Comparison

The Berlin Wall vs Weimar+

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

Head to head
About

The Berlin Wall

Explore the history of the Berlin Wall with an interactive map, historical photos, audio clips, and texts. This app serves as a virtual guide, marking the exact course of the former wall and offering recommended tours. Downloadable data packages provide further information on significant historical sites.

Highlights
  • Interactive map of the wall's course
  • Historical photos, audio, and texts
  • Filterable historical locations
  • Recommended tours
  • Navigation to points of interest
  • Public transport integration
Features
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The Berlin Wall separated East and West for 28 years, two months and 28 days. It divided the city, ran through buildings, made streets impassable, tore families, friends and lovers apart. But where exactly did the wall run? The app 'The Berlin Wall' gives a detailed answer. The exact course of the former wall is marked on an interactive map. At historically significant locations between the Brandenburger Tor and Potsdamer Platz, there are photos, audio clips and texts available on the subject. A free data package with further information on places of historical significance throughout Berlin and Potsdam can be downloaded within the app. The app serves as an interactive travel guide on site as well as a general information resource. Functions - Overview map with the course of the wall and points of interest (POIs) - Filter option according to historical locations, escape routes, wall traces, exhibitions and monuments as well as border checkpoints - Recommended tours along the former wall - Navigation to the POIs - Connection to public transport - Film "Eingemauert! Die innerdeutsche Grenze" (in German) The app is based on the website www.chronik-der-mauer.de and is a joint project of the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Deutschlandradio and the Leibniz Center for Contemporary History Potsdam. In November 2011, this app won the most prestigious award in the field of political communication, the ”Politikaward”, and in 2012 it received the educational media prize “digita” and the “Comenius EduMedia” label. Data protection The app can be used without exposing your personal data. Usage data is exclusively processed in order to provide you with the selected application or service. This information is neither stored within the application nor passed on to third parties. Permissions In order to be able to use the Berlin Wall app to the full extent, the app requires access to the following functions: Location Precise localization based on GPS data and network information Is required for: - Route planning & determination of the position on the map - Notifications when you are near a POI (explorer mode) Please note: Continuous background-use of GPS in the can significantly reduce the battery life. (It is used for the explorer mode.) Internet connection Show network connection and network access Is required for: - Download of data packages, which contain most of the information about POIs & additional tours - Route planning - Link to the BVG website (Berlin public transport) Files & storage Reading, changing and deleting the contents of your memory space Is required for: - Installation of data packages Developer chronik@dradio-service.de

About

Weimar+

Explore Weimar's rich cultural heritage with interactive audio walks, museum guides, and themed tours. Discover historical sites, engage with AR experiences, and access multimedia content to enhance your visit.

Highlights
  • Radio play-like audio walks
  • Museum audio guides
  • Interactive city map
  • Themed tours
  • AR applications and games
  • Multimedia content (videos, interviews)
Features
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Contents: • Radio play-like audio walks in museums and parks • Audio guides in the museums • Interactive map to discover the cultural city of Weimar • Theme tours in the city and in parks • Interactive games and AR applications • Additional materials such as videos and interviews • More service information The free Weimar+ app is your multimedia guide through the cultural city of Weimar. In addition to audio tours and atmospheric audio walks through downtown Weimar and the museums and historical parks of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar, the app offers numerous multimedia information and tours on the topics of Weimar classicism, modernism and historical parks. You can use an interactive map to explore the language area of ​​the city of Weimar, the Park on the Ilm and the Belvedere Castle Park individually for yourself. With activated GPS, you can display all audio stops in the immediate vicinity and go on a discovery tour using a filterable recommendation system. Are you looking for the nearest WiFi hotspot or museum shop? No problem - in our legend you can display all service information about your visit. Discover our game with AR functions in the Park on the Ilm and in the Nietzsche Archive. Packed in various small puzzles, the individual locations can be explored from a new perspective. Help us document the changes at selected sites for our future resarch efforts and learn more about these sublime views. In the Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek, an AR application gives you the opportunity to take books off the shelves and take a look at the treasures of the famous library. There is also a 3D application for the Nietzsche Archive, with which Nietzsche's death room can be explored virtually. The app helps you prepare for and follow up your visit with in-depth information, interviews with our curators, video features of the artists and gardeners, hearing a matter of debates that address the political and cultural present as well as event recommendations. The featured tours allow you to immerse yourself in our exhibitions and parks and are accompanied by handicap accessible services and programmes for children. The app is designed to regularly update new content so that it can better cater to your needs. We look forward to your feedback and suggestions!

Screenshots

The Berlin Wall1 screens
Weimar+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Berlin Wall at 86% against Weimar+'s 42%. The Berlin Wall also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Weimar+'s advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weimar+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weimar+ has 92 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of The Berlin Wall's written reviews are positive against 42% of Weimar+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Berlin Wall ships an update every 12 months, Weimar+ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Berlin Wall versus Weimar+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Berlin WallWeimar+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better41.8% of reviews
Number of ratings192 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB266 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBundeszentrale fuer politische BildungKlassik Stiftung Weimar

Customer experience

The Berlin Wall

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Weimar+

All ratings92 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive41.8%
Neutral12.7%
Negative45.5%

In-app purchases

None

The Berlin Wall

No in-app purchases

None

Weimar+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Berlin Wall free?
The Berlin Wall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Weimar+ free?
Weimar+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Berlin Wall or Weimar+?
Weimar+ is rated higher. The Berlin Wall averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Weimar+ averages 4.5 from 92 ratings.
Do The Berlin Wall or Weimar+ have ads?
Neither The Berlin Wall nor Weimar+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Berlin Wall or Weimar+?
The Berlin Wall ships an update every 12 months, and Weimar+ every 6 weeks. Most recently, The Berlin Wall was updated on June 5, 2026 and Weimar+ on September 23, 2026.

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