Comparison

Budapest GUIDE@HAND vs Budapest Travel & Audio Guide

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

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About

Budapest GUIDE@HAND

This app provides audio tours and offline maps for exploring cities. It guides you to points of interest with audio narration and navigation, offering tourist services like restaurants and shops.

Highlights
  • Audio sightseeing tours
  • Offline city maps
  • GPS navigation to points of interest
  • Tourist service search (restaurants, shops)
  • Multi-language support
  • View images and read descriptions
  • Resume tours later
Features
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GUIDE@HAND - City Audio Guide ENGLISH: GUIDE@HAND‘s full audio sightseeing content, tourist information, map and software is available in English, German and Hungarian. You can choose the default language when installing GUIDE@HAND to your mobile. MAGYAR: A GUIDE@HAND teljes turisztikai és a városnéző tartalma, térképe és szoftvere elérhető magyar, angol és német nyelven. Az alapértelmezett nyelvet az installálásnál kiválaszthatja, és az alább írtakat magyarul olvashatja és hallgathatja. DEUTSCH: Die ganzen touristische Informationen, Inhalt der Stadtbesichtigung, Plan und Software von GUIDE@HAND sind erreichbar in der Ungarischen, Englischen und Deutschen Sprache. Sie können die Default-Sprache während der Installierung wählen und Sie können den unten geschriebene Text Deutsch lesen und hören. The GUIDE@HAND Walks are created to help you see new places, objects and patterns and discover the past and present of cities with a fresh perspective. All Walks take 2, 3 or 4 hours, so you get to know everything in an easy, fun and adventurous way. Our Guided City Walks are designed in a way that you can simply use your mobile device as an Audio Guide. Just put it in your pocket, and it will help your discovery by navigating you from one point of interest to the next and you will be presented all information and stories at the right time. With GUIDE@HAND you can always determine your location, see where you are on the map. You can also view pictures/images of the sights or read what you have heard previously. You can take a break from your walk any time and resume sightseeing later. EXPLORE WITH OFFLINE MAP You can also discover the city’s points of interest on your own, using the “Explore” function and our offline city map. Whenever you approach a point of interest your device will automatically provide you with basic relevant information. You can then choose to listen to additional, related stories. TOURIST SERVICES YOU CAN SEARCH AND DISPLAY ON YOUR MAP GUIDE@HAND also helps you choose from a range of handy tourist services near you such as restaurants, bars, shops etc. which you can display on your map. What to gain by getting GUIDE@HAND? INSTALL: By installing GUIDE@HAND, you already have access to our offline city map. Your current location will be indicated on the map and you can easily browse various services (POIs) available in the city. You can set the default language here. DOWNLOAD A WALK: By downloading one or more of our city walks from the "Walks" tab, you will enrich your map with many new sightseeing information, points of interest, pictures and descriptions. All this new information will be available in your „Explore“ tab so that you can visit, read or browse them any time. PURCHASE A WALK: If you decide to buy a Walk, your device turns into an Audio Guide: not only can you read all the information available on each point of interest but you will also be able to listen to it all and follow guided walks with audio navigation that take you from one sight the next. TASTER WALK - The Inner City Walk (2 hours/3 km): This Walk guides you through the most visited, intriguing part of downtown Budapest. It is designed to take you through the places that offer just that: a lively atmosphere, where cafes and terraces meet architectural grandeur, romantic details and interesting stories. Starting from central Deák square, this walk takes you along Andrássy út, one of Europe’s most beautiful avenues. You will see the Opera House, walk by the imposing St. Stephen’s Basilica and then on to Chain Bridge, where, beneath the stone lions, a magnificent view opens up revealing the majestic river Danube. The Walk delivers you back to the heart of the city: Vörösmarty square and Váci utca. ATTENTION: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This only applies to pressing the HOME button on the map view. Have fun and enjoy discovering!

About

Budapest Travel & Audio Guide

Explore Budapest with an audio guide, interactive map, and curated itineraries. Book tickets for attractions, discover local tips, and plan your perfect trip based on your available time.

