Comparison

Budapest Travel & Audio Guide vs Bucharest Guide by Civitatis

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

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About

Budapest Travel & Audio Guide

Navigate Budapest with detailed offline maps, comprehensive travel content, and insider tips. Discover attractions, book hotels, and find restaurants, all without needing an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Detailed offline maps
  • In-depth travel content
  • Attraction discovery
  • Hotel booking
  • Restaurant reviews
  • Offline access
  • Ticket information
Features
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Tickets and tours: Hungarian Parliament Building, St. Stephen's Basilica and more. Hear the story of every sight with the audio guide and walk an itinerary planned on the time you have. In English and 10 other languages. TICKETS AND TOURS IN BUDAPEST Entry tickets and guided tours: Hungarian Parliament Building, St. Stephen's Basilica and Buda Castle, booked through GetYourGuide from the page of each place. Boat cruises, thermal baths, airport transfers. BUDAPEST AUDIO GUIDE Tap "Listen" on any place of the guide and the app reads its story aloud, sentence by sentence, while you stand in front of it: Hungarian Parliament Building, St. Stephen's Basilica, Buda Castle. Pause, go back a sentence, change the speed. The audio guide speaks the language you read the guide in. BUDAPEST ITINERARY BY THE TIME YOU HAVE Tell the app how much time you have and where you start, and it plans a walking itinerary through the sights of Budapest: the stops in order, the walk between them in minutes, the route on the map. Follow it step by step, stop by stop. Or save the places you like and turn them into your own walk. MAP OF BUDAPEST All the sights of Budapest on one map: the photos of the most famous ones, the others by name as you zoom in. Tap a place for its page, its tickets and the walking directions from where you are. THINGS TO DO IN BUDAPEST 77 places to see, each with its story, photos and the tours that visit it: Hungarian Parliament Building, St. Stephen's Basilica, Buda Castle, Fishermen's Bastion, Chain Bridge, Heroes' Square, Liberty Bridge and many more. TRAVEL TIPS FOR BUDAPEST 171 answers to the questions travellers ask before and during a trip to Budapest, for example: • Best ways to skip the lines at Buda Castle • Visiting Parliament House Budapest: essential tips • Combined ticket options for Budapest's top museums MORE IN THE GUIDE • Weather for the next 7 days • Practical information: emergency numbers, holidays, getting around, safety • Hotels in Budapest on Booking.com, for tonight, the weekend or your dates • My guide: save places with a tap and find them on the map FREE, OR PREMIUM The Budapest guide, the audio guide, the map, the travel tips and a one-hour itinerary are free, with ads. Premium, a single purchase, removes the ads and adds longer itineraries, your own lists of places ("Day 1", "Day 2"), unlimited walking directions and the offline guide: the whole guide of Budapest downloaded to your phone, to read without a connection.

About

Bucharest Guide by Civitatis

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This Bucharest guide is completely free and has been created by the Civitatis team, the leading company in the sale of guided tours, excursions, and free tours in English all over the world. So you can guess what you'll find there: all the tourist information you need to make the most of your trip to Bucharest, with a perfect combination of cultural, sightseeing, and entertainment options. You'll also find in this Bucharest guide practical information that will help you organize your trip to Bucharest, as well as tips and advice to make the most of your time in Bucharest. What to see in Bucharest? Where to eat, where to sleep? What are the places you really have to visit? Any tips to save money? Our Bucharest guide will answer all these and more. The most interesting sections of this free guide to Bucharest are: • General information: Learn how to plan your trip to Bucharest and find out what is the necessary documentation to visit it, what is the weather like at the time you're traveling, or what are the opening hours of its stores. • What to see: Discover the main attractions in Bucharest, as well as practical information on how to visit these tourist spots, how to get there, opening hours, closing days, prices, etc. • Where to eat: Learn more about the most traditional dishes in Romania and the best places to sample them in Bucharest. And why not do it for the best price? We tell you the best places to eat on a budget in Bucharest. • Where to stay: Are you looking for a quiet neighborhood to rest or a lively one to party until dawn? Our free travel guide will let you know in which area you should look for your accommodation in Bucharest. • Transport: Find out how to get around Bucharest and which are the best ways to move around depending on your budget or your time. • Shopping: Get the perfect souvenirs and save time and money by knowing in advance which are the best areas to go shopping in Bucharest. • Map: The most comprehensive map of Bucharest, where you can see all the must-see sights, where to eat, the best area to book your hotel, or the neighborhood with the greatest and liveliest atmosphere in Bucharest. • Activities: With our Bucharest guide, you can also book the best Civitatis activities for your trip. Guided tours, excursions, tickets, free tours... Everything to fill your trip! We know that when you're traveling, there's no time to waste. And even more, when there are so many things to do in Bucharest. That's why, with this free travel guide, we want to help you fill your trip to Bucharest. Have a blast and enjoy your vacation! P.S. The information and tips in this guide were written by and for travelers and were collected on January 2023. If you find any inaccuracies or find something you think we should change, please contact us (https://www.civitatis.com/en/contact/).

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Budapest Travel & Audio Guide4 screens
Bucharest Guide by Civitatis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bucharest Guide by Civitatis at none against Budapest Travel & Audio Guide's 4. Budapest Travel & Audio Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 8 months). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Budapest Travel & Audio Guide sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Bucharest Guide by Civitatis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budapest Travel & Audio Guide ships an update every 9 days, Bucharest Guide by Civitatis every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Budapest Travel & Audio Guide versus Bucharest Guide by Civitatis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudapest Travel & Audio GuideBucharest Guide by Civitatis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZF s.r.l.CIVITATIS TOURS S.L.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Budapest Travel & Audio Guide

One-time4
  • Offline$3.99
  • Offline Guide Without Ads$7.99
  • Offline$11.99
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  • Offline$14.99
None

Bucharest Guide by Civitatis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Budapest Travel & Audio Guide free?
Budapest Travel & Audio Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bucharest Guide by Civitatis free?
Bucharest Guide by Civitatis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Budapest Travel & Audio Guide or Bucharest Guide by Civitatis have ads?
Neither Budapest Travel & Audio Guide nor Bucharest Guide by Civitatis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Budapest Travel & Audio Guide or Bucharest Guide by Civitatis?
Budapest Travel & Audio Guide ships an update every 9 days, and Bucharest Guide by Civitatis every 8 months. Most recently, Budapest Travel & Audio Guide was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bucharest Guide by Civitatis on September 25, 2026.

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