Comparison

Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 vs Flymin

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

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About

Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁

Navigate the Guangzhou and Guangfo metro systems with this offline map. Station names are shown in both English and Chinese, with clear line markers and zoom capabilities for easy use.

Highlights
  • Offline metro map
  • English and Chinese station names
  • Guangzhou and Guangfo metro systems
  • Up-to-date routes
  • Pan and zoom capabilities
  • Small app size
Features
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Guangzhou's metro, drawn as a map you'll want to keep. Whale's Guangzhou Metro puts the whole Guangzhou Metro — 25 lines and 410 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. Canton Tower, the Chen Clan Academy, Shamian Island, Yuexiu Park and Beijing Road 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 — "Gongyuanqian", "公园前" 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 — Guangzhou South to Canton Tower, 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 Line 3 to Baiyun Airport, the Line 11 loop, Lines 18 and 22 to Nansha, the APM, Foshan's Guangfo Line and Foshan Lines 2 and 3, and the Haizhu, Huangpu and Nanhai trams. 81 interchange stations, all with badges. GOOD TO KNOW Is it up to date? Yes — 25 lines and 410 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!

About

Flymin

Features
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Flymin is a privacy-first flight tracker with no account required. Enter a flight number to check live status, departure and arrival times, terminals, and gates. Save the flights you care about and receive an alert when a significant delay is reported. **Track a Flight** • Search by flight number • See scheduled and actual departure and arrival times • Check on-time, delayed, departed, arrived, and cancelled status • View departure and arrival terminals and gates **Save Flights and Get Delay Alerts** • Save flights for quick access and manual refresh • Enable a one-time alert when a delay reaches 15 minutes or more • Share flight details through Messages, Mail, and more **Live Airport Boards** • Browse departure and arrival boards for Dublin, Hong Kong, London Heathrow, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong, and Guiyang Longdongbao airports • Filter flights by number, airline, or destination • Check live security queue times at Dublin Airport **Privacy First** • No account, ads, or tracking • Saved flight data stays on your device • Cached flights remain available offline and are clearly labeled Flymin makes it easier to follow a trip, meet an arriving passenger, and plan time at the airport.

Screenshots

Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁4 screens
Flymin3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flymin at none against Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁's shown. Flymin also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 9 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 ships an update every 9 months, Flymin every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 versus Flymin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁Flymin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHandtechnicsXiang Li

In-app purchases

None

Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁

No in-app purchases

None

Flymin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 free?
Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flymin free?
Flymin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 or Flymin have ads?
Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 shows ads; Flymin does not.
Which is updated more often, Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 or Flymin?
Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 ships an update every 9 months, and Flymin every 9 days. Most recently, Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Flymin on November 5, 2026.

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