Comparison

Dubai Travel Guide .. vs Express Maps

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

Head to head
About

Dubai Travel Guide ..

This comprehensive offline travel guide provides interactive maps, augmented reality features, and local audio to help you explore a city. It includes daily itineraries, budget-friendly recommendations, and safety tips for a seamless travel experience.

Highlights
  • 100% Offline Travel Guide
  • Augmented Reality (AR) Exploration
  • Zoomable Offline Maps with GPS
  • Local Audio Guides
  • Daily Itineraries
  • Budget-Based Recommendations
  • Nightlife & Shopping Tips
Features
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SPECIAL FEATURES - AUGMENTED REALITY - AR - STOP CARRYING BOOK GUIDES!!! - 100% OFFLINE TRAVEL GUIDE - WITH OFFLINE METRO MAP - ZOOMABLE 100% REGIONAL OFFLINE MAPS - PICS GALLERY - LOCAL AUDIO - GPS CAPABLE - INTERACTIVE POINTS OF INTEREST on the maps showing public bus stops, restaurants, pubs, hotels, hospitals, museums, theatres, and many others. - DAILY BASED ITINERARIES - BUDGET BASED HOTELS & RESTAURANTS - WHERE, WHAT & HOW TO SHOP - NIGHTLIFE ACTIVITIES - CITY TIPS, MOVING AROUND, COMMUTING - SAFETY TIPS - IPHONE, IPOD TOUCH & IPAD COMPATIBILITY ------------------------------------------ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Stop carrying heavy city tours guide in your pocket. TRAVEL LIGHT!!! With eTips Travel Guides you have a full city guide in your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. This tourist guide is built to be used offline. No connection to Internet required, meaning no extra charges in your phone bill!! AUGMENTED REALITY, unlike other tourist guides you will be able to discover the city with the best iPhone and iPad tool - AR - Just click on the AR button, turn yourself 360° and view on the screen where the best spots are and how to find them. You can also scroll up and down to view the closest and furthest attraction. After many requests, we bring to you your own steps with a GPS feature. Do not get lost, just take a look where you are standing. It is a very practical city guide since it is designed to be used by itineraries. There are 4 different itineraries for the city depending on the duration of your journey. We also provide tips and advices to travelers, how to get into the city, how to move around, where to shop, where to go at night, most popular places, safety tips, etc... Unlike other guides, Dubai Travel Guide provides you with interactive zoomable OFFLINE MAPS (x6 zoom + GPS capable) of the region showing the attractions, public bus stops, restaurants, pubs, hotels, hospitals and many other useful points of interest. You cannot get lost!. With this guide, you will not only visit the city but also move around its region. The travel guide is made based on travelers advices. Unlike other city guides, we can guarantee we have already visited these places and would like to give you a fancy and practical tool to make your visit a more enjoyable one. This app contains IAPs for you to enjoy and discover the best out of your visit

About

Express Maps

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Express Maps is designed to enable exploring and navigating select sites around the world. Simply scan one of our QR codes (found in select sites) and this app will transform into a rich experience for that site.

Screenshots

Dubai Travel Guide ..4 screens
Express Maps1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Express Maps at none against Dubai Travel Guide ..'s 10. Express Maps also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dubai Travel Guide .. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Express Maps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dubai Travel Guide .. ships an update every 4 months, Express Maps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dubai Travel Guide .. versus Express Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDubai Travel Guide ..Express Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (183 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings183 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB21 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperDaniel GarciaPointr Limited

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dubai Travel Guide ..

One-time10
  • Dubai ShoppingFree
  • Doha$1.99
  • Barcelona$1.99
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  • Rome$1.99
  • San Francisco$1.99
  • New York City$1.99
  • Dubai Shopping Visitor Guide$2.99
  • Doha Travel Guide$2.99
  • Dubai Full Access$3.99
  • Dubai Tourism, UAE$4.99
None

Express Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dubai Travel Guide .. free?
Dubai Travel Guide .. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Express Maps free?
Express Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dubai Travel Guide .. or Express Maps have ads?
Neither Dubai Travel Guide .. nor Express Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dubai Travel Guide .. or Express Maps?
Dubai Travel Guide .. ships an update every 4 months, and Express Maps every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dubai Travel Guide .. was updated on October 26, 2026 and Express Maps on October 27, 2026.

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