Highlights
  • Audio guide for city sights
  • Interactive city map
  • Customizable walking itineraries
  • Ticket booking for attractions
  • Extensive travel tips
  • Offline guide (Premium)
Features
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Tickets and tours: Hungarian Parliament Building, St. Stephen's Basilica and more. Hear the story of every sight with the audio guide and walk an itinerary planned on the time you have. In English and 11 other languages. TICKETS AND TOURS IN BUDAPEST Entry tickets and guided tours: Hungarian Parliament Building, St. Stephen's Basilica and Buda Castle, booked through GetYourGuide from the page of each place. Boat cruises, thermal baths, airport transfers. BUDAPEST AUDIO GUIDE Tap "Listen" on any place of the guide and the app reads its story aloud, sentence by sentence, while you stand in front of it: Hungarian Parliament Building, St. Stephen's Basilica, Buda Castle. Pause, go back a sentence, change the speed. The audio guide speaks the language you read the guide in. BUDAPEST ITINERARY BY THE TIME YOU HAVE Tell the app how much time you have and where you start, and it plans a walking itinerary through the sights of Budapest: the stops in order, the walk between them in minutes, the route on the map. Follow it step by step, stop by stop. Or save the places you like and turn them into your own walk. MAP OF BUDAPEST All the sights of Budapest on one map: the photos of the most famous ones, the others by name as you zoom in. Tap a place for its page, its tickets and the walking directions from where you are. THINGS TO DO IN BUDAPEST 78 places to see, each with its story, photos and the tours that visit it: Hungarian Parliament Building, St. Stephen's Basilica, Buda Castle, Fishermen's Bastion, Széchenyi Thermal Bath, Chain Bridge, Heroes' Square and many more. TRAVEL TIPS FOR BUDAPEST 171 answers to the questions travellers ask before and during a trip to Budapest, for example: • Best ways to skip the lines at Buda Castle • Visiting Parliament House Budapest: essential tips • Combined ticket options for Budapest's top museums MORE IN THE GUIDE • Weather for the next 7 days • Hotels in Budapest on Booking.com, for tonight, the weekend or your dates • My guide: save places with a tap and find them on the map FREE, OR PREMIUM The Budapest guide, the audio guide, the map, the travel tips and a one-hour itinerary are free, with ads. Premium, a single purchase, removes the ads and adds longer itineraries, your own lists of places ("Day 1", "Day 2"), unlimited walking directions and the offline guide: the whole guide of Budapest downloaded to your phone, to read without a connection.

Screenshots

Budapest GUIDE@HAND2 screens
Budapest Travel & Audio Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Budapest Travel & Audio Guide at 4.9 against Budapest GUIDE@HAND's 2.3. Budapest Travel & Audio Guide also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). Budapest GUIDE@HAND's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Budapest GUIDE@HAND sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Budapest Travel & Audio Guide sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Budapest Travel & Audio Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Budapest Travel & Audio Guide has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Budapest GUIDE@HAND's written reviews are positive against 60% of Budapest Travel & Audio Guide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budapest GUIDE@HAND ships an update every 2 months, Budapest Travel & Audio Guide every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Budapest GUIDE@HAND versus Budapest Travel & Audio Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudapest GUIDE@HANDBudapest Travel & Audio Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.9 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings320 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMTA SZTAKIZF s.r.l.

Customer experience

Budapest GUIDE@HAND

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Budapest Travel & Audio Guide

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Budapest GUIDE@HAND

One-time9
  • Inner City Walk$1.99
  • Old Jewish Quarter$1.99
  • Buda Castle Walk Part 1. - The Essentials$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Buda Castle Walk Part 2. - Hidden Details$1.99
  • Gellert Panorama Walk$1.99
  • Grand Castle Walk$2.99
  • Parliament Walk$2.99
  • Avenue Walk$2.99
  • Budapest a diktatúrák árnyékában – Belvárosi túra$2.99
4 purchases

Budapest Travel & Audio Guide

One-time4
  • Offline$3.99
  • Offline Guide Without Ads$7.99
  • Offline$11.99
Show 1 more
  • Offline$14.99

Questions

Is Budapest GUIDE@HAND free?
Budapest GUIDE@HAND is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budapest Travel & Audio Guide free?
Budapest Travel & Audio Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Budapest GUIDE@HAND or Budapest Travel & Audio Guide?
Budapest Travel & Audio Guide is rated higher. Budapest GUIDE@HAND averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Budapest Travel & Audio Guide averages 4.9 from 20 ratings.
Do Budapest GUIDE@HAND or Budapest Travel & Audio Guide have ads?
Neither Budapest GUIDE@HAND nor Budapest Travel & Audio Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Budapest GUIDE@HAND or Budapest Travel & Audio Guide?
Budapest GUIDE@HAND ships an update every 2 months, and Budapest Travel & Audio Guide every 3 days. Most recently, Budapest GUIDE@HAND was updated on October 23, 2026 and Budapest Travel & Audio Guide on October 29, 2026.

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