Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Road Trip Pins

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Zürich City Guide4 screens
Road Trip Pins4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Zürich City Guide versus Road Trip Pins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZürich City GuideRoad Trip Pins
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperZürich TourismusMichael Fleischer

In-app purchases

None

Zürich City Guide

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Road Trip Pins

Subscriptions1
  • Road Trip Pins Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Zürich City Guide free?
Zürich City Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Road Trip Pins free?
Road Trip Pins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zürich City Guide or Road Trip Pins have ads?
Neither Zürich City Guide nor Road Trip Pins shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zürich City Guide or Road Trip Pins?
Zürich City Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, and Road Trip Pins every 10 days. Most recently, Zürich City Guide was updated on November 3, 2026 and Road Trip Pins on October 31, 2026.

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