Comparison

Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps vs Tokyo Station Around

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

Head to head
About

Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps

Explore Tokyo with an offline guide featuring augmented reality, city maps, and public transportation information. Discover must-visit places, get insider tips, and plan your itinerary for an unforgettable trip.

Highlights
  • Offline maps
  • Augmented reality exploration
  • Public transportation guides
  • Customizable travel itinerary
  • Insider tips and suggestions
  • High-definition photos
Features
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Discover what to see, plan a day around your interests, and explore on foot with walking itineraries and an interactive city map. Less time planning. More time enjoying the trip. - Personalized day plans based on your interests and available time. - Walking itineraries with clear stops and estimated walking times. - An interactive map to explore places and see where to go next. - Sights, history, art, architecture, parks and more to match your mood. - Useful place details to help you decide what to visit. - My Day to bring your chosen places together in one plan. YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY A few hours to spare or a full day to explore? Choose what you feel like doing and how much time you have. Get a suggested plan, review the stops, and adapt it to the day you want. Spend more time on the things that interest you, whether that means a museum visit, remarkable architecture or a walk through green spaces. TURN IDEAS INTO A DAY OUT Browse places by interest, take a closer look at what catches your eye, and add your choices to My Day. Bring together the sights you came to see and places you might otherwise have walked past. EXPLORE ONE STOP AT A TIME Pick a walking itinerary, preview its stops and walking times, and see how it fits into your day. Use the map to put each place in context and find your next stop as you explore. KNOW MORE BEFORE YOU GO Find out what makes each place worth a visit, check practical details and estimated visit times, and decide where to spend your time. Download your travel companion and make your next day out your own.

About

Tokyo Station Around

Discover shops and facilities around Tokyo Station with this comprehensive guide map. Easily find cafes, restaurants, and souvenir stores to enhance your visit.

Highlights
  • Station guide map
  • Shop and facility browsing
  • Search for cafes
  • Search for restaurants
  • Find souvenir stores
Features
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Tokyo Station guide map that browses information of shops and facilities. Search cafes, restaurants, souvenir stores, etc. around the station. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps4 screens
Tokyo Station Around2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps at 45% against Tokyo Station Around's 0%. Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (95 vs 1). Tokyo Station Around's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tokyo Station Around sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps has 95 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps's written reviews are positive against 0% of Tokyo Station Around's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps ships an update every 3 months, Tokyo Station Around every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps versus Tokyo Station Around: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTokyo Travel Guide and MapsTokyo Station Around
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (95 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings95 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosefina MartinYuichi Kobayashi

Customer experience

Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps

All ratings95 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative52.7%

Tokyo Station Around

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps

One-time10
  • Senso-ji Temple Guide & PlansFree
  • Kyoto Visitor Guide$1.99
  • Osaka$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Tokyo Disneyland$1.99
  • Nara$1.99
  • Yokohama$1.99
  • Japan$1.99
  • Kyoto$2.99
  • Tokyo Travel Guide$3.99
  • Tokyo Tourism, Japan$4.99
1 purchases

Tokyo Station Around

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps free?
Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tokyo Station Around free?
Tokyo Station Around is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps or Tokyo Station Around?
Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps is rated higher. Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Tokyo Station Around averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps or Tokyo Station Around have ads?
Neither Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps nor Tokyo Station Around shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps or Tokyo Station Around?
Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps ships an update every 3 months, and Tokyo Station Around every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tokyo Travel Guide and Maps was updated on October 29, 2026 and Tokyo Station Around on October 24, 2026.

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