Comparison

GettyGuide vs Hyper Edohaku

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

Head to head
About

GettyGuide

Discover unique perspectives on art with audio tours and immersive experiences of exhibitions and outdoor spaces. Navigate Getty's locations, explore art with diverse commentary, and plan your visit with essential information.

Highlights
  • Thematic audio tours
  • Explore art on-demand
  • Mood Journeys for unique experiences
  • Exhibition and event information
  • Location-aware navigation map
  • Dining and shopping details
  • Multilingual audio content
Features
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With Getty’s official app, you’ll discover unique perspectives on art and enjoy an immersive experience of exhibitions and outdoor spaces. Let GettyGuide® be your personal tour guide during your visit. Listen to original, thematic audio tours that offer intimate experiences of the Getty’s two locations, and of the can’t-miss art, with commentary from diverse voices. At the Getty Center, stroll the one-of-a-kind Central Garden while hearing from a museum curator, landscape architect, mindfulness expert, and gardeners about this ever-changing space. Or try Mood Journeys, a feature that allows visitors to navigate hand-picked destinations and activities, according to a feeling you’d like to explore. At the Getty Villa, be transported 2,000 years into the past to experience the sounds and stories of life in an ancient Roman country house. You’ll find all the information you need to plan your day at the Getty Center or Getty Villa, including events and exhibitions currently on view, and where to eat and shop. App features include: • Audio tours and playlists of exhibitions, art, architecture, and gardens • “Explore on your own” feature for on-demand audio about hundreds of works of art • “Mood Journeys” feature, to inspire visitors to experience Getty locations and works of art in a unique way, with short activities designed to explore moods or feelings • Exhibitions and events happening today • Location-aware map to navigate Getty sites • Dining and shopping information • List and map of where to eat and shop • 10 language options for key content in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese

About

Hyper Edohaku

Features
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum’s smartphone app is finally here. What creativities and delights did the lives of Edo’s townspeople have? Journey into the hustle and bustle of Edo and discover originalities that can lead to insights for the present-day! - Find Them: One hundred from the Edo-Tokyo Museum Collection Ryōgoku-Hirokōji is Edo’s entertainment district, which the app has had recreated in 3D based on the Edo-Tokyo Museum’s model of the area to the west of Ryōgokubashi Bridge. This augmented rendition includes the Ryōgokubashi Bridge in the summer, squares on both ends of the Bridge, and the Sumida River. Scattered among this 3D rendering, overflowing with diverse people and commodities, are one hundred items selected from the Edo-Tokyo Museum’s collection for you to find. - The Four Areas: From the nagaya to Ryōgokubashi Bridge, and to Ekōin Temple and the Sumida River Your journey as an Edo teenager begins in a busy morning in the nagaya. Stroll through to collect the area-themed items to open doors into the following areas, where, finally, you will enjoy a cool evening on a riverboat on the final Sumida River area. - The Sumida River Opening Thriving with Events The Ryōgokubashi Bridge carries many of Edo’s townspeople back-and-forth their destinations where countless incidents and events happen on the daily: performances of freak/animal shows (misemono), fires, and even street fights. The firework display at Sumida River and the sumo wrestling at Ekōin Temple are also two out of many of these events unique to Edo, items of which you can find and collect. Throughout your discovery, you might also encounter famous figures such as Katsushika Hokusai and Gennai Hiraga.

Screenshots

GettyGuide4 screens
Hyper Edohaku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: GettyGuide at #197 against Hyper Edohaku's unranked. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and November 27, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
GettyGuide versus Hyper Edohaku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGettyGuideHyper Edohaku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB114 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJ. Paul Getty TrustTokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture

In-app purchases

None

GettyGuide

No in-app purchases

None

Hyper Edohaku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GettyGuide free?
GettyGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hyper Edohaku free?
Hyper Edohaku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GettyGuide or Hyper Edohaku have ads?
Neither GettyGuide nor Hyper Edohaku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GettyGuide or Hyper Edohaku?
GettyGuide ships an update every 2 months, and Hyper Edohaku every 2 months. Most recently, GettyGuide was updated on June 5, 2026 and Hyper Edohaku on November 27, 2025.

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