Comparison

EG | Explore Santorini vs Gastronomy Tours

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

Head to head
About

EG | Explore Santorini

Features
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A rich mobile tourist guide for the most beautiful and unique Cyclades island of Santorini. Explore Santorini, the most famous of the Cycladic Islands in the Aegean Sea, by discovering a rich collection of original information and photographs based on on-site observation and personal experiences. • More than 2.100 points of interest. • Highlights of Santorini: the particular advantages and the distinct identity of each location. • Comprehensive coverage of all main service points in Santorini (accommodation, dining, entertainment) and basic information (health centers, police, tourist information) about each part of the island. • Ability to use maps of Santorini both offline and online, with optional user-defined parameters (the off-line mode reduces your phone bill, so you can explore Santorini without spending extra money). • Reliable evaluation of all the points of interest in Santorini by the exploring team of EG. • Ability to search for the information you need using multiple search criteria. • Ability to set points of interest in Santorini as favorites. • Option to add and share comments and reviews for each point of interest in Santorini. • Ability to create a personalized Santorini Guide. • Integration with our Tourist Portal, www.exploring-greece.gr *****Download the app now so you can discover Santorini step by step.*****

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Gastronomy Tours

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Gastronomy Tours aims to bring visitors close to producers and businesses of culinary products, to witness the production process, to participate in several activities related to the production process, to discover the gastronomical customs and traditions of Greece and a whole new world of its gastronomic delights! How it works The interested party (visitor) may choose to visit a producer or a museum depending on: · The gastronomical type of product of interest (wine, honey, olive oil, etc.) · The destination (Attica, Peloponnese, Thessaly, etc.) or through a map showing all the producers. · The month of the visit. The platform will display a series of producers that match the request; the user then makes the final selection based on the profile of each producer, in which information on the experience on offer is provided. Should the visitor make a reservation with the producer he is interested in, he pays a reservation fee at Gastronomy Tours online and the producer receives then automatically an email and eventually a notification on his mobile phone, if he so wishes, informing him that someone made a reservation for a certain number of visitors, day, and time. The producer must respond within 24 hours at the latest to the request, otherwise, the visitor will receive an automated message that the producer is not available. If the producer accepts the reservation by clicking “Accept request” in the email he received, the visitor will receive an electronic coupon, with the reservation details, that he will use as the receipt of his reservation, which he will hand to the producer upon arrival and pay the price of the tour or the activity directly to the producer. Should the producer not accept the reservation, he clicks “Reject request” and the visitor will receive an email informing him that the producer is not available and the reservation fee will be automatically and immediately refunded. However, the producer has the ability to send a message to the visitor with a different proposal to receive him at another time. If this proposal is convenient to the visitor, then the visitor can make a new request with the proposal as suggested by the producer, and proceed with a new booking. Should the visitor make any purchases from the producer, then the producer must provide a discount of €2.50/person (i.e. the reservation fee) for purchases over €12/person, or a 15% discount for purchases over €20/person.

Screenshots

EG | Explore Santorini4 screens
Gastronomy Tours3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gastronomy Tours at Free against EG | Explore Santorini's $6.99. Gastronomy Tours also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months). On ads, 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

Gastronomy Tours is free to download; EG | Explore Santorini costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EG | Explore Santorini ships an update every 17 months, Gastronomy Tours every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
EG | Explore Santorini versus Gastronomy Tours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEG | Explore SantoriniGastronomy Tours
Price$6.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExploring-Greecehopwave P.C.

In-app purchases

None

EG | Explore Santorini

No in-app purchases

None

Gastronomy Tours

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EG | Explore Santorini free?
EG | Explore Santorini costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gastronomy Tours free?
Gastronomy Tours is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EG | Explore Santorini or Gastronomy Tours have ads?
Neither EG | Explore Santorini nor Gastronomy Tours shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EG | Explore Santorini or Gastronomy Tours?
EG | Explore Santorini ships an update every 17 months, and Gastronomy Tours every 2 months. Most recently, EG | Explore Santorini was updated on November 11, 2026 and Gastronomy Tours on October 27, 2026.

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