Comparison

Knossospalace vs MBP Audio Guide

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

Head to head
About

Knossospalace

Explore Heraklion's historical sites with interactive digital tours. This app uses beacons and QR codes to deliver location-based multimedia content, including texts, photos, stories, and videos. Enjoy audio tours in Greek and English, and view 3D reconstructions of archaeological sites.

Highlights
  • Digital guided tours
  • Location-based content
  • Beacon and QR code integration
  • Multimedia information (text, photos, video)
  • Audio tours (Greek/English)
  • 3D site representations
Features
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Application for Digital Guided tour for the routes network of the Heraklion Regional Unit The application integrates and offers digital content to visitors of the Heraklion Regional Unit and the Palace of Knossos and leads them to visitable monuments. The digital tour application is connected to beacons and QR codes that were installed at the entrance of selected monuments and archeological sites. The user receives digital information depending on his location, with or without internet connection, and accesses a set of information and multimedia content, such as texts, photos, stories, videos, in relation to each object's story. The application incorporates a short audio tour in Greek - English for each point of interest. Finally, the application will provide the ability to view three-dimensional representations of selected archaeological sites of Heraklion Ephorate of Antiquities.

About

MBP Audio Guide

Explore the Museum of Byzantine Culture's 11 galleries and journey through the world of Byzantium. Discover thematic units covering daily life, worship, art, trade, and more.

Highlights
  • Explore 11 museum galleries
  • Learn about Byzantine history
  • Thematic units on daily life
  • Information on worship and burial
  • Details on architecture and art
  • Insights into trade and professions
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Welcome to the Museum of Byzantine Culture. Museum visitors can explore the 11 galleries of the permanent exhibition and travel back in time to the world of Byzantium, through thematic units dealing with everyday and public life, worship and burial rights, architecture and art, trade and professions.

Screenshots

Knossospalace4 screens
MBP Audio Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Knossospalace at 2.7 against MBP Audio Guide's 1.5. MBP Audio Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Knossospalace holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knossospalace ships an update every 3 months, MBP Audio Guide every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Knossospalace versus MBP Audio Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnossospalaceMBP Audio Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better1.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size233 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDotsoftRadiant Technologies SA

In-app purchases

None

Knossospalace

No in-app purchases

None

MBP Audio Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knossospalace free?
Knossospalace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MBP Audio Guide free?
MBP Audio Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Knossospalace or MBP Audio Guide?
Knossospalace is rated higher. Knossospalace averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while MBP Audio Guide averages 1.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Knossospalace or MBP Audio Guide have ads?
Neither Knossospalace nor MBP Audio Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knossospalace or MBP Audio Guide?
Knossospalace ships an update every 3 months, and MBP Audio Guide every 6 weeks. Most recently, Knossospalace was updated on October 25, 2026 and MBP Audio Guide on October 27, 2026.

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