BackWay vs Romulus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Save favorite locations
- Add photos and descriptions
- Offline navigation
- Travel log functionality
- Simple direction and distance display
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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!
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.
- 169 museums on interactive offline map
- Expert audio tours in English
- Offline functionality
- Save favorites
- Plan walking routes
- Downloadable content
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | BackWay | Romulus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dares Core d.o.o. | Mukhammed Aliiev |
Customer experience
BackWay
Romulus
In-app purchases
BackWay
No in-app purchases
Romulus
- Weekly$2.997 Days
- Monthly$8.991 Month
- Lifetime$5.99









