Guide.me™ vs Host App by City Sightseeing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guide.me™
Explore cities with an interactive map, detailed place profiles, and photos. Access the latest news and top lists focused on Budapest, delivered through an online magazine within the app.
- Interactive city maps
- Detailed place profiles with photos
- Navigation to points of interest
- City news and toplists
- Budapest-focused content
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MAP & PLACES Say goodbye to paper maps! With the interactive map of Guide.me™ you can go sightseeing 21th-century-style: by opening the built-in profiles you can find introduction and photos about them and every way you can reach the places and events. NEWS & TOPLISTS The Guide.me™ online magazine delivers you the latest news keeping the main focus on the beautiful city of Budapest. Our team is working on bringing you only high quality articles in the application and on the website as well.
Host App by City Sightseeing
Manage and sell tickets for tours and attractions. This app allows for ticket redemption, time slot adjustments, and adding products to a City Card for enhanced travel experiences.
- Sell tickets
- Redeem tickets
- Manage tickets
- Amend time slots
- Add products to City Card
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With the CSS Host app, you can sell, redeem and manage your tickets. You can also upsell tickets, amend your time slots and add products to a City Card.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guide.me™ at 2.3 against Host App by City Sightseeing's 1.0. Guide.me™ also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 0%) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). Host App by City Sightseeing's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Guide.me™ holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guide.me™ has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Guide.me™'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Host App by City Sightseeing's.
Guide.me™ ships an update every 2 months, Host App by City Sightseeing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guide.me™ | Host App by City Sightseeing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (10 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guide.me Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag | City Sightseeing Worldwide |
Customer experience
Guide.me™
Host App by City Sightseeing
In-app purchases
Guide.me™
No in-app purchases
Host App by City Sightseeing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Guide.me™ free?
Is Host App by City Sightseeing free?
Which has better reviews, Guide.me™ or Host App by City Sightseeing?
Do Guide.me™ or Host App by City Sightseeing have ads?
Which is updated more often, Guide.me™ or Host App by City Sightseeing?
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