Architecture vs World Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Architecture
Discover the world's finest architectural masterpieces with this offline guide. It provides GPS-enabled directions, historical context, and images for significant 20th and 21st-century buildings globally. Explore iconic structures and hidden gems, even without a data connection.
- GPS-enabled architectural guide
- Offline access to information and photos
- Building stories and architect details
- Walking and driving directions
- Manual browsing by city and building
- 20th and 21st-century architectural selection
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The world's finest architectural masterpieces in your pocket. A one-stop GPS-enabled guide to the worlds greatest architectural achievements from the 20th and 21st century. Travel to any place in the world and this guide will tell you, where the most interesting buildings around you are located. It will tell the story behind the building and the architect, displays two pictures for every project and gives you walking or driving directions. No data connection is needed, because all information and pictures (except maps) are stored offline on your phone. So no expensive roaming cost when abroad! You can even use it without GPS and in Flight Mode, because it allows you to browse cities and buildings manually. All projects have a full description, photos and additional details such as the name of the architect, the year it was built and the associated website. It also presents you with walking and driving directions. This carefull selection of the major wonders of 20th and 21st century architecture spans traditions throughout the world, from Le Corbusier to the latest Pritzker Prize winners. From the renowned, famous icons to the hidden architectural gems. An indispensable tool for travellers and city dwellers, to discover great buildings worldwide.
World Dashboard
Explore cities and countries with offline access to detailed information. Discover weather, nearest cities, points of interest, and country-specific data like population, languages, and government. An essential tool for immediate global insights.
- Offline access to city and country information
- Weather, sunrise, and sunset data
- Nearest cities and distances
- Top 5 must-see locations
- Detailed country facts (population, borders, etc.)
- Information on people (languages, religion, ethnicity)
- Continent, flag, government, and economic data
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Your world dash to the great cities and countries of the world. Lots of information about each place stored on the app, so internet access is not required for most information. This is an essential tool for anyone interested in immediate access to information on the world. Includes weather information, plus sunrise and sunset. Nearest cities, plus their distance. As well as the closest 5 must see locations for that place. Lots of country details as well, such as Capital, population, area size, countries that border it. Lots of details on the people, including languages, religion, ethnic makeup. Includes the continent, flag, information on the government, highest and lowest points, as well as GDP and inflation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: World Dashboard at 100% against Architecture's 41%. World Dashboard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Architecture's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (1K vs 1). On ads 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
Architecture is free to download; World Dashboard costs $0.99 up front. Architecture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. World Dashboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
World Dashboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Architecture has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Architecture's written reviews are positive against 100% of World Dashboard's.
Architecture ships an update every 187 months, World Dashboard every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Architecture | World Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.6 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 187 months | Every 39 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makayama.com | JOhn Lyons |
Customer experience
Architecture
World Dashboard
Bugs and requests
Architecture
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect location detection
- Crashes and freezes on launch
- Incomplete or inaccurate information
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more architects and buildings worldwide
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Provide more detailed information and photos
- Offer a more affordable pricing model
World Dashboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Architecture
- unlimited, full version$3.99
World Dashboard
No in-app purchases






