Comparison

History5D vs Utrecht Time Machine

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

Head to head
About

History5D

Features
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History5D allows you to travel through time. You can look around in the past, present and future: in cities and countryside, on site and online. And you learn about places and its people. Map (2D), space (3D), time (4D) and information (5D) are linked.

About

Utrecht Time Machine

Features
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In Utrecht ligt de geschiedenis voor het oprapen. Wandelen door Utrecht uit de zestiende of zeventiende eeuw? Het oude Romeinse Castellum dat ooit op het Domplein stond ontdekken? Utrecht Time Machine brengt vergane tijden terug en plaatst ze middenin onze wereld. Utrecht Time Machine (UTM) beoogt het zichtbaar en ervaarbaar maken van de rijke Utrechtse geschiedenis via een combinatie tussen linked data en visualisatie technologie. Dit resulteert in vernieuwende interactieve presentatievormen voor een breed publiek. Deelnemers aan UTM stellen bronnen en resources beschikbaar. Ook moedigen zij andere geΓ―nteresseerde ontwerpers en ontwikkelaars aan om aan de slag te gaan met de gecombineerde data van verschillende erfgoedpartners.

Screenshots

History5D4 screens
Utrecht Time Machine1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Utrecht Time Machine at 3 against History5D's 1. Utrecht Time Machine also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

History5D ships an update every 3 months, Utrecht Time Machine every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
History5D versus Utrecht Time Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHistory5DUtrecht Time Machine
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months β€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size47 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStichting Verborgen StadHet Utrechts Archief

In-app purchases

None

History5D

No in-app purchases

None

Utrecht Time Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is History5D free?
History5D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Utrecht Time Machine free?
Utrecht Time Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do History5D or Utrecht Time Machine have ads?
Neither History5D nor Utrecht Time Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, History5D or Utrecht Time Machine?
History5D ships an update every 3 months, and Utrecht Time Machine every 4 months. Most recently, History5D was updated on October 3, 2026 and Utrecht Time Machine on October 13, 2026.

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