Comparison

Athens. vs Greek by Nemo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • GPS-enabled audio tours
  • Local guide insights
  • Offline maps
  • Themed tours
  • Critical reviews for dining and shopping
  • Works offline to save on roaming
Features
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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.

About

Greek by Nemo

Learn Greek with this app that turns your device into a personal language teacher. It focuses on essential words and phrases, pronunciation practice, and building confidence for everyday conversations. All audio is available offline.

Highlights
  • Native speaker audio for essential words and phrases
  • Speech Studio for accent mastery
  • Offline audio access
  • Customizable learning path
  • Progress tracking
  • Vocabulary quizzes
  • Review mode for memory retention
Features
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Turn your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch into your FAVORITE teacher of Greek. ◆ The most essential words and phrases of the language, each with native speaker audio. ◆ Master your accent with the Speech Studio. Simply record yourself saying a phrase and then hear your voice next to the teacher’s. You’ll be AMAZED how quickly your foreign accent melts away. ◆ All audio is downloaded to the device and accessible even in airplane mode or without expensive international roaming fees. ◆ Nemo is NOT BUILT AROUND LESSONS at all. It is meant to be picked up and put down throughout the day, whenever you have a few minutes to spare. ◆ Builds a foundation of Greek empowering you to speak CONFIDENTLY in EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS. ◆ NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE of Greek required. Nemo® is specially DESIGNED to tap the remarkable power of your mobile device, and your brain, to their fullest. PERSONALIZED FOR YOU Nemo is your personal trainer, tracking your PROGRESS across every single word and phrase. ◆ Practice Greek the way you'll use it. Nemo is fully customizable. ◆ Nemo immerses you in the sounds of Greek so you naturally speak with ease. ◆ Dive into WHAT YOU WANT to learn at any time. ◆ You control which words to practice – skip words you don’t want to learn or already know. ◆ Turn on Review Mode to study what you practiced earlier in the day to BOOST your memory retention. ◆ Hear English descriptions of all words, in a flashcard format. ◆ Quiz your mastery of the vocabulary. ◆ Nemo introduces words to you progressively to develop familiarity and reviews them at the right moment so they enter your LONG TERM MEMORY. TARGET THE MOST COMMON WORDS Maximize your time investment by targeting the most basic and high frequency words of the language. Upgrade to the complete version to: ◆ Get off the beaten path or find comfort with DIRECTIONS, TRAVEL and HOTEL phrases. ◆ Decode menus with the most common FOOD words. ◆ Shop and find bargains like an insider with must-know SHOPPING phrases. ◆ Learn words useful for your time in greece. ◆ Build your proficiency with the most important verbs and SENTENCE BUILDING BLOCKS in Greek. ◆ Spark new friendships with COMPLIMENTS and CONVERSATION STARTERS. Use your new skills to make friends, impress old friends, bring smiles to children, get out of jams, experience new things, speak confidently, and make your travel and cultural experience more rich and fulfilling. Download this FREE app now! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Athens.4 screens
Greek by Nemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Greek by Nemo at 4.8 against Athens.'s 2.0. Greek by Nemo also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 50%) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 1). Athens.'s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Athens. sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Greek by Nemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Greek by Nemo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Greek by Nemo has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Athens.'s written reviews are positive against 88% of Greek by Nemo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Athens. versus Greek by Nemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAthens.Greek by Nemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews88.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPocketGuide Inc.Nemo Apps LLC

Customer experience

Athens.

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Greek by Nemo

All ratings3,484 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews292 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral5.8%
Negative6.2%

Bugs and requests

Athens.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Greek by Nemo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Audio playback issues
  • Inconsistent spelling and pronunciation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Greek alphabet learning
  • Include more conversational phrases
  • Provide verb conjugation and grammar lessons
  • Allow users to create custom word lists
  • Implement progress tracking and review system

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Athens.

One-time6
  • 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
1 purchases

Greek by Nemo

One-time1
  • Nemo Greek Foundation pack$14.99

Questions

Is Athens. free?
Athens. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Greek by Nemo free?
Greek by Nemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Athens. or Greek by Nemo?
Greek by Nemo is rated higher. Athens. averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Greek by Nemo averages 4.8 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Athens. or Greek by Nemo have ads?
Neither Athens. nor Greek by Nemo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Athens. or Greek by Nemo?
Athens. ships an update every 2 months, and Greek by Nemo every 2 months. Most recently, Athens. was updated on November 1, 2026 and Greek by Nemo on November 6, 2026.

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