MapCERN vs Switzerland Travel Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapCERN
Navigate CERN with this offline map application. Search for buildings, rooms, and locations, and get directions with multiple travel modes. Access shuttle schedules and view your current location.
- Offline map functionality
- Search for buildings, rooms, and locations
- Routing with car, bike, and walk modes
- Shuttle line schedules
- Full CERN coverage
- Current location display
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The app displays useful geographic data on a map allowing its users to search for buildings, rooms and locations at CERN. Functionalities: * Working offline * Quick search - buildings, rooms, locations * Routing with 3 travel modes : car, bike, walk * Shuttles lines schedules * Full CERN coverage * Data updates when online * Current location display when GPS enabled * Magnifying glass
Switzerland Travel Guide
Explore cities with a comprehensive offline travel guide. Discover attractions using augmented reality, navigate with interactive street maps, and plan your trip with daily itineraries and budget-friendly recommendations. Get local tips on shopping, nightlife, and safety without needing an internet connection.
- Offline city street maps
- Augmented reality discovery
- GPS tracking
- Interactive points of interest
- Daily itineraries
- Budget-based hotel/restaurant suggestions
- Shopping and nightlife tips
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SPECIAL FEATURES - AUGMENTED REALITY - AR - STOP CARRYING BOOK GUIDES!!! - 100% OFFLINE TRAVEL GUIDE - OFFLINE METRO MAP - ZOOMABLE 100% REGIONAL OFFLINE MAPS - PICS GALLERY - 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 ------------------------------------------ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Stop carrying heavy city tours guide in your pocket. TRAVEL LIGHT!!! With this Travel Guide you have a full city guide in your iPhone & iPod Touch. 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 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. Slide through the tutorial for more tips. 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, this 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MapCERN at 100% against Switzerland Travel Guide's 37%. MapCERN also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Switzerland Travel Guide's advantage is ratings volume (346 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Switzerland Travel Guide sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MapCERN asks for nothing beyond the download.
MapCERN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Switzerland Travel Guide has 346 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MapCERN's written reviews are positive against 37% of Switzerland Travel Guide's.
MapCERN ships an update every 3 months, Switzerland Travel Guide every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapCERN | Switzerland Travel Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (346 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 346 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 374 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CERN | Josefina Martin |
Customer experience
MapCERN
Switzerland Travel Guide
Bugs and requests
MapCERN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Switzerland Travel Guide
Reported bugs
5 issues- Paid version provides nothing as promised
- In-app purchases stuck on downloading 0%
- Restore purchase not working
- Clicking sections prompts to pay more
- Cannot do trip planning
Requested features
3 requests- More affordable travel options in Switzerland
- Free drinking water in restaurants and hotels
- Ban on plastic water bottle sales
In-app purchases
MapCERN
No in-app purchases
Switzerland Travel Guide
- Zurich Travel GuideFree
- Interlaken Travel GuideFree
- Geneva Travel GuideFree
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- Basel Travel GuideFree
- Bern Travel GuideFree
- Lucerne Travel GuideFree
- Lugano Travel GuideFree
- St. Moritz Travel GuideFree
- Switzerland Travel Guide$3.99
- Switzerland Tourism$4.99



