Comparison

Metro Paris Subway vs Louvre Visit & Guide

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

Head to head
About

Metro Paris Subway

Navigate Paris with official subway, RER, and bus maps. Features a journey planner that works offline, station locator, and bookmark manager. Includes bus routes and station information.

Highlights
  • Official Paris Metro, RER, and Bus maps
  • Offline journey planner
  • Nearest station locator
  • Interactive route planning
  • Bookmark manager
  • Live station location with Apple Maps
Features
Currently charting
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Metro Paris Subway is the original and No. 1 selling application for getting around Paris, France. ◉ Metro Paris Subway is recommended by the Financial Times and the Los Angeles Times. Featured by Apple. ************************************************************ DESCRIPTION ************************************************************ Metro Paris Subway for iPhone is a comprehensive guide to traveling through Paris, France. It includes official subway maps. Metro Paris Subway is officially licensed by RATP of Paris. ◉ Latest official map of Paris Metro, RER (the additional regional express network of Paris) and Paris Bus. Detailed map of each line in Paris (Metro, RER, Tramway, and SNCF Transilien). ◉ Precise location of each station on the map (with a red circle). This application is fully compatible with Apple Maps, each station is represented by a red pin, a popup shows you the distance, and it's updated live (thanks to GPS) as you walk down the streets of Paris. ◉ The journey planner tool allows you to find automatically the best route to get to your destination in Paris Metro. Interactive map to choose your stations for the route. To get better Route results, please switch into Best Route in the settings. ◉ The journey planner does not require a network connection to operate, it works perfectly while in the subway. ◉ A bookmark manager allows you to save your stations and routes. ◉ The application locates the nearest metro stations from your position in Paris. You can also provide an address in Paris, all the stations closest to that address will be displayed. ◉ Paris Bus is now available in the same application. This option allows you to switch between the underground and bus systems at any time using the same application. This add-on includes the official Paris Buses map from RATP with the key bus routes, locates the nearest bus stations, and also offers a Journey Planner tool. ◉ This application is available in English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese. Thank you for taking the time to report any bugs or to request an enhancement to Metro Paris Subway Application. Email us at support@presselite.com

About

Louvre Visit & Guide

Explore the Louvre at your own pace with guided walking tours and audio guides. This offline app provides step-by-step directions with images, helping you discover artworks and optimize your visit without needing data or worrying about battery life.

Highlights
  • Guided walking tours
  • Offline access
  • Step-by-step directions with images
  • Audio guides
  • Customizable itineraries
  • Curated information on artworks
Features
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Discover our guided walking tours of the Louvre on your phone and at your own pace! You decide when and what itineraries to do, besides being offline and without having to worry about the loss of coverage! Forget the maps and spending data or mobile phone battery! With the itineraries that our passionate Tourblinkers, instagrammers, bloggers and local inhabitants have made with images, we will guide you step by step, indicating which direction to take showing you images of the place and exhibit that you have in front of you! We will be your freetour guide on your own mobile phone. As if we were the genie of the lamp, who will make you the tour you decide, at the time you like, and spending the time you wish! We offer you itineraries lasting from 60 mins to 2 hours so you can choose the time that best suits you (especially if it is the first time you are visiting the museum or you are staying in the city for the weekend only). OFFLINE APPLICATION Don’t you have mobile data or connection? No problem! You can visit the Louvre and read all the practical information even in “airplane mode”, without spending any of that. Tourblink specializes in walking tours always available offline and through images and audios. Without maps, we guide you in the most intuitive possible way, so you don’t get lost. CURIOUS AND QUALITY INFORMATION Our Tourblink team is composed by professionals and local guides who are art passionated and who know what questions you may be asking yourself and what would you like to see during your visit in the Louvre, optimizing your time. The information in the app is concise, useful, fun and easy to understand. The one related to the artworks is free! In addition of explaining what you already knew you were coming to visit at the museum, we also tell you what we like the most about each artwork that you didn’t know you were going to see. So that when you leave the museum, you leave it with a good taste of knowledge. ITINERARIES Don't you exactly know how to profit your time? Where to start? We are here to solve that! We propose itineraries by hours, in order to enjoy the museum as much as you can! You will feel like on a tour, but on your own and at your own pace. Once you choose one of the itineraries (paying a ridiculous price of less than € 5), you can follow the route and listen to the audio guides, which will give you information to understand what you see once you are in front of it. Or if you prefer, you can read it.

Screenshots

Metro Paris Subway4 screens
Louvre Visit & Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Louvre Visit & Guide at Free against Metro Paris Subway's $2.99. Louvre Visit & Guide also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Metro Paris Subway's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (85% vs 49%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Louvre Visit & Guide is free to download; Metro Paris Subway costs $2.99 up front. Metro Paris Subway sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Louvre Visit & Guide sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Metro Paris Subway holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 414 and 357 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Metro Paris Subway's written reviews are positive against 49% of Louvre Visit & Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metro Paris Subway ships an update every 3 months, Louvre Visit & Guide fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Metro Paris Subway versus Louvre Visit & Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetro Paris SubwayLouvre Visit & Guide
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (414 ratings) — better4.3 (357 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better49.2% of reviews
Number of ratings414 — better357
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB118 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlexandre MorcosGUIDELING OU

Customer experience

Metro Paris Subway

All ratings411 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews364 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative8.8%

Louvre Visit & Guide

All ratings357 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative49.2%

Bugs and requests

Metro Paris Subway

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Route planning loops endlessly for some routes
  • Crashes when interrupted during route planning

Requested features

3 requests
  • Show direction of metro lines
  • Include bus route planning
  • Add more detailed station information

Louvre Visit & Guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Metro Paris Subway

One-time6
  • Paris Bus$0.99
  • Fast Food POI Pack$0.99
  • Restaurants POI Pack$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Accommodation POI Pack$0.99
  • Coffee, Pastry & Ice Cream POI Pack$0.99
  • Leisure POI Pack$0.99
10 purchases

Louvre Visit & Guide

One-time10
  • NEW The Louvre in 60 mins$0.99
  • AUDIOTOUR The best of Egypt$0.99
  • AUDIOTOUR The Louvre in 60 min$0.99
Show 7 more
  • NEW Louvre in 2 hours$1.99
  • audio Beyoncé in the museum$1.99
  • NEW The Louvre in a half day$2.99
  • AUDIOTOUR Louvre in 2 hours$2.99
  • All routes of the Louvre$3.99
  • AUDIOTOUR The Louvre in a half$3.99
  • NEW Buy All$4.99

Questions

Is Metro Paris Subway free?
Metro Paris Subway costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Louvre Visit & Guide free?
Louvre Visit & Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Metro Paris Subway or Louvre Visit & Guide?
Metro Paris Subway is rated higher. Metro Paris Subway averages 4.8 out of 5 from 414 ratings, while Louvre Visit & Guide averages 4.3 from 357 ratings.
Do Metro Paris Subway or Louvre Visit & Guide have ads?
Neither Metro Paris Subway nor Louvre Visit & Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metro Paris Subway or Louvre Visit & Guide?
Metro Paris Subway ships an update every 3 months, and Louvre Visit & Guide fortnightly. Most recently, Metro Paris Subway was updated on October 31, 2026 and Louvre Visit & Guide on November 4, 2026.

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