Comparison

Paris By Metro vs Mural Quest

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

Head to head
About

Paris By Metro

Navigate Paris's public transport with detailed subway, train, and tram maps. Plan routes, access travel tips, and convert currencies offline to save time and money.

Highlights
  • Detailed Metro, RER, and tram maps
  • Offline access for maps
  • Route planner
  • Currency converter
  • Travel tips
  • Attraction finder
Currently charting
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VISITING PARIS? Let Paris By Metro help you see more of the city and suburbs without getting lost - it's the easy to use app that no traveler should be without. Perfect for the holiday or business traveler, Paris By Metro will save you time and money with detailed transit maps, route planners, currency conversion, and travel tips. Leave your heavy guidebook and hard-to-read maps at the hotel. Paris By Metro will show you detailed maps for the Metro (subway), RER (train), and tram right on your iPhone or iPad. Zoom in for a closer look, or zoom out to find where you're going. See the whole Metro or any one line, as well as transfers to the train, tram, or other lines. The app even works without a data connection if you are underground or turned off mobile roaming (a money saving feature!). GET AROUND PARIS LIKE A LOCAL Save time and make your trip more enjoyable by letting Paris By Metro show you the best ways to get around the city. Need the fastest route? Want to minimize your walking? Just tell Paris By Metro where you are and where you want to go, and this smart app shows you the best travel plan. It's perfect for getting to Paris' most famous sights and the airport quickly. Visiting the Eiffel tower? Want to see the Louvre? Paris By Metro lists the city's top attractions in one place, along with the best Metro stops to get you there and the official websites to click for more information. HELPFUL METRO STATION DETAILS There are dozens of transit stations in Paris and its suburbs, and Paris By Metro gives you the details on each one. Choose any station and easily see the important travel information to help you get where you're going. Add stations you visit frequently (such as the station near your hotel) to your favorites list so you quickly find it later. MORE THAN JUST MAPS Paris By Metro also helps you enjoy your trip more by giving you important travel tips. For example, the app includes helpful information on traveling to and from the airport, Charles de Gaulle (CDG) or Orly (ORY), as well as details on the tickets / passes you'll need to ride the Metro, train, and tram. The currency converter will show you how much that souvenir you want to buy costs in your choice of 61 popular currencies, including the US dollar, Japanese yen, British pound, Swiss franc, and more. Exchange rates are updated every 8 hours when you have a connection but the tool continues to work even when you are offline. SAVE TIME & MONEY WHILE TRAVELING Features of the Paris By Metro app include: * Find Your Way - With detailed maps of the Paris Metro, train, and tram, you can easily find your way through the city. * Offline Access - Save money while traveling by not paying for roaming charges on your mobile phone (Currency converter requires Internet access to update every 8 hours. Few Analytics, related to the app, will be gathered only when the app have access to WiFi internet connection). * Save Time - Paris By Metro will show you the fastest and easiest routes between any two stations, helping you see more of your favorite sights. * Travel Tips - Find out the important details to help you have a great trip, such as traveling to/from the airport, money saving transit passes, and currency conversion. Make your trip to Paris even more enjoyable by getting the time saving transit maps in Paris By Metro. Download it today and bon voyage!

About

Mural Quest

Discover over 175 murals in St. Petersburg, Florida with this offline-capable walking guide. Explore guided tours, detailed artist bios, and map locations, all without accounts or tracking.

Highlights
  • Offline mural map with GPS coordinates
  • Detailed artist biographies
  • Guided walking tours
  • Tour compass for navigation
  • Filter by year or category
  • Mark murals as seen/liked
  • No accounts or tracking
Features
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A walking guide to the murals of St. Petersburg, Florida. Mural Quest is an offline-capable map and tour app for the 200+ murals across St. Petersburg — six years of SHINE Mural Festival walls, plus vintage SHINE, commercial commissions, historic pieces, and one-off works around the city. Full access requires a subscription — US$6.99/year. WHAT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION UNLOCKS • Every mural mapped with GPS coordinates • Detailed artist bios — original writing, not lifted from press kits • Guided walking tours through the Warehouse Arts District, Central Avenue, and more • Audio narration — hear each mural's story as you arrive • Tour compass — heads-up direction and distance to your next stop • Filter by year, category, or search by artist • Offline-capable: load it once with WiFi and use it all day WHO IT'S FOR Visitors who want to see St. Pete's murals, and locals who want to find new ones and learn who painted them. WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT The bios are written, not generated. Every artist entry is researched against the artist's own site, festival archives, and primary press. Where attribution is uncertain, we say so. The app is built and maintained by one person. NO ACCOUNTS, NO ADS No login. No ads. No personal data collected. The app uses your location only while open, and only to guide you on the map. Your location never leaves your device. PREFER A GUIDE? Mural Quest is self-guided and on foot. If you'd rather have a person with you, Florida CraftArt runs guided walking mural tours from 501 Central Ave. If walking isn't an option, Star Trolley runs a mural tour by trolley. QUESTIONS Email support@muralquest.app. A person reads it. SUBSCRIPTION • Mural Quest Yearly — US$6.99/year, auto-renewable • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase. It renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in Apple Account settings. • Anyone who owned the previously paid app keeps full access for free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://muralquest.app/privacy Built by Pelican Digital LLC, an independent St. Petersburg studio.

Screenshots

Paris By Metro4 screens
Mural Quest3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mural Quest at Free against Paris By Metro's $0.99. Mural Quest also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Paris By Metro's advantage is ratings volume (152 vs 9) and chart position (#132 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

Mural Quest is free to download; Paris By Metro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mural Quest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paris By Metro has 152 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Paris By Metro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mural Quest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paris By Metro ships an update every 11 months, Mural Quest weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Paris By Metro versus Mural Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParis By MetroMural Quest
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (152 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings152 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#132 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMallow Technologies Private LimitedRobert Asselin

Customer experience

Paris By Metro

All ratings152 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative9.2%

Mural Quest

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Paris By Metro

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Does not work on Apple Air 2
  • App crashes on destination search
  • Keeps crashing
  • App crashed first day in Paris
  • App started out working great but crashed
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  • App crashes every time directions are requested
  • App crashes periodically
  • App crashes on iPad
  • Occasional bugs
  • Does on occasional just close on you when looking up a route

Requested features

15 requests
  • Update for bigger screens
  • Update app with new metro line stops
  • Include all stations
  • Overlay metro onto major streets
  • Overlay with key landmarks
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  • Map overlay would be a super upgrade
  • Include estimated time for the trip
  • Show trip time on the map
  • Show train timings
  • Show ticket price
  • Update end points for directions
  • More sites listed in the guide
  • Include other metro lines after line 13
  • Time estimate on the journey
  • More such applications for other countries

Mural Quest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Paris By Metro

No in-app purchases

None

Mural Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paris By Metro free?
Paris By Metro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mural Quest free?
Mural Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paris By Metro or Mural Quest?
Mural Quest is rated higher. Paris By Metro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 152 ratings, while Mural Quest averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Paris By Metro or Mural Quest have ads?
Neither Paris By Metro nor Mural Quest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paris By Metro or Mural Quest?
Paris By Metro ships an update every 11 months, and Mural Quest weekly. Most recently, Paris By Metro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mural Quest on October 31, 2026.

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