Comparison

Lipsi CityExplore vs Aptera AR Map

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

Aptera AR Map

Features
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Visit the information center at the archaeological site of Aptera and with the Augmented Reality (AR) Map Application see one of the most important ancient city-states of Crete come to life in front of you! With the application, the user can, after entering the information center of the archaeological site of Aptera and scanning with his mobile device the marker placed on a stand in front of the map - top view of Aptera, can virtually visit the key points with augmented reality technology guided tour of the archaeological site and see them being "restored" in front of him. The project was co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and by national resources, within the Operational Program "Crete 2014 - 2020" (NSRF 2014 - 2020).

Screenshots

Lipsi CityExplore4 screens
Aptera AR Map3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aptera AR Map at every 3 weeks against Lipsi CityExplore's every 6 months. 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

Lipsi CityExplore ships an update every 6 months, Aptera AR Map every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Lipsi CityExplore versus Aptera AR Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLipsi CityExploreAptera AR Map
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDotsoftHellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports

In-app purchases

None

Lipsi CityExplore

No in-app purchases

None

Aptera AR Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lipsi CityExplore free?
Lipsi CityExplore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aptera AR Map free?
Aptera AR Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lipsi CityExplore or Aptera AR Map have ads?
Neither Lipsi CityExplore nor Aptera AR Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lipsi CityExplore or Aptera AR Map?
Lipsi CityExplore ships an update every 6 months, and Aptera AR Map every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lipsi CityExplore was updated on October 30, 2026 and Aptera AR Map on October 30, 2026.

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