Comparison

Sightseeing Munich vs Open World

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

Head to head
About

Sightseeing Munich

Explore Munich with professional audio guides that bring the city's history and sights to life. Discover famous landmarks and hidden gems at your own pace, with offline access to downloaded tours.

Highlights
  • Professional audio narration
  • Offline tour downloads
  • Self-paced exploration
  • Discover hidden locations
  • Easy navigation
  • Multiple themed tours
Features
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Your phone is your guide With Sightseeing Munich you will discover the most interesting places in town. Professional narrators will lead you to Munich's most famous sights and tell you stories as vivid and entertaining as possible. • vivid tours: professional voice actors guide you through exciting stories as if you are right in the middle of it • original settings: with the help of simple navigations, you will experience the stories right where they actually happened • easy to use: with just a few clicks, you can download the audio files right to your phone and you are ready to go • not a moment of boredom: you will experience the stories on the go, without standing around and waiting for the guide to finish • be your own explorer: you decide when you will start the next chapter of your tour, without any time pressure • unknown locations: discover the hidden secrets of a town like a local, far away from the typical tourist spots Start your tour with just a few clicks 1.) Download the app. 2.) Select a tour and buy it in the app. The tour will be downloaded to your phone, so that you can walk the tour without a Internet connection. 3.) Grab your headphones, head to the starting point and begin your tour. 4.) The narrators will give you directions to the next stop. Here you select the next audio file until you have reached the end of the tour. In the meantime, you will experience exciting stories and find out more about your environment. Fascinating tours with a bunch of stories • English Garden: experience this wonderful park in the center of Munich with its fascinating locations (Surfer Wave, Eisbach, Monopteros, Japanese Tea House, P1) and listen to entertaining anecdotes about Munich's green soul • Sophie Scholl and the White Rose: discover Munich University and its surroundings (English Garden, Schwabing, Leopoldstraße) and learn more about the White Rose, the best-known resistance group against the Nazi regime • Home of the Rulers: find out more about the impressive buildings (Angel of Peace, Maximilianeum, Maximilianstraße, Munich Residence, Hofgarten), where the destiny of Munich has been decided for centuries and which remember the history of Bavaria • additional locations: get free short information to famous Munich sights, e.g. Staatskanzlei, Haus der Kunst, Monopteros Have fun! www.sightseeing-munich.tours

About

Open World

Explore cities virtually or in real-time to uncover hidden stories and local secrets. Collect discoveries in your journal and complete quests as you navigate 3D maps and discover new neighborhoods.

Highlights
  • 3D city maps
  • Real-time secret discovery
  • Virtual exploration mode
  • Journal for collected stories
  • Quest completion
  • Supported cities list
Features
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You receive a letter asking you to uncover secrets in cities around the world. Can you find them all? ► Find neighbourhoods to explore on the 3D map. ► Open the app IRL to reveal secret stories that happened around you. ► Or explore faraway cities virtually in Look Around mode! ► Track where you've been and complete themed quests. ► Supported are: Amsterdam, London, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, Dresden, Rotterdam, Utrecht, The Hague, Maastricht, Haarlem, Leiden. More coming soon!

Screenshots

Sightseeing Munich4 screens
Open World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Open World at every 5 days against Sightseeing Munich's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Sightseeing Munich sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Open World sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sightseeing Munich against 5.0 for Open World. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sightseeing Munich ships an update every 2 months, Open World every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sightseeing Munich versus Open World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSightseeing MunichOpen World
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB51 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSebastian JelschPeter Hagen

Customer experience

Sightseeing Munich

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Open World

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sightseeing Munich

One-time5
  • English Garden$1.99
  • Home of the Rulers$3.99
  • Bundle 1$5.99
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  • Sophie Scholl (Paid Tour)$5.99
  • FC Bayern München$6.99
19 purchases

Open World

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock all Cities$8.991 Month
  • Unlock All Cities$24.996 Months
One-time17
  • 1 Ticket$3.99
  • Haarlem$4.99
  • 2 Tickets$5.99
Show 14 more
  • Utrecht$7.99
  • 5 Tickets$8.99
  • The Hague$8.99
  • Rotterdam$8.99
  • Maastricht$8.99
  • Leiden$8.99
  • Groningen$8.99
  • Eindhoven$8.99
  • Nijmegen$8.99
  • San Francisco$8.99
  • Amsterdam$11.99
  • Berlin$12.99
  • 10 Tickets$14.99
  • 20 Tickets$17.99

Questions

Is Sightseeing Munich free?
Sightseeing Munich is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open World free?
Open World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sightseeing Munich or Open World?
Sightseeing Munich and Open World are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Sightseeing Munich or Open World have ads?
Neither Sightseeing Munich nor Open World shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sightseeing Munich or Open World?
Sightseeing Munich ships an update every 2 months, and Open World every 5 days. Most recently, Sightseeing Munich was updated on October 8, 2026 and Open World on October 24, 2026.

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