Comparison

Sydney Map and Walks vs Aus Map

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

Head to head
About

Sydney Map and Walks

Explore the city with self-guided walks and a detailed offline map. Discover attractions, hidden gems, and share your journey with photos and tracks. Enjoy a cost-effective way to see the sights at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Self-guided city walks
  • Detailed offline city map
  • Search and bookmark locations
  • Movement tracking
  • Photo sharing
  • No internet or data plan needed
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 II (11 sights) * City Orientation Walk I (12 sights) * Museums and Art Galleries (8 sights) * Sydney’s Art Galleries (6 sights) * Landmarks in Sydney (7 sights) * Places of Worship (7 sights) * The Pyrmont Area (6 sights) * Best of Shopping in Sydney (5 sights) * Sydney for Kids (6 sights) * Sydney’s East Shore (6 sights) * Taronga Zoo (8 sights) * Souvenir Shopping (5 sights) Discovery walks included in this application are: * City Centre Shopping Walk * Chinatown Walk * Oxford Street Area Shopping * Darling Harbour Walk * Elizabeth Street Sightseeing Walk * Queen St and Oxford St Antiques Hunting 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

Aus Map

Access the most current maps of Australia, featuring detailed road networks and millions of searchable addresses. Get GPS positioning, driving directions, and discover over 100,000 amenities across the country.

Highlights
  • Up-to-date Australian maps
  • 13 million searchable addresses
  • Quarterly address updates
  • GPS positioning
  • Driving directions
  • 100,000+ amenities
  • Bookmarks
Features
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Aus Map is the mobile version of www.street-directory.com.au. It provides the most up-to-date map of Australia incorporating the latest Melway, Sydway, Briway, Melway Perth StreetSmart, and PSMA maps with the following features: • Melway, Sydway, Brisway, Melway Perth updates when new versions are released • 13 million addresses searchable throughout Australia • Addresses are updated every quarter with increments of about 70,000 addresses per update • Most up-to-date road maps including roads planned to be built in the near future • GPS position and Driving Directions • More than 100,000 amenities in over 100 categories with more to come in the near future • Bookmarks

Screenshots

Sydney Map and Walks4 screens
Aus Map3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aus Map at 56% against Sydney Map and Walks's 0%. Sydney Map and Walks's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sydney Map and Walks holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Sydney Map and Walks's written reviews are positive against 56% of Aus Map's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sydney Map and Walks ships an update every 2 months, Aus Map every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sydney Map and Walks versus Aus Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSydney Map and WalksAus Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews56.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGPSmyCity.com, Inc.Virtual Map (Australia) Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Sydney Map and Walks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Aus Map

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative36.0%

Bugs and requests

Sydney Map and Walks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Aus Map

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App won't open after update
  • Blank screen on launch
  • Crashes when loading maps
  • Crashes when trying to find nearby services
  • Route option crashes app
Show 4 more
  • Cannot enter specific map references (e.g., 2D H11)
  • Unresponsive after initial use
  • No maps show up, only blank screen
  • Jerky, clunky, slow, and unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • CarPlay support
  • Update for latest iPhone versions
  • Update to 64bit
  • Offline functionality

In-app purchases

None

Sydney Map and Walks

No in-app purchases

None

Aus Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sydney Map and Walks free?
Sydney Map and Walks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aus Map free?
Aus Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sydney Map and Walks or Aus Map?
Sydney Map and Walks is rated higher. Sydney Map and Walks averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Aus Map averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sydney Map and Walks or Aus Map have ads?
Neither Sydney Map and Walks nor Aus Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sydney Map and Walks or Aus Map?
Sydney Map and Walks ships an update every 2 months, and Aus Map every 8 months. Most recently, Sydney Map and Walks was updated on November 1, 2026 and Aus Map on November 1, 2026.

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