SWISSVIEW vs Overseas
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
Overseas
This travel app offers live data and an AI concierge for planning trips, finding curated spots, and accessing essential travel information like visa requirements and embassy locations.
- AI Concierge for travel questions
- Multi-stop trip planning on a live map
- Curated venue listings in 160+ cities
- Embassy and consulate finder
- Real-time flight tracking
- Visa requirement information
- Live currency exchange rates
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Overseas: You can just go places. Travel intelligence for iPhone. Overseas is the app for people who actually go places. Live travel data, real-time intelligence, and a 24/7 AI Concierge, all in one quiet, considered interface. What's inside: Concierge. Ask anything about anywhere. Neighborhood quirks, what's open at midnight, where to actually eat, what to do when something goes wrong. Answers with tappable place suggestions you can save and share. Trained on current data, not 2019 blog posts. Itineraries. Plan multi-stop trips on a beautiful live map. Build a route, add your stops, open any place in Maps, save multiple trips, and share them as an image. Cities. Live time, weather, air quality, and UV across the cities that matter to you. Track home and everywhere you've ever wanted to be. Spots. Curated venues across 160+ cities worldwide. Bars, restaurants, cafes, hotels, the places worth the trip, vetted in person. Safe House. Find the nearest embassy or consulate wherever you land, sorted by distance, with worldwide coverage. Plus safety briefs and emergency information for when things go sideways. Layovers. Turn a long layover into a trip. Get what is realistically doable based on your time on the ground. Flight Tracker. Real-time flights with status, delays, gates, and route maps. Entry. Visa requirements for every passport and destination. Currency. Real-time exchange rates without the bank markup, with recently used currencies, a cheat sheet, an on-screen keypad, and a finder for the nearest place to exchange money. Radio. Tune in to local stations from anywhere on earth. Bangkok mornings sound different than Lisbon evenings. ATC. Listen to live air traffic control from major airports worldwide. For pilots, plane spotters, and the curious. Overseas+ Overseas is free. Overseas+ unlocks unlimited Concierge messages (free users get 3/day), Layovers, Member Deals, and priority human support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.overseas.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Overseas at 5.0 against SWISSVIEW's 1.0. Overseas also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). SWISSVIEW's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.5). 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
Both are free to download. SWISSVIEW sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Overseas sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Overseas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of SWISSVIEW's written reviews are positive against 100% of Overseas's.
SWISSVIEW ships an update every 4 months, Overseas fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SWISSVIEW | Overseas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SWISSVIEW AG | Overseas Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
SWISSVIEW
- Swissview Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- SWISSVIEW Annual Subscription$22.991 Year
Overseas
- Overseas+ Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Overseas+ Annual$49.991 Year









