Beijing Subway vs InfoMaps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beijing Subway
Navigate Beijing's subway system with ease using interactive maps and a powerful route planner. Get step-by-step directions, offline access, and real-time updates to make your commute or sightseeing trip seamless.
- Interactive subway maps
- Fast route planner
- Offline functionality
- Step-by-step directions
- Multi-language support
- Save favorite routes
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Beijing Subway is the navigation app that makes traveling on the Beijing MTR simple. From the Forbidden City to the Galaxy SOHO, cheering on the Beijing Tigers or rooting for the Beijing Ducks, whether you’re a Beijing native on your commute to work or sightseeing fresh from Beijing Daxing International Airport, we’ll show you the best way to get where you’re going in Beijing. We make riding the subway easy. You’ll be a Yikatong Card tapping pro in no time. Tap, tap, tap! Pan and zoom your way across Beijing with ease using our simple, interactive maps. We’ll even show your route on the map Plan journeys, sharpish Search for stations and find your way using the world’s fastest route planner No internet? No problem Maps and journey planning even work offline Regular map updates Auto-magic updates keep our maps always up-to-date and box fresh Every step of the way A step-by-step guide means you’ll never get lost again Multi-language support Spot what you’re looking for quicker with both English and Chinese station names right there on the map Save your faves From finding your way back home to taking the stress out of commuting and all the places in between. Your personal Shortcuts are never more than a swipe away Beijing Gold features: An ad-free experience Proper VIP treatment, with no ads, ever Priority support Problem with the app? We’ll be there to help you out We’re the world's number one for transit apps. Check out our world-famous Tube Map London, New York Subway Map, and Paris Metro Map apps today Visiting Shanghai, Guangzhou, or Singapore soon? We’ve got you covered there, too. Take our apps with you, just search Mapway on the App Store. Beijing Gold is available as an in-app subscription: ¥15.00 monthly or ¥35.00 annually, or as a one-off purchase of ¥88.00. Prices may vary by location. Cancel at any time, for any reason. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the time of purchase confirmation. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, at the cost of your chosen price tier. Subscriptions can be managed, and auto-renewal can be turned off in Account Settings in your iTunes Account. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://mapway.ai/beijingsubwayios/privacy Terms of use: https://mapway.ai/beijingsubwayios/terms
InfoMaps
This app provides offline mapping solutions for areas with limited mobile network coverage. It features satellite imagery, local place names, and navigation, working both online and offline. Users can download specific regions to save storage space.
- Offline satellite base map
- Downloadable regional maps
- Local place names and tourist spots
- Online and offline modes
- Navigation features
- Regular data updates
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Mongolia has vast land and its 85% is not covered by mobile network. When there is no mobile coverage, in many occasions it is required to know your location and the nearest areas of villages and tourist hot spots. As number of travelers increase recently so there is an offline mapping solutions. Mongolia has vast land and its 85% is not covered by mobile network. When there is no mobile coverage, in many occasions it is required to know your location and the nearest areas of villages and tourist hot spots. As number of travelers increase recently so there is an need of having offline mapping solutions. To address this needs, the InfoMedia LLC is introducing an satellite image based mapping application since 2018 and this application InfoMap works both in offline and online mode. The InfoMap has following advantages: - Compared with other application, its base map is based on satellite images and the base map is loaded into mobile phone so able to work when there is no mobile coverage. The map has local location names/tourist hot spots along with the navigation. - The offline base map is divided into 5 regions (West, North West, North East, East and South) and the user can download the required regions depending on your mobile phone capacity. - With online mode, the user can see more detailed satellite images and also can use the features of offline mode such as adding new location and navigation. - Natural beautiful sceneries, hotels and local locations/eateries are included in the map along with advanced search features and the data is updated regularly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beijing Subway at 4.7 against InfoMaps's 3.0. Beijing Subway also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 33%) and ratings volume (280 vs 3). InfoMaps's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Beijing Subway sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. InfoMaps asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beijing Subway holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beijing Subway has 280 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Beijing Subway's written reviews are positive against 33% of InfoMaps's.
Beijing Subway ships an update every 5 months, InfoMaps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beijing Subway | InfoMaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (280 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 280 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mapway Inc. | Spotter LLC |
Customer experience
Beijing Subway
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In-app purchases
Beijing Subway
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Gold Monthly$1.991 Month
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
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- Unlimited Access$1.991 Month
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$8.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Remove Ads$3.99
InfoMaps
No in-app purchases
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