Comparison

Lipsi CityExplore vs Past App

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

Head to head
About

Lipsi CityExplore

Features
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Discover Lipsi with a guide that fits in your pocket. Sights, beaches, churches and archaeological sites, with photographs, descriptions and their exact place on the map. Search, filter by category, and keep your favourites close. What's inside • Sights, activities and events across the island • Routes with their stops and step-by-step navigation • Island map with every point, filters and "near me" • Trip planner: build your itinerary day by day • Digital tour, augmented reality and virtual tour • QR scanning at points of interest • Essentials: emergency numbers, how to reach the island, weather forecast, fuel stations • A heads-up for events starting today or tomorrow Works without a connection. Download the guide to your device before you travel and read articles, photographs and routes with no data — useful where the signal is weak.

About

Past App

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Past is a digital tourism app that provides passengers a chance to visit museums and archaeological sites on their routes according to their wishes, interests, and needs. The Past App consists of museums and archaeological sites belonging to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism within Turkey's borders. By getting a premium account, you can access premium features such as scenery, period filters, and quizzes without seeing ads, as well as instant navigation instead of manual reload.

Screenshots

Lipsi CityExplore4 screens
Past App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lipsi CityExplore at none against Past App's 16. Past App's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Past App sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Lipsi CityExplore asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lipsi CityExplore ships an update every 6 months, Past App every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Lipsi CityExplore versus Past App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLipsi CityExplorePast App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB89 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDotsoftFIELDTECH MUHENDISLIK TASARIM ARGE DANISMANLIK SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Lipsi CityExplore

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Past App

One-time13
  • Weekly Scenery Subs.$0.99
  • Monthly Scenery Subs.$0.99
  • 3 Months Scenery Subs.$0.99
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  • Weekly Period Subs.$0.99
  • Monthly Period Subs.$0.99
  • 3 Months Period Subs.$0.99
  • Karian Way2 variants$0.99
  • Lycian Way2 variants$0.99
  • Firigya Yolu$0.99
  • Phrygian Way$0.99
  • Annually Period Subs.$0.99
  • Annually Scenery Subs.$1.99
  • Annually Full Subs.2 variants$1.99

Questions

Is Lipsi CityExplore free?
Lipsi CityExplore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Past App free?
Past App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lipsi CityExplore or Past App have ads?
Neither Lipsi CityExplore nor Past App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lipsi CityExplore or Past App?
Lipsi CityExplore ships an update every 6 months, and Past App every 11 days. Most recently, Lipsi CityExplore was updated on October 30, 2026 and Past App on October 27, 2026.

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