Budapest GUIDE@HAND vs HelloHungary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
HelloHungary
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Online gastrotourism guide and tourism magazine. The authentic compass, now in your hand! Download the app, go and discover the treasures of Hungary! Hello Hungary is a truly gap-filling initiative in the field of lifestyle multimedia platforms. Its main pillars: 1. An interactive map – i.e. a gastro-tourism guide – which guides the user to the most popular, selected gastro-tourism attractions in the region, whether they feel like drinking coffee, wine or eating. 2. An event calendar that lists many events, be it a festival, cultural or gastronomic program. 3. An online tourist magazine full of novelties, which entertains and informs with exciting, constantly updated content. If the user likes an article, he can mark it as a favorite, so he can easily find it at any time. All this is available not only in the form of an application, but also as a responsive website, and can also be followed in Social Media. The gastrotourism guide is a practical compass thanks to its map visualization, on which the data sheets of hundreds of attractions relevant to gastrotourism (e.g. restaurants, wineries, cafes, pastry shops, farms, manufactories) are displayed, with a national spectrum outside of Budapest. A complex filter system listing a number of aspects has been installed on the interface, which, in addition to the B2B partner site, enables B2C login and can also provide users with a demand-tailored supply offer. Packed with up-to-date and useful information and functions (e.g.: route planning, quick call, reservation), illustrated with photos, it provides an authentic picture of destinations that are also attractive from a tourist point of view. The backbone of the content of the online magazine is readable articles, which can now be listened to on Spotify, as well as recent news and engaging video content. Recommending the active, gastronomic and cultural tourist destinations of the destinations to the attention of visitors, especially those that can be visited by families and sustainable business models. The event calendar builds on attractive rural events, be it concerts, festivals or sporting events. In addition to the popular destinations, the portal also tries to present the "hidden" destinations and sights, by including the natural and cultural treasures assessed by the editors in top lists, as if giving secret tips to those who want to travel. The videos and VR content presenting the regions, as well as the Facebook and Instagram pages of the portal, also have narration that encourages domestic travel. The main pillars mentioned above are connected on several lines. Next to the guide's gastrotourism destinations, events, hiking routes, cultural and other tourist attractions selected from the magazine's contents are recommended, and gastrotourism locations are also linked to the magazine's articles. Aspects such as barrier-free, family-friendly, or bike- and dog-friendly features also play a prominent role in the content. The contents of Hello Hungary are also available in English, enabling both expats living in Hungary and visiting tourists to obtain easy, targeted information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HelloHungary at none against Budapest GUIDE@HAND's 9. HelloHungary also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Budapest GUIDE@HAND's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Budapest GUIDE@HAND sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. HelloHungary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Budapest GUIDE@HAND ships an update every 2 months, HelloHungary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Budapest GUIDE@HAND | HelloHungary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MTA SZTAKI | HelloHungary Turisztikai Szolgáltató Kft. |
In-app purchases
Budapest GUIDE@HAND
- Inner City Walk$1.99
- Old Jewish Quarter$1.99
- Buda Castle Walk Part 1. - The Essentials$1.99
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- 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
HelloHungary
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Budapest GUIDE@HAND free?
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Do Budapest GUIDE@HAND or HelloHungary have ads?
Which is updated more often, Budapest GUIDE@HAND or HelloHungary?
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