Comparison

Venice Map and Walks vs Imbarco

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

Head to head
About

Venice Map and Walks

Explore Venice with self-guided walking tours and a detailed offline map. Discover attractions, hidden gems, and track your journey. Share photos and routes with friends.

Highlights
  • Self-guided walking tours
  • Detailed offline city map
  • Searchable points of interest
  • Location bookmarking
  • Movement tracking
  • Photo sharing
  • Route sharing
Features
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Lose Yourself Without Getting Lost. This handy application presents you several self-guided walks featuring the best of the city, from world famous attractions to hidden gems. There simply is no better way to see a city on foot, at your own pace and at a cost that is only a fraction of what you would normally pay for a guided tour. This app comes with a detailed and fully functional city map to help you explore the city and locate the sights of interest. City map functions included in this app are: street name and business (restaurants, cafes, etc.), search, location bookmarking, `Findme` (iPhone and iPad 3/4G model), movement tracking (iPhone and iPad 3/4G model), and more. You can track your steps, take photos along the way, and then share your tracks and photos with friends. Sightseeing walks included in this application are: * City Orientation Walk (21 sights) * Piazza San Marco Tour (11 sights) * The Rialto District (13 sights) * Northern Venice (13 sights) * Venice Ghetto (11 sights) * The Castello District (9 sights) * Casanova's Venice (8 sights) * Titian's Venice (7 sights) * Murano Island (8 sights) * Grand Canal Sightseeing (12 sights) * Romantic Tour (6 sights) * Museums of Venice (8 sights) * Religious Edifices (9 sights) * Lido Island Tour (9 sights) * Wine Tour (7 sights) * San Polo Tour (8 sights) * Gift & Souvenir Shopping (6 sights) * Dorsoduro Tour (10 sights) * Best Sights of San Marco (16 sights) Discovery walks included in this application are: * Cannaregio Walking Tour * Castello Walking Tour * Dorsoduro Walk * Giudecca Island Walking Tour * San Polo and Old Red Light District Walking Tour * Santa Croce Walking Tour * Le Mercerie, San Marco Shopping No Data Plan or Internet is Needed, and No Roaming either. All the data used in this app is built into the software, so there is no need for internet access or cellular data plan. No need to pay costly roaming charges when traveling to foreign cities. The app works with your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. All the navigation features related to the city walks are disabled in this Lite version, which means that you can view the walk details (sight descriptions and photos), but NO navigation assistance is provided to guide you from one sight to the next. Download the Lite version if you want to use the city map or learn about the city walks. However, if you want to join the walks, it is highly recommended that you download a Full Version of this app. The Full Version includes detailed walk route maps to guide you from one sight to the next. Please visit our website at www.GPSmyCity.com to find city walks for over 470 cities worldwide. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This app gives you the option to turn off the GPS tracking in the background to prolong the battery life.

About

Imbarco

Features
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Imbarco gives you every Venice water bus schedule at a glance — all ACTV vaporetto lines and Alilaguna airport boats, in one fast, offline app. Instant departures - See the next boats from any stop with live countdown timers. No loading, no waiting — timetables are stored on your device. All water lines covered - ACTV vaporetti (lines 1, 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, N, DM) plus Alilaguna airport and lagoon lines (Blu, Arancio, Rossa, Verde, Rosa, Gialla). Works offline - All schedules are bundled in the app. Check your next boat in the middle of the lagoon with no signal. Data updates automatically when new schedules are published. Find stops fast - Search by name, browse by line, or find the nearest stops using GPS. Favorite your regular stops for one-tap access. Route maps - See every line's route on the map with all stops marked. Plan your journey visually. Built for Venice - Dark mode. Clean, modern design. Color-coded lines. Available in English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. - Timetable data from ACTV open data (CC-BY) and Alilaguna official schedules.

Screenshots

Venice Map and Walks4 screens
Imbarco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Imbarco at every 6 days against Venice Map and Walks's every 2 months. Venice Map and Walks's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Venice Map and Walks ships an update every 2 months, Imbarco every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Venice Map and Walks versus Imbarco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVenice Map and WalksImbarco
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGPSmyCity.com, Inc.Filiberto Secchi

In-app purchases

None

Venice Map and Walks

No in-app purchases

None

Imbarco

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Venice Map and Walks free?
Venice Map and Walks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Imbarco free?
Imbarco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Venice Map and Walks or Imbarco have ads?
Neither Venice Map and Walks nor Imbarco shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Venice Map and Walks or Imbarco?
Venice Map and Walks ships an update every 2 months, and Imbarco every 6 days. Most recently, Venice Map and Walks was updated on November 1, 2026 and Imbarco on October 31, 2026.

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