Comparison

Edinburgh Travel Guide . vs Neverspoons

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

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About

Edinburgh Travel Guide .

Explore a city with an offline travel guide and interactive map. Discover attractions, plan itineraries, and navigate with augmented reality and GPS. Includes local tips for shopping, dining, and nightlife.

Highlights
  • Offline travel guide
  • Augmented reality (AR) exploration
  • Interactive offline maps
  • GPS location tracking
  • Daily itineraries
  • Budget-friendly recommendations
  • Nightlife and shopping tips
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 standed. 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 Old Town, Edinburgh Castle, St. Margaret's Chapel, Royal Mile, The Hub, Tron Kirk, Holyrood Abbey, Holyrood Palace, Kirk of the Canongate, Gladstone's Land, George IV Bridge, Mary King's Close, Grassmarket, Forest Café, Parliament House, St. Giles' Cathedral, Heart of Midlothian, Cowgate, Old College, University of Edinburgh, John Knox House, 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

Neverspoons

Discover independent pubs, bottle shops, and breweries away from major chains. Explore thousands of community-curated local venues with location-based suggestions. Support local businesses by finding unique drinking spots.

Highlights
  • Find alternative pubs, bottle shops, breweries
  • Thousands of hand-selected local venues
  • Community-submitted locations
  • Location-based venue suggestions
  • Submit new venue suggestions
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We've already been featured in BBC News, Radio 5 Live TimeOut, Independent, Metro, Gizmodo, Mirror, Evening Standard, The Manc and many more so it's about time we got our iPhone app live too! The Neverspoons app helps you find alternative pubs, bottle shops and breweries away from the main chains. We have thousands of hand-selected and community-submitted local pubs and taprooms for you to try instead. With location switched on you will see venues nearest to you. To see a full list of locations to get alternatives to, click on the list at the bottom. If you have any suggestions for new venues let us know via our the app as we're adding new locations as soon as they come in. Find an alternative, support local.

Screenshots

Edinburgh Travel Guide .4 screens
Neverspoons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Neverspoons at none against Edinburgh Travel Guide .'s 10. Neverspoons also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 11%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Edinburgh Travel Guide .'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (246 vs 1). On price, rating 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. Edinburgh Travel Guide . sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Neverspoons asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neverspoons holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Edinburgh Travel Guide . has 246 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Edinburgh Travel Guide .'s written reviews are positive against 39% of Neverspoons's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Edinburgh Travel Guide . ships an update every 4 months, Neverspoons every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Edinburgh Travel Guide . versus Neverspoons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEdinburgh Travel Guide .Neverspoons
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (246 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews39.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings246 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB31 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMaria MontiMartin Jones

Customer experience

Edinburgh Travel Guide .

All ratings246 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%

Neverspoons

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative56.1%

Bugs and requests

Edinburgh Travel Guide .

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Neverspoons

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Map will not allow sliding
  • App crashes when clicking 'More information'
  • App crashes frequently
  • Map is frozen, unable to zoom/navigate
  • Map not loading on latest update
Show 5 more
  • Map background doesn't show
  • Map does not load, only pinned locations
  • White screen of death
  • Search function doesn't work
  • Fatal flaw: map fixates on current location

Requested features

5 requests
  • More information about venues
  • Add website/menu links
  • Update app for newer OS versions
  • Allow map sliding for planning
  • Fill in pub information

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Edinburgh Travel Guide .

One-time10
  • Edinburgh Travel Guide$1.99
  • Dublin Travel Guide$1.99
  • Dublin$1.99
Show 7 more
  • London$1.99
  • Belfast$1.99
  • Aberdeen$1.99
  • United Kingdom$1.99
  • Glasgow$2.99
  • Edinburgh Full Access$3.99
  • Edinburgh Visitor Guide$4.99
None

Neverspoons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Edinburgh Travel Guide . free?
Edinburgh Travel Guide . is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neverspoons free?
Neverspoons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Edinburgh Travel Guide . or Neverspoons?
Neverspoons is rated higher. Edinburgh Travel Guide . averages 4.8 out of 5 from 246 ratings, while Neverspoons averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Edinburgh Travel Guide . or Neverspoons have ads?
Neverspoons shows ads; Edinburgh Travel Guide . does not.
Which is updated more often, Edinburgh Travel Guide . or Neverspoons?
Edinburgh Travel Guide . ships an update every 4 months, and Neverspoons every 5 weeks. Most recently, Edinburgh Travel Guide . was updated on October 26, 2026 and Neverspoons on October 24, 2026.

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