independent studio that has been making Chinese travel and learning apps since 2012. Download it before you land. 一路平安!

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SUNWING SIDE BEACH

Features
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Mobil uygulamamız üzerinden bir çok hizmete kolayca erişebilir, konaklamanızın daha eğlenceli ve konforlu geçmesini sağlayabilirsiniz. Günlük aktivitelerden, otel restoranlarının menülerine kadar bir çok bilgiye kolaylıkla ulaşabilirsiniz. Uygulama, henüz otele gelmeden kişisel bilgilerin Pre Check-in bölümüne girilerek giriş işlemlerinin hızlandırılmasını sağlıyor. Odanız hakkında detaylı bilgi sahibi olabilirsiniz ve otelde bulunduğunuz süre içerisinde a la carte restoran rezervasyonlarını yapabilirsiniz. Tüm istek ve ihtiyaçlarınızı anında bizlere iletebilir, ayrıca aldığınız tüm hizmetlerle ilgili yorumlarınızı yazarak ve anket olarak uygulama üzerinden iletebilirsiniz.

Screenshots

Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁4 screens
SUNWING SIDE BEACH3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SUNWING SIDE BEACH at none against Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁's shown. SUNWING SIDE BEACH also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁 ships an update every 6 weeks, SUNWING SIDE BEACH every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁 versus SUNWING SIDE BEACH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁SUNWING SIDE BEACH
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHandtechnicsGonca Grubu Bilisim Teknolojileri

In-app purchases

None

Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁

No in-app purchases

None

SUNWING SIDE BEACH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁 free?
Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SUNWING SIDE BEACH free?
SUNWING SIDE BEACH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁 or SUNWING SIDE BEACH have ads?
Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁 shows ads; SUNWING SIDE BEACH does not.
Which is updated more often, Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁 or SUNWING SIDE BEACH?
Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁 ships an update every 6 weeks, and SUNWING SIDE BEACH every 8 months. Most recently, Beijing Metro Subway Map 北京地铁 was updated on November 2, 2026 and SUNWING SIDE BEACH on November 3, 2026.

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