Athens. vs Subway Transit Guide & Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Athens.
Explore cities with an audio guide that uses GPS to identify your location and provide insights from local guides. Discover hidden gems, themed tours, and offline maps for over 100 destinations.
- GPS-enabled audio tours
- Local guide insights
- Offline maps
- Themed tours
- Critical reviews for dining and shopping
- Works offline to save on roaming
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Having been continuously inhabited for at least 3,000 years, Athens busts with energy and waits to be explored. Wander through the picturesque courtyards and lanes of Plaka, visit the oriental bazaars and food markets of Monastiraki, or enjoy a frappe and a spoon sweet in the wonderful patisseries and kafeneia. PocketGuide, the world’s leading audio city guide application, reveals the best stories, insider hangouts and must-see sights in more than 100 major cities and tourist destinations. PocketGuide turns your mobile device into a personal tour guide: The GPS figures out where you are, and a voice recording, made by a local guide, describes the sights around you. You don’t need to read text from your phone, just listen and enjoy a city’s attractions while your virtual tour guide explains it all and shares personal insights. PocketGuide works offline, so you save on roaming charges, and it includes an offline map and loads of critical reviews that help you decide where to eat, drink and shop. We also have fascinating themed tours, for those who want to go off the beaten path. Find the top tapas in Barcelona, get chic in NYC’s East Village or follow the trail of a 19th century serial killer in London. Whether you're interested in the main sights or "the road less traveled", PocketGuide is ready to take you there. Please note that continuous use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Subway Transit Guide & Maps
Navigate urban environments with detailed subway maps and a route planner. Calculate trip costs, find stations using augmented reality, and access real-time airport information. Enjoy offline access for seamless city exploration.
- Up-to-date subway maps
- Route planner with travel time
- Trip cost calculator
- Augmented reality station finder
- Offline mode
- Real-time airport updates
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Experience urban travel like never before with the Metro Transit app – your ultimate companion for seamless city exploration using the subway service. Unleash the power of our app's key features: * Accurate and up-to-date subway maps * Quick and convenient route planner with travel time and distance insights * Exact trip cost calculator for budget-savvy journeys * Augmented Reality function to effortlessly locate the nearest subway station * Comprehensive information on routes, prices, and flexible payment options * Integrated Google and Apple Maps for your convenience (offline map downloadable separately) * Stay connected with our offline mode * Real-time airport arrival and departure updates for a stress-free travel experience Upgrade your urban adventures – download the Metro Transit app now and navigate the city with confidence!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Subway Transit Guide & Maps at 4.7 against Athens.'s 2.0. Subway Transit Guide & Maps also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). Athens.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 38%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Athens. sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Subway Transit Guide & Maps sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Subway Transit Guide & Maps holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Transit Guide & Maps has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Athens.'s written reviews are positive against 38% of Subway Transit Guide & Maps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Athens. | Subway Transit Guide & Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PocketGuide Inc. | Discover Ukraine LLC |
Customer experience
Athens.
Subway Transit Guide & Maps
In-app purchases
Athens.
- Acropolis and the Southern Slope Tour$4.99
- Daily Life in Ancient Athens Tour$4.99
- Discovering Plaka$4.99
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- Neoclassical to Modern Athens$4.99
- The Best in One Day$4.99
- Athens Sightseeing Tours$9.99
Subway Transit Guide & Maps
- Athens Metro Offline MapFree
- Bangkok MRT & BTS offline mapFree
- Guangzhou Metro offline mapFree
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- Istanbul Subway offline mapFree
- Lisbon Metro with offline mapFree
- Porto Metro Guide offline mapFree
- Rome Metro Guide & offline mapFree
- Shanghai Metro offline mapFree
- Moscow Metro with offline mapFree
- Saint Petersburg Metro GuideFree
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