Zürich City Guide vs Road Trip Pins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zürich City Guide
This digital companion helps you explore Zurich with features like a mobile city pass for public transport and attractions, online booking for tours and restaurants, and an interactive city map. Save your favorite spots and access essential travel information.
- Mobile Zürich Card for public transport and attractions
- Online booking for tours, transport, and restaurants
- Interactive city map with points of interest
- Create personalized favorites lists
- User profile for storing traveler details
- Access to FAQs, seasonal tips, and contact information
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Welcome to the Zürich City Guide, the digital companion for your stay in Zurich. The app contains the following features: MOBILE ZÜRICH CARD Simply purchase and present the city pass «Zürich Card» in the app. By purchasing the «Zürich Card», you can benefit from the following free special offers: • Use of all public transportation in the city center • Transfer from Zurich Airport to Zurich Main Station and vice versa • Trip up Zurich’s home mountain, the Uetliberg • Specific boat trips on the River Limmat and Lake Zurich • And many more ONLINE BOOKINGS You can book and present tickets for city tours, public transportation, or excursions in just a few steps in the app. Also, table reservations for restaurants can be made easily using the Zürich City Guide. CITY MAP On the city map you can find tourist highlights and other useful information – such as where public toilets or fountains with drinking water are located. FAVORITES Create your own favorites to compile your individual program. PROFILE The login function allows you to easily store your details and those of your fellow travelers in the app. INFORMATION In the app, you’ll find frequently asked questions, seasonal tips as well as information on public transport. You also have the possibility to reach out to the team of Zürich Tourism through the app.
Road Trip Pins
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Road Trip Pins is a private, personal travel journal built around your map. Save the places that made a trip memorable—from scenic viewpoints and hidden trails to favourite restaurants, campsites, roadside discoveries, and spontaneous detours. Add photos and notes, organize stops into trips, and return to the story of every journey whenever you like. FEATURES • Pin memorable stops on an interactive map • Organize saved places into separate road trips • Add photos, notes, tags, dates, and weather details • Track a route while the app is open and add stops along the way • Browse trip photos in a dedicated gallery • Review travel statistics and trip history • Search for places and open directions in your preferred maps app • Export, share, and restore local backups • Keep your journal private—no account is required YOUR TRIPS STAY YOURS Road Trip Pins stores your journal, pins, photos, and backups on your device. The app does not contain advertising and does not track you across apps or websites. Location access is used only for travel features you choose to use. Whether you are planning a weekend drive, crossing the country, or simply collecting meaningful places close to home, Road Trip Pins helps you remember more than the destination—it preserves the journey. Privacy Policy https://www.crazy2b.ca/roadtrippins/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zürich City Guide at none against Road Trip Pins's 1. Road Trip Pins's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Road Trip Pins sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Zürich City Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zürich City Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, Road Trip Pins every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zürich City Guide | Road Trip Pins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zürich Tourismus | Michael Fleischer |
In-app purchases
Zürich City Guide
No in-app purchases
Road Trip Pins
- Road Trip Pins Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
Questions
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