Firenzecard vs MuVe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firenzecard
Manage your museum passes for Florence's cultural sites directly on your smartphone. Browse over 60 locations, save favorites, and access practical information like opening hours and maps. This app also facilitates the Firenzecard Restart feature, extending your access for missed museums.
- Manage Firenzecards on smartphone
- Access over 60 cultural sites
- Save favorite museums
- View museum opening hours and locations
- Use Firenzecard Restart feature
- Add minors under 18 for free entry
- Offline map access
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Firenzecard app is your exclusive guide to museums in Florence and a handy way to manage all your Firenzecards directly from your smartphone. Browse the offering of more than 60 of Florence’s cultural heritage sites and save your favourites to help plan your visit. You’ll find practical information you need like museum opening hours and locations, as well as helpful tips and more to enhance your experience of the Renaissance city. Furthermore, the Firenzecard app is an essential tool to use Firenzecard Restart, which adds 48 hours to an expired card to visit any museums you missed. Main advantages: • Upload your Firenzecard and Firenzecard Restart on your smartphone. • Use the app to activate Restart within 12 months of your Firenzecard’s expiry for an additional 48 hours of art! This feature is only available via the app. • Access more than 60 museums in the Firenzecard circuit; the card allows you to visit each one once in 72 hours from your first entry. • Children in your nuclear family visit free with Firenzecard! Add the minors, aged under 18, to your card in the app. • Get complete descriptions of all the Firenzecard circuit museums, with address and opening hours • Integrated Google Maps as well as static maps for offline use. • Find a list of current temporary exhibitions free to visit with the card. Firenzecard is the perfect digital companion for your Florentine visit. Easy and practical, download now for smartphone or tablet, and use “your ticket to art”!
MuVe
Explore museums in an innovative and experiential way. This app enhances your visit to the Civic Museums of Venice, blending culture and technology directly from your phone.
- Innovative museum exploration
- Experiential visits
- Direct phone access
- Culture and innovation blend
- Civic Museums of Venice focus
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Scoprire i musei in modo innovativo ed esperienziale non è mai stato così semplice. Con l'app MUVE potrai goderti la tua visita come mai prima d'ora direttamente dal tuo telefono. Entra nel mondo dei Musei Civici di Venezia, dove cultura e innovazione si fondono insieme!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Firenzecard at 79% against MuVe's 28%. Firenzecard also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.1) and ads (none vs shown). MuVe's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Firenzecard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Firenzecard's written reviews are positive against 28% of MuVe's.
Firenzecard ships an update every 4 months, MuVe every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firenzecard | MuVe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (108 ratings) — better | 2.1 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.7% of reviews — better | 27.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SILFI SOCIETA' ILLUMINAZIONE FIRENZE E SERVIZI SMARTCITY SpA | LARIN SRL SEMPLIFICATA |
Customer experience
Firenzecard
MuVe
Bugs and requests
Firenzecard
Reported bugs
9 issues- App freezes when searching museum list
- Card disappears after app update
- Voucher number becomes invalid after update
- FAQ dropdown menus don't open on iPhone iOS
- Password reset fails with correct email address
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- Registration demands repeat after each action
- Card extension fails with internet connection error
- QR code marks museum as visited when app closes without scanning
- Location tracking doesn't update while moving
Requested features
12 requests- Direct booking and reservation system within app
- Bookmark or favorite museums feature
- Museum visiting schedule planner
- Filter museums by opening hours
- Real-time location updates while navigating
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- Ability to transfer card between devices
- Integrated transportation information
- In-app ticket collection without browser redirect
- Direct entry via QR code without paper ticket requirement
- Clearer instructions for timed reservations
- Notifications for museum closures or changes
- Support for physical card after digital activation
MuVe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Firenzecard
No in-app purchases
MuVe
No in-app purchases
