Comparison

VISITKOREA vs WhereWeGo?

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

WhereWeGo?

Discover attractions, restaurants, and lodging in Korea with this free travel guide. It uses official data and offers customizable search filters and instant directions, making your trip more enjoyable.

Highlights
  • Official Korea Tourism Organization API data
  • Supports 9 languages
  • Map view of nearby attractions, restaurants, cafes, hotels
  • Adjustable search radius
  • Category filters
  • Color-coded icons and clustering
  • Instant directions
Features
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Explore nearby attractions across Korea with a simple map-based travel guide. Browse sights, restaurants, cafes, hotels, and photo spots, then open directions in seconds. Official localized travel info helps you discover more, wherever you are.

Screenshots

VISITKOREA4 screens
WhereWeGo?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VISITKOREA at none against WhereWeGo?'s shown. VISITKOREA also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). WhereWeGo?'s advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 71%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for VISITKOREA against 3.7 for WhereWeGo?. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of VISITKOREA's written reviews are positive against 80% of WhereWeGo?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VISITKOREA ships an update every 2 weeks, WhereWeGo? every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VISITKOREA versus WhereWeGo?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVISITKOREAWhereWeGo?
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB13 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer한국관광공사Young-Jun Lee

Customer experience

VISITKOREA

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative18.6%

WhereWeGo?

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

WhereWeGo?

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VISITKOREA

No in-app purchases

None

WhereWeGo?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VISITKOREA free?
VISITKOREA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WhereWeGo? free?
WhereWeGo? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VISITKOREA or WhereWeGo??
WhereWeGo? is rated higher. VISITKOREA averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while WhereWeGo? averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do VISITKOREA or WhereWeGo? have ads?
WhereWeGo? shows ads; VISITKOREA does not.
Which is updated more often, VISITKOREA or WhereWeGo??
VISITKOREA ships an update every 2 weeks, and WhereWeGo? every 4 months. Most recently, VISITKOREA was updated on August 15, 2026 and WhereWeGo? on August 20, 2026.

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