SWISSVIEW vs Canada
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SWISSVIEW
Explore Switzerland from above with spectacular helicopter footage. Download HD films of regions, cities, and landscapes, enhanced with informative subtitles and a unique soundtrack. Discover the country's beauty through over 1,600 unique aerial views.
- Over 1,600 HD helicopter films
- Interactive Swiss map
- GPS positioning
- Detailed subtitling
- Region and category filtering
- Easy film downloads
- Custom soundtrack
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Switzerland like you have never seen it before. Now you can easily and quickly download SWISSVIEW’s spectacular helicopter footage to your iPhone. For the first time the full range of films broadcast by Swiss Television via its HD channel is available in HD quality. The map feature and detailed subtitling make orientation easy. In more than 1,600 films you will experience Switzerland from a breath-taking perspective. Glide over inaccessible peaks, hidden valleys, busy cities, glistening lakes, and idyllic corners in low-level flight – whenever and wherever you want. Every film comes with interesting and useful information on the overflown regions and places. Enjoy the timeless beauty of SWISSVIEW films – and let them take you to another sphere. The soundtrack, especially composed by renowned musician Nik Bärtsch, adds a stunning meditative effect. Using the GPS positioning tool, you can see immediately which films in your vicinity or in the region of your choice are ready for easy download – sorted by regions, categories and bestsellers. Offer and features: -Over 1,600 films -All of Switzerland’s regions: Berne|Mittelland, North-western Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Grisons, Lake Geneva Region, Ticino, Valais, Central Switzerland and Zurich -13 categories: mountains, castles and palaces, villages and mountain villages, glaciers, golf courses, churches and convents, landscapes, mountain passes, lakes and rivers, attractions, cities, valley, traffic -Interactive Swiss map (Google Maps) -Filtered by regions, places, categories and bestsellers -HTTP streaming -Easy and quick film downloads in HD (High Definition) or SD (Standard Definition) and thus available any time -Show or hide detailed subtitles for each film -GPS positioning -Access to purchased films from up to three devices -Film length: approx. 3 minutes -Footage from 1997 – 2006 in Standard Definition (SD) -Footage after 2007 in High Definition (HD) -Music especially composed for SWISSVIEW films (Nik Bärtsch) -Plenty of interesting information about each film -Smooth scrolling and zooming
Canada
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The best travel guide for your device, the easiest to use, and it works on your iPad and iPhone. Using great photos, we have all the must see location, country info, and Points of Interest that you will need to make the most from your journey. - All the must see locations, including nearby places of interest, and upcoming events - Useful locations like Hotels, Restaurants, Camping locations and more - Keep your friends updated with a Travel Blog, managed easily from in the app - Weather updates, updated daily from Yahoo weather - Currency Conversion, for any currency on the plane - Time conversion, find out what time it is in Canada - Country info, with best time to go, Weather, Visa, Money, Getting around, and more. - Bookmark feature lets you plan your vacation by listing your favourite places. - Easy to use - Lots of great pictures This app is updated every few weeks with new must see locations, new events and more info.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SWISSVIEW at Free against Canada's $0.99. SWISSVIEW also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 41 months). Canada's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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
SWISSVIEW is free to download; Canada costs $0.99 up front. SWISSVIEW sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Canada asks for nothing beyond the download.
SWISSVIEW ships an update every 4 months, Canada every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SWISSVIEW | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SWISSVIEW AG | JOhn Lyons |
In-app purchases
SWISSVIEW
- Swissview Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- SWISSVIEW Annual Subscription$22.991 Year
Canada
No in-app purchases









