Lipsi CityExplore vs Aptera AR Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lipsi CityExplore
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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.
Aptera AR Map
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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).
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lipsi CityExplore ships an update every 6 months, Aptera AR Map every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Lipsi CityExplore | Aptera AR Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 249 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dotsoft | Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports |
In-app purchases
Lipsi CityExplore
No in-app purchases
Aptera AR Map
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Lipsi CityExplore free?
Is Aptera AR Map free?
Do Lipsi CityExplore or Aptera AR Map have ads?
Which is updated more often, Lipsi CityExplore or Aptera AR Map?
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