Comparison

TopShot vs berlinHistory

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

Head to head
About

TopShot

Explore the world of film with interactive lessons on cinematic techniques. Learn about sound, editing, and camera angles through engaging film clips and exclusive content. Designed for educators and students to understand film language.

Highlights
  • Interactive film knowledge
  • Cinematic techniques explained
  • Exclusive film productions
  • Interactive clips
  • Learning by doing
  • Film vocabulary explained
Features
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Dank der exklusiv produzierten Filme und der übersichtlichen Oberfläche ermöglicht TopShot den schnellen Einstieg in die Welt des Films. Erlebe selbst, wie filmische Mittel wie Sound und Schnitt die Wirkung von Filmbildern verändern können! ERFAHRBARES LERNEN • Interaktives Filmwissen • Einstellungsgrößen • Kameraperspektiven • Filmlook • Filmsound • Filmschnitt und Montage • Aufwendig produzierte Filmaufnahmen • Interaktive Clips KONZIPIERT FÜR LEHRKÄFTE & SCHÜLERINNEN UND SCHÜLER! • Intuitive und interaktive Anwendung • LEARNING-BY-DOING • Erklärung filmischer Grundbegriffe • Im Unterricht oder als Hilfe bei Hausaufgaben

About

berlinHistory

Explore Berlin's rich history through location-based content. Discover hidden historical sites, buildings, and events with texts, images, videos, and audio recordings. The app offers thematic walking tours and multiple display options for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Location-based historical content
  • Before-and-after image galleries
  • Thematic audio-guided walking tours
  • Multi-language texts
  • Timelines and historical maps
  • Contemporary witness interviews
Features
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To walk through Berlin is to walk on historical ground – few other places in the world hide so many distinct layers of history beneath the surface. Many traces of the past have faded over the years, however, to such a degree that even the historically inclined pass them by completely oblivious. The berlinHistory app pins the city’s historic sites, buildings, and events to their exact locations, allowing the hidden past to be seen and experienced. There are many meticulously designed websites and apps on the history of Berlin, but most of these are difficult to find, rarely updated, and only reach a limited audience. With the berlinHistory app, we hope to create THE definitive historical platform for Berlin, where all of the city’s establishments are present. In cooperation with all of Berlin’s historical and cultural institutions, the berlinHistory app has developed a “digital museum” that preserves all sorts of historical content, establishes meaningful thematic connections and ensures easy access for users. The meta- app, created as a continuously growing platform for Berliners and visitors young and old alike, is free and without advertisements. Besides texts on historical sites, themes, and epochs available in multiple languages and accompanied by before-and-after photos, the numerous POIs (Point of Interest) also provide historical video footage and audio recordings of first-hand accounts. Furthermore, the app offers audio-guided, thematic walking tours of historically significant locations, even outside of the major tourist areas. Different display options (thematic view, list view, and epoch view) offer users the ability to filter content to suit their individual interests and optimize their experience. Functions: - Location-based texts in German and English - Image galleries - Before-and-after pictures - Timelines: pictures of a place from different epochs - Additional epoch and event texts as well as biographies - Digital audio tours with media (photos, audios, videos, music) - Breakdown by epoch - Accurate historical maps and aerial photos - Topic-based tab view with search function - Contemporary witness interviews and other videos

Screenshots

TopShot4 screens
berlinHistory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: berlinHistory at 92% against TopShot's 0%. berlinHistory also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). TopShot's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

berlinHistory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TopShot's written reviews are positive against 92% of berlinHistory's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TopShot ships an update every 5 months, berlinHistory every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TopShot versus berlinHistory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTopShotberlinHistory
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews91.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFilm und Schule NRWberlinHistory e.V.

Customer experience

TopShot

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

berlinHistory

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.4%

In-app purchases

None

TopShot

No in-app purchases

None

berlinHistory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TopShot free?
TopShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is berlinHistory free?
berlinHistory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TopShot or berlinHistory?
berlinHistory is rated higher. TopShot averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while berlinHistory averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do TopShot or berlinHistory have ads?
Neither TopShot nor berlinHistory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TopShot or berlinHistory?
TopShot ships an update every 5 months, and berlinHistory every 2 weeks. Most recently, TopShot was updated on June 1, 2026 and berlinHistory on August 26, 2026.

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