Comparison

VISITKOREA vs Korean Phrasebook

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 navigate your trip to Korea with comprehensive travel information. Discover attractions, food, accommodations, and festivals. Features include itinerary recording, personalized recommendations, and detailed maps with public transport directions.

Highlights
  • Tourist attraction information
  • Food and accommodation listings
  • Festival and shopping details
  • Itinerary recording and timeline
  • Personalized travel recommendations
  • Interactive maps and navigation
  • Public transportation information
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

Korean Phrasebook

Master Korean with this comprehensive phrasebook app. It features audio pronunciations for essential phrases across 16 practical categories, making travel and communication easier. The app is free and ad-supported.

Highlights
  • Audio pronunciations
  • 16 practical categories
  • Essential phrases and expressions
  • User-friendly interface
  • Ad-supported for free access
Features
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Ultimate Korean Phrasebook: Master the Language with Ease Featuring Audio Pronunciations Unlock the beauty of Korea with our comprehensive and captivating Korean phrasebook app! Master essential phrases and expressions with ease, transforming your travel experience into a truly memorable adventure. Our intuitive and user-friendly phrasebook offers high-quality audio pronunciations, allowing you to perfect your Korean accent by listening and repeating each sentence. With this powerful tool, you'll be communicating like a local in no time! The Ultimate Korean Phrasebook is meticulously organized into 16 practical categories: Essentials Transportation Accommodation Dining Driving Directions Currency Nightlife Shopping Numbers Time Colors Health Authorities Emergencies Troubleshooting Experience the richness of Korea, free of charge! Our app is ad-supported, which helps us keep it accessible to everyone. By enabling app tracking across other companies' apps and websites, you'll receive personalized ads tailored to your interests.

Screenshots

VISITKOREA4 screens
Korean Phrasebook3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Korean Phrasebook at 4.5 against VISITKOREA's 3.6. VISITKOREA's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, 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

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

Korean Phrasebook holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VISITKOREA versus Korean Phrasebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVISITKOREAKorean Phrasebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer한국관광공사FB PUBLISHING LLC

Customer experience

VISITKOREA

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

Korean Phrasebook

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

Korean Phrasebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VISITKOREA

No in-app purchases

None

Korean Phrasebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VISITKOREA free?
VISITKOREA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Korean Phrasebook free?
Korean Phrasebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VISITKOREA or Korean Phrasebook?
Korean Phrasebook is rated higher. VISITKOREA averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Korean Phrasebook averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do VISITKOREA or Korean Phrasebook have ads?
Korean Phrasebook shows ads; VISITKOREA does not.

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