Comparison

VISITKOREA vs HelpPic

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

HelpPic

This app helps travelers communicate in foreign countries by displaying relevant images. Users can build a custom library of pictures and favorite frequently used ones for quick access.

Highlights
  • Visual communication aid
  • Customizable picture library
  • Favorite frequently used images
  • Offline functionality (implied by travel use case)
  • Supports multiple devices
Features
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If you are visiting a foreign country, and you don't speak the local language, instead of using mimics and gestures to communicate, you can just show the picture in the app HelpPic of what you want. If the pictures bundled are not enough, you can add your own pictures to a custom library. Moreover, if there are too many pictures, you can favorite the ones you use the most, so it is easier to find them. Produced in BEPiD PUCPR.

Screenshots

VISITKOREA4 screens
HelpPic3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HelpPic at 5.0 against VISITKOREA's 3.6. HelpPic also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). VISITKOREA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. HelpPic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VISITKOREA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HelpPic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VISITKOREA ships an update every 2 weeks, HelpPic every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
VISITKOREA versus HelpPic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVISITKOREAHelpPic
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer한국관광공사Evelyn Klassen

Customer experience

VISITKOREA

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

HelpPic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
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  • 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
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  • 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

HelpPic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VISITKOREA

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HelpPic

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is VISITKOREA free?
VISITKOREA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HelpPic free?
HelpPic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VISITKOREA or HelpPic?
HelpPic is rated higher. VISITKOREA averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while HelpPic averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do VISITKOREA or HelpPic have ads?
HelpPic shows ads; VISITKOREA does not.
Which is updated more often, VISITKOREA or HelpPic?
VISITKOREA ships an update every 2 weeks, and HelpPic every 38 months. Most recently, VISITKOREA was updated on October 14, 2026 and HelpPic on October 12, 2026.

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