Comparison

VisitIzmir vs Explor Essonne

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

Head to head
About

VisitIzmir

Discover Izmir with a comprehensive city guide. Access detailed information on over 2,300 historical, cultural, and natural points, including accommodation and events. Navigate the city with up-to-date maps and location services.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive city information
  • Over 2,300 points of interest
  • Historical and cultural insights
  • Accommodation and event listings
  • Interactive maps with navigation
  • Photos and videos of attractions
Features
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Your city guide with all the latest information about Izmir will help you plan your perfect trip. With Visit Izmir, the promotional face of Izmir, exploring the city is now simple and fun. Visit Izmir, which contains detailed information about innovations, places to see, accommodation and events in the city, shows you how to reach all these points on up-to-date maps. The first step of digitalisation in tourism for the post-coronavirus process was taken in Izmir and Izmir became the first city in Turkey to complete its digital tourism infrastructure. Thanks to the Visitİzmir mobile tourism application that can be downloaded to mobile phones, those who want to visit Izmir will be able to get information about more than 2,300 points of the city and access anywhere at any time. With more than 2,300 historical and touristic points, the application, which includes information, photos and videos, guides those who want to discover the historical, cultural and natural richness of Izmir. It shows on the map how to reach these points with location information. Detailed information on all points from the basket maker from Bergama to the luxury hotels in Çeşme, from Yeşilova Mound, the first settlement of İzmir dating back to 8,500 years ago, to museums and art galleries or little-known nature areas and the creatures in these areas can be accessed through Visitİzmir. In the first phase of the project, expert teams formed by the Izmir Development Agency processed written and visual information about Izmir's touristic attractions in 11 different categories such as gastronomy, history and culture, intangible cultural heritage, nature and countryside into the digital database. Completed in 12 months, the digital tourism infrastructure will be regularly updated by experts and Visitİzmir users, and new information will be entered into the system.

About

Explor Essonne

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Profitant d’un environnement naturel d’exception, le Département de l’Essonne est fier de vous présenter sa nouvelle application : Explor Essonne. Cette application est à l’image de l’Essonne, innovante et parfaite pour vous faire découvrir et redécouvrir un territoire magnifique afin de vous faire sentir loin près de chez vous. Explor Essonne est une invitation à découvrir les trésors cachés de l’Essonne : ses forêts, ses marais, ses parcs et jardins, ses sites culturels et patrimoniaux. Pour petits et grands, cette application est une grande vitrine interactive et ludique de l’Essonne afin de vos guider vers le patrimoine culturel et historique remarquable de notre territoire, tout en s’amusant. L’Essonne dans votre poche, et à la portée de vos pas !

Screenshots

VisitIzmir4 screens
Explor Essonne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Explor Essonne at every 3 weeks against VisitIzmir's every 2 months. VisitIzmir's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

VisitIzmir ships an update every 2 months, Explor Essonne every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VisitIzmir versus Explor Essonne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisitIzmirExplor Essonne
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIzmir Buyuksehir BelediyesiAtelier Nature

In-app purchases

None

VisitIzmir

No in-app purchases

None

Explor Essonne

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisitIzmir free?
VisitIzmir is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explor Essonne free?
Explor Essonne is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VisitIzmir or Explor Essonne have ads?
Neither VisitIzmir nor Explor Essonne shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisitIzmir or Explor Essonne?
VisitIzmir ships an update every 2 months, and Explor Essonne every 3 weeks. Most recently, VisitIzmir was updated on June 10, 2026 and Explor Essonne on September 22, 2026.

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