In Florence vs Hidden Venice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
In Florence
Explore Florence's most important landmarks with this pocket audioguide. Discover points of interest through interactive maps, detailed information, and engaging narrations. Designed for both sighted and visually impaired users, it offers an accessible way to experience the city's art and beauty.
- Location-based audio guides
- Interactive city maps
- Points of interest exploration
- Textual search functionality
- Favorite collection for POIs
- Image and detailed information
- Accessible for visually impaired
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Locate, listen, explore and enjoy the most important monuments and points of interest in Florence. Forget traditional audio guides. All you need is in your pocket. Essential and immediate, the app that will guide you during your visit without diverting your attention from the beauty of the city. More than 30 of the most beautiful and important points of interest in the center of Florence are available in Italian language, but other localizations will coming soon. Easy and smart access to info Discover pois through the exploration page and find them grouped by type or common features. Use textual research to find them typing the name. Add pois to your favorite collection to find them quickly and to share them with your friends. Image, Audio, Details Wear headphones or bring your phone to your ear and let yourself be guided by narrations. Look at the images or discover the details of the pois to better appreciate them. Interactive maps Check the position of all monuments to better move around and locate yourself. Choose one of the suggested route and leave be guided around the city to discover all the beauties. Accessible Art belongs to everyone. Accessibility is one of the issues we most cherish. This app can be used the same way by sighted people and people with visual impairments: nobody shall be left behind! ...and now...download it and simply enjoy your tour... PS: if you have dubts or suggestions contact us at support@itcares.it
Hidden Venice
Explore Venice through immersive historical trails guided by virtual characters. Discover major sites and hidden gems with expert commentary, toggling between historical and modern maps. Experience the city's past on location or remotely.
- Immersive historical trails
- Guided by historical characters
- Expert commentary by historians
- Interactive historical and modern maps
- Explore major sites and hidden gems
- Use on-location or off-site
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Ca' Foscari University of Venice and University of Exeter bring you immersive trails led by historical characters, with expert commentary. In English and Italian. Trails include: ‘Venice Unmasked’ (1730) ‘Boats, Bridges and Battles’ (1639) ‘City of Refuge’ (1572) App features: - Explore the city's major sites and discover hidden gems. - Toggle between an interactive historical and modern map. - Characters brought to life by actors. Expert commentary by historians. - Use on location, or off site. Explore other HistoryCity apps - Hidden: Florence, Valencia, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Exeter, Deventer, Trento, Tours, Landshut.
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Verdict
In Florence and Hidden Venice both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Hidden Venice's written reviews are positive against 33% of In Florence's. Hidden Venice also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for In Florence against 5.0 for Hidden Venice. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of In Florence's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hidden Venice's.
In Florence ships an update every 13 months, Hidden Venice every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | In Florence | Hidden Venice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ITCares s.r.l. | University of Exeter |
Customer experience
In Florence
Hidden Venice
In-app purchases
In Florence
No in-app purchases
Hidden Venice
No in-app purchases
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