Hidden Venice vs Discoveroo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hidden Venice
Explore Venice through immersive historical trails guided by virtual characters. Discover major sites and hidden gems with expert commentary, toggling between historical and modern maps. Experience the city's past on location or remotely.
- Immersive historical trails
- Guided by historical characters
- Expert commentary by historians
- Interactive historical and modern maps
- Explore major sites and hidden gems
- Use on-location or off-site
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Ca' Foscari University of Venice and University of Exeter bring you immersive trails led by historical characters, with expert commentary. In English and Italian. Trails include: ‘Venice Unmasked’ (1730) ‘Boats, Bridges and Battles’ (1639) ‘City of Refuge’ (1572) App features: - Explore the city's major sites and discover hidden gems. - Toggle between an interactive historical and modern map. - Characters brought to life by actors. Expert commentary by historians. - Use on location, or off site. Explore other HistoryCity apps - Hidden: Florence, Valencia, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Exeter, Deventer, Trento, Tours, Landshut.
Discoveroo
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Venice is full of stories. Most of them are standing right in front of you, with no one to tell them. Discoveroo is your personal audio guide to the city. Open the app, see the famous spots on a map, tap a pin, and a voice starts telling you the story of exactly where you are. No tour group, no fixed route, no schedule. Just you, the city, and a guide in your pocket. What makes it different: you can talk to it. Hear something you want to know more about? Interrupt and ask out loud. "Who built this?" "What's inside?" "Tell me a fun fact." Your guide answers back in real time, like a real person walking beside you. Every other audio guide just plays a recording. This one has a conversation with you. HOW IT WORKS - Open the map and see the must-see spots around you, sorted by distance - Tap any landmark to start its audio story - Interrupt anytime to ask anything, out loud, and get an answer instantly - Keep walking. The app follows you and tells you what's worth seeing next WHY TRAVELERS LOVE IT - A private-guide experience without the private-guide price - Total freedom: your own pace, your own route, no group to wait for - Real answers to your real questions, not a one size fits all script - Built for solo and independent travelers who skip the organized tours START FREE Your first stories in every city are on us. Love it? Unlock the whole city with a single payment. No subscriptions, no hidden fees, nothing to remember to cancel later. Starting in Venice. More cities coming soon. Tap a pin. Hear the story. Ask anything. Welcome to Discoveroo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hidden Venice at none against Discoveroo's 1. Hidden Venice also leads on ads (none vs shown). Discoveroo's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Discoveroo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hidden Venice asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hidden Venice ships an update every 3 weeks, Discoveroo weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hidden Venice | Discoveroo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | University of Exeter | Simone Biasotto |
In-app purchases
Hidden Venice
No in-app purchases
Discoveroo
- Discoveroo - Venice Unlocked$17.99
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