Knossospalace vs War Museum NEXT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Digital guided tours
- Location-based content
- Beacon and QR code integration
- Multimedia information (text, photos, video)
- Audio tours (Greek/English)
- 3D site representations
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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.
War Museum NEXT
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The Digital Tour Guide Application, following the spatial arrangement of the exhibits at the War Museum and the linear narrative of Greek military history, from the furthest prehistoric antiquity to the contemporary era, aims to showcase the most significant heirlooms of the collections. It focuses on describing and explaining these artifacts while narrating interesting stories surrounding them. Funding: War Museum NEXT, Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation 2014-2020, Code OE: MIS 5104622
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: War Museum NEXT at every 5 weeks against Knossospalace's every 3 months. War Museum NEXT also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Knossospalace ships an update every 3 months, War Museum NEXT every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knossospalace | War Museum NEXT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dotsoft | Athens War Museum |
In-app purchases
Knossospalace
No in-app purchases
War Museum NEXT
No in-app purchases
Questions
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