Comparison

BackWay vs Romulus

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

Head to head
About

BackWay

Easily save and revisit your favorite locations, even offline. Capture memories with photos and descriptions to create a personal travel log. Get simple directions and distance to find your way back.

Highlights
  • Save favorite locations
  • Add photos and descriptions
  • Offline navigation
  • Travel log functionality
  • Simple direction and distance display
Features
Currently charting
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BackWay helps you find your way back! EVEN OFFLINE! BackWay is an iOS app that helps you navigate around and save your favourite places. It is easy to save a location, just snap a photo, add some description and voila! You can also use BackWay as your travel log! If you want to go back to a location, BackWay will show you direction and distance in a simple UI!

About

Romulus

Explore Rome's 169 museums with offline audio tours. Discover historical sites and art from ancient times to modern, all from your phone. Plan your routes and save favorites for a personalized travel experience.

Highlights
  • 169 museums on interactive offline map
  • Expert audio tours in English
  • Offline functionality
  • Save favorites
  • Plan walking routes
  • Downloadable content
Features
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Explore all 169 museums of Rome with expert audio tours completely offline, in your pocket. From the Colosseum to the Vatican, from Caesar to Caravaggio SPQR turns your phone into a personal guide through the Eternal City. WHAT'S INSIDE - 169 official museums of Rome on an interactive offline map - Expert audio tours in English for every site - Vatican Museums, Colosseum, Borghese Gallery, Capitoline Museums, MAXXI, Palazzo Barberini, Ara Pacis, Baths of Caracalla & more - Stories from Ancient Rome to Renaissance and modern art BUILT FOR REAL TRAVELERS - 100% offline — no roaming, no WiFi, no surprises - Tap any museum on the map and start listening instantly - Save favorites and plan your own walking route - Works everywhere in Rome, even underground START FREE - 18 museums included free no ads, no interruptions - Unlock all 169 with a one-time purchase or optional subscription - Your choice no pressure Whether you have one day or one week in Rome, SPQR helps you discover the city like a local historian would. Buon viaggio! After purchasing the full version, the app downloads approximately 400 MB of audio content (professional audio guides for all 169 museums) and an additional 120 MB for the offline Rome map. We recommend using Wi-Fi for the initial download. Once downloaded, everything works fully offline no internet or roaming required during your visit. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BackWay4 screens
Romulus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Romulus at Free against BackWay's $0.99. Romulus also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). BackWay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Romulus is free to download; BackWay costs $0.99 up front. Romulus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. BackWay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BackWay against 5.0 for Romulus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BackWay ships an update every 2 months, Romulus every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on July 30, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
BackWay versus Romulus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackWayRomulus
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDares Core d.o.o.Mukhammed Aliiev

Customer experience

BackWay

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Romulus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BackWay

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Romulus

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Monthly$8.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is BackWay free?
BackWay costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Romulus free?
Romulus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BackWay or Romulus?
BackWay and Romulus are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do BackWay or Romulus have ads?
Neither BackWay nor Romulus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BackWay or Romulus?
BackWay ships an update every 2 months, and Romulus every 5 days. Most recently, BackWay was updated on July 30, 2026 and Romulus on September 22, 2026.

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