Comparison

Chicago Travel Guide . vs VisionPay

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

Head to head
About

Chicago Travel Guide .

Explore a city with an offline travel guide featuring augmented reality, interactive maps, and GPS. Discover attractions, plan daily itineraries, and find local recommendations for hotels, restaurants, and nightlife without needing an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality (AR) city exploration
  • 100% Offline travel guide
  • Offline metro and regional maps
  • GPS-enabled location tracking
  • Interactive points of interest on maps
  • Daily and budget-based itineraries
  • Nightlife and shopping recommendations
Features
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SPECIAL FEATURES - AUGMENTED REALITY - AR - STOP CARRYING BOOK GUIDES!!! - 100% OFFLINE TRAVEL GUIDE - OFFLINE METRO MAP - ZOOMABLE 100% REGIONAL OFFLINE MAPS - PICS GALLERY - GPS CAPABLE - INTERACTIVE POINTS OF INTEREST on the maps showing public bus stops, restaurants, pubs, hotels, hospitals, museums, theatres, and many others. - DAILY BASED ITINERARIES - BUDGET BASED HOTELS & RESTAURANTS - WHERE, WHAT & HOW TO SHOP - NIGHTLIFE ACTIVITIES - CITY TIPS, MOVING AROUND, COMMUTING - SAFETY TIPS ------------------------------------------ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Stop carrying heavy city tours guide in your pocket. TRAVEL LIGHT!!! With this Travel Guide you have a full city guide in your iPhone & iPod Touch. This tourist guide is built to be used offline. No connection to Internet required, meaning no extra charges in your phone bill!! AUGMENTED REALITY, unlike other tourist guides you will be able to discover the city with the best iPhone tool - AR - Just click on the AR button, turn yourself 360° and view on the screen where the best spots are and how to find them. You can also scroll up and down to view the closest and furthest attraction. Slide through the tutorial for more tips. After many requests, we bring to you your own steps with a GPS feature. Do not get lost, just take a look where you are standee. It is a very practical city guide since it is designed to be used by itineraries. There are 4 different itineraries for the city depending on the duration of your journey. We also provide tips and advices to travelers, how to get into the city, how to move around, where to shop, where to go at night, most popular places, safety tips, etc... Unlike other guides, this Travel Guide provides you with interactive zoomable OFFLINE MAPS (x6 zoom + GPS capable) of the region showing the attractions, public bus stops, restaurants, pubs, hotels, hospitals and many other useful points of interest. You cannot get lost!. With this guide, you will not only visit the city but also move around its region. Tourist info for must see attractions such as Grant Park, Millennium Park, Crown Fountain, Cloud Gate, Buckingham Fountain, Navy Pier, Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago Board of Trade Building, Streeterville, Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, Hancock Observatory, Willis Tower, Chicago City Hall, Lincoln Park Zoo, Illinois Center, among others. The travel guide is made based on travelers advices. Unlike other city guides, we can guarantee we have already visited these places and would like to give you a fancy and practical tool to make your visit a more enjoyable one. This app contains IAPs for you to enjoy and discover the best out of your visit.

About

VisionPay

This app offers a secure and contactless way to pay for parking at designated locations. It also provides navigation assistance to these parking spots using popular map services.

Highlights
  • Contactless parking payment
  • Navigation to parking locations
  • Integration with Google Maps
  • Integration with Apple Maps
  • Secure parking experience
Features
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VisionPay provides a safe and secure touchless parking experience. It is the easiest, and quickest way to park and pay at VisionPay Locations and navigate to them using Google, and Apple.

Screenshots

Chicago Travel Guide .4 screens
VisionPay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VisionPay at none against Chicago Travel Guide .'s 10. VisionPay also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Chicago Travel Guide .'s advantage is ratings volume (411 vs 2). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chicago Travel Guide . sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. VisionPay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VisionPay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chicago Travel Guide . has 411 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chicago Travel Guide . ships an update every 5 months, VisionPay every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chicago Travel Guide . versus VisionPay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChicago Travel Guide .VisionPay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (411 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings411 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB209 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel GarciaFisher Parking & Security, Inc.

Customer experience

Chicago Travel Guide .

All ratings411 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative79.2%

VisionPay

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chicago Travel Guide .

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when not on WiFi
  • Overlapping building icons on map
  • GPS not accurate
  • Incomprehensible French translation

Requested features

8 requests
  • Full access to content without purchase
  • More detailed information on attractions
  • Public transport information
  • Operating hours and ticket prices
  • URLs to official attraction websites
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  • Ability to favorite places
  • Improved French translation
  • App stability on WiFi

VisionPay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chicago Travel Guide .

One-time10
  • Chicago Augmented RealityFree
  • Navy PierFree
  • Field Museum of Natural HistoryFree
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  • Shedd AquariumFree
  • MilwaukeeFree
  • Niagara FallsFree
  • New York CityFree
  • Navy Pier Visitor Guide$1.99
  • Chicago Full Access$3.99
  • Chicago$4.99
None

VisionPay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chicago Travel Guide . free?
Chicago Travel Guide . is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VisionPay free?
VisionPay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chicago Travel Guide . or VisionPay?
VisionPay is rated higher. Chicago Travel Guide . averages 4.8 out of 5 from 411 ratings, while VisionPay averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Chicago Travel Guide . or VisionPay have ads?
Neither Chicago Travel Guide . nor VisionPay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chicago Travel Guide . or VisionPay?
Chicago Travel Guide . ships an update every 5 months, and VisionPay every 2 months. Most recently, Chicago Travel Guide . was updated on October 14, 2026 and VisionPay on October 8, 2026.

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