Comparison

Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 vs Busforus

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!

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Busforus

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İSTANBUL’U KENDİ RİTMİNDE KEŞFET Türkiye’nin ve İstanbul’un tek hop on hop off markası BUSFORUS, şimdi mobil uygulamasıyla İstanbul keşfinizi daha kolay, hızlı ve özgür hale getiriyor. İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi iştiraki Ulaşım AŞ tarafından işletilen BUSFORUS; çift katlı, üstü açılabilen ve 72 kişi kapasiteli otobüsleriyle İstanbul’un eşsiz manzaralarını ve tarihi dokusunu keşfetmenin ayrıcalıklı bir yolunu sunuyor. BUSFORUS Mobil Uygulaması ile seyahatinizi planlamak, biletinizi satın almak ve İstanbul deneyiminizi kişiselleştirmek tek bir uygulamada. BUSFORUS İLE İSTANBUL’U KEŞFEDİN BUSFORUS’ın Boğaz ve Haliç temalı iki farklı rotasıyla İstanbul’un en önemli tarihi, kültürel ve turistik noktalarını keşfedin. 24 saat veya 48 saat geçerli bilet seçeneklerinden size uygun olanı seçin. Tercihinize göre tek rotayı veya iki rotayı kapsayan biletlerden yararlanın. Otobüs yolculuğunuz sırasında 14 farklı dilde sunulan sesli anlatımlarla İstanbul’un hikâyelerini dinleyin. MOBİL UYGULAMA İLE DENEYİMİNİZİ PLANLAYIN * Otobüslerin konumunu canlı olarak takip edin. * Sefer saatlerini ve durak bilgilerini kolayca görüntüleyin. * Güzergahlar ve duraklar hakkında detaylı bilgilere ulaşın. * Uzman ekipler tarafından hazırlanan yürüyüş rotalarını keşfedin. * Kendi yürüyüş rotanızı oluşturarak İstanbul’u kendi planınıza göre keşfedin. * İhtiyacınıza uygun BUSFORUS biletini kolayca satın alın. * Satın alma işleminizin ardından QR kodlu biletinize anında ulaşın. * SSL şifreli güvenli ödeme altyapısıyla işlemlerinizi güvenle gerçekleştirin. * Güncel duyuru ve kampanyalardan haberdar olun. İSTANBUL’U OTOBÜSTEN İNERKEN DE KEŞFETMEYE DEVAM EDİN BUSFORUS Mobil Uygulaması, İstanbul deneyimini otobüs yolculuğunun ötesine taşıyor. Uzman ekiplerce hazırlanan yürüyüş rotaları sayesinde indiğiniz durak çevresindeki keşif noktalarını planlayabilir, İstanbul’un sokaklarını kendi hızınızda deneyimleyebilirsiniz. Dilerseniz kendi yürüyüş rotanızı oluşturarak keşfinizi tamamen kişiselleştirebilirsiniz. İSTANBUL’DAN BİR HATIRA İstanbul Temalı Hediyelik Eşya Koleksiyonu’nda yer alan özel tasarım ürünleri de uygulama üzerinden inceleyebilir ve satın alabilirsiniz. EN GÜNCEL BİLGİLER CEBİNİZDE BUSFORUS ile ilgili duyurular, kampanyalar, sefer saatleri, güzergahlar ve duraklara ilişkin bilgiler uygulama üzerinden her zaman ulaşılabilir. İstanbul’u keşfetmenin daha kolay, daha özgür ve daha planlı yolu artık cebinizde. BUSFORUS Mobil Uygulamasını indirin; biletinizi alın, rotanızı planlayın, otobüsünüzü canlı takip edin ve İstanbul’u kendi ritminizde keşfedin.

Screenshots

Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁4 screens
Busforus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Busforus at none against Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁's shown. Busforus also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks 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, Busforus every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 versus Busforus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁Busforus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHandtechnicsİstanbul Otobüs İşletmeleri A.Ş.

In-app purchases

None

Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁

No in-app purchases

None

Busforus

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 Busforus free?
Busforus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 or Busforus have ads?
Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 shows ads; Busforus does not.
Which is updated more often, Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 or Busforus?
Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 ships an update every 9 months, and Busforus every 4 weeks. Most recently, Guangzhou Metro Map 广州地铁 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Busforus on November 6, 2026.

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