Comparison

VISITKOREA vs KORAIL+

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

Head to head
About

VISITKOREA

Plan and enhance your trip to Korea with comprehensive travel information. Discover attractions, dining, accommodation, and shopping, plus essential travel tips and navigation tools.

Highlights
  • Tourist attraction information
  • Restaurant and accommodation listings
  • Shopping and festival details
  • Itinerary recording and timeline
  • Customized recommendations
  • Navigation and public transport maps
  • Travel basics and emergency contacts
Features
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Travel Korea with the VisitKorea app! The VisitKorea app provides information on beautiful tourist attractions, delicious food, comfortable accommodations, pleasant shopping centers and exciting festivals in Korea to help tourists have the most satisfying trip ever. In addition, it provides all the information tourists may need when traveling to Korea such as finding directions and public transportation information, and emergency contacts to make their trip more convenient and safe. All about Korean Tourism News and travel columns are updated regularly to provide special travel information about Korea. Check them out to learn more about current and upcoming trends on tourist attractions, restaurants, accommodations, shopping center and festivals. In the Travel Basics menu, you can find useful information such as visa and entry requirements, emergency contacts, operating hours of public agencies and tourist police. Record you itinerary Record memories of your trip in Korea. This new feature will help you manage your schedule and remember your trip in the form of a timeline. Simply save your arrival and departure information, your planned itinerary, and add photos and memos. Korean tourism information recommended automatically Are you in Seoul now? Then, the VisitKorea app will guide you to the most satisfying tourist areas in Seoul. The VisitKorea app recommends information such as tourist attractions, good restaurants, accommodations etc. according to the user’s preference by using big data. (You must register additional information in the settings menu to receive customized recommendation for tourism information.) Maps to find your way around Korea Use the directions menu in the map to find your way to your destination while traveling in Korea. You can find the route via public transport, taxis, or on foot. In addition, the subway menu provides subway route maps and subway directions for Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju and Daejeon. As a reliable travel guide provided by the Korea Tourism Organization, VisitKorea provides information for tourists who are planning a trip to Korea or are currently traveling in Korea. Users can feel like they are in Korea even when using the app at home. Korea Tourism Organization is working hard to improve the VisitKorea app service for an enjoyable trip to Korea.

About

KORAIL+

This application facilitates the purchase of tickets for the Korea Railroad. It provides a convenient platform for travelers to book their train journeys across the country.

Highlights
  • Purchase train tickets
  • Korea Railroad journeys
  • Convenient booking platform
  • Travel across the country
Features
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KORAIL+ is the official mobile app of Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL). [Key Features] ■ Home You can check various recommended information including connected transportation services and travel products at a glance, based on the itinerary of your ticket.
 ■ Ticket Reservation You can easily check train information and quickly reserve your desired train on a simple and intuitive screen. ■ Travel Service Reservation Browse and book a variety of travel products including tourist trains and KORAIL Passes.
 ■ My Ticket Enjoy a more convenient trip with a ticket list that shows your itinerary at a glance on a ticket screen optimized for train travel.
 ■ Full Menu A well-organized menu structure helps you to quickly and easily find the functions you need.
 ■ Language Support Multiple language support makes train reservation easy and convenient for foreigners. [Access Permission Information] · Optional access permission · Location Information: Select a nearby station when searching for a station · Photo: Save and share tickets · Camera: Self-checkin for non-reserved seats, credit card number recognition
 ※ You can change access permission settings in Phone Settings > Apps > Korail+ [Developer Information] · Contact: 1588-7788 · Address : KORAIL Corporation, 240 Jungang-ro, Dong-gu, Daejeon (34618)

Screenshots

VISITKOREA4 screens
KORAIL+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VISITKOREA at 65% against KORAIL+'s 11%. VISITKOREA also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.4). KORAIL+'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). 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

VISITKOREA holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of VISITKOREA's written reviews are positive against 11% of KORAIL+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VISITKOREA ships an update every 2 weeks, KORAIL+ every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VISITKOREA versus KORAIL+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVISITKOREAKORAIL+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings) — better2.4 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews — better11.4% of reviews
Number of ratings711 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer한국관광공사한국철도공사

Customer experience

VISITKOREA

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral7.8%
Negative27.4%

KORAIL+

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive11.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative82.5%

User reviews

VISITKOREA

From 7 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Extensive information for travel
  • 👍 Great for planning trips
  • 👍 Helpful for navigating
  • 👍 Good UI and design
  • 👍 Informative and useful

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 App shuts down
  • 🐛 Network errors
  • 🐛 Server connection issues
  • 🐛 Slow performance

KORAIL+

From 11 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔥 Fire
  • 👍 No problems

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Horrible design and bugs
  • 🤯 Charges card but loses ticket
  • 🤔 Can't access menu or view tickets
  • 🤯 Doesn't work on iPhones
  • 🤯 Doesn't work with foreign credit cards

Bugs and requests

VISITKOREA

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Auto log out on app quit
  • App shuts down when clicking posts
  • Error message: check connection
  • Network error: WiFi connection problem
  • Error message: Server not connected
Show 20 more
  • App keeps crashing on iOS 9.0
  • Crashes on launch
  • App constantly crashes under iOS 8.3
  • Crashes immediately after opening
  • Crashes after a few seconds
  • Crashes after opening after upgrade
  • Crashing bug not fixed
  • Cannot load anything
  • App crashes every time it's opened
  • Notice to turn on location services then freezes and crashes
  • App doesn't work in iOS 8
  • App keeps crashing
  • Crashes after 3 seconds of opening
  • Crashes all the time after recent update
  • Crash on start up after upgrade
  • Crashes within 5 seconds of opening
  • App keeps crashing
  • Auto switch off after 3 seconds
  • Certain pages cannot be bookmarked
  • Links to website content is hard to read

Requested features

13 requests
  • Offline information access
  • More interactive maps with directions
  • Detailed subway route information with transfers and exit maps
  • Allow bookmarks for subway maps
  • Section on free WiFi access
Show 8 more
  • Basic Korean phrases with sound
  • Filter hotels by star rating and price
  • List accommodation rates
  • Route finder for train stations
  • More restaurant options
  • More information on historical sites
  • Improve map accuracy
  • More current festival information

KORAIL+

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Ticket purchase info gets lost
  • Can't access menu or view tickets
  • Doesn't work on iPhones
  • Doesn't work with foreign credit cards
  • Crashes, freezes, and is unusable

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add English language support
  • Allow non-Korean phone numbers and credit cards
  • Improve user experience and stability

In-app purchases

None

VISITKOREA

No in-app purchases

None

KORAIL+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VISITKOREA free?
VISITKOREA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KORAIL+ free?
KORAIL+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VISITKOREA or KORAIL+?
VISITKOREA is rated higher. VISITKOREA averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while KORAIL+ averages 2.4 from 11 ratings.
Do VISITKOREA or KORAIL+ have ads?
Neither VISITKOREA nor KORAIL+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VISITKOREA or KORAIL+?
VISITKOREA ships an update every 2 weeks, and KORAIL+ every 5 days. Most recently, VISITKOREA was updated on October 14, 2026 and KORAIL+ on October 17, 2026.

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