Comparison

Hearonymus vs Virtual Guide MM

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

Head to head
About

Hearonymus

Transform your smartphone into an audio guide for museums and attractions. Discover new places with neighborhood search and download guides for offline listening. Easily manage and enjoy audio content.

Highlights
  • Modern audio guide functionality
  • Search by location, category, or topic
  • Neighborhood search for attractions
  • Offline audio guide downloads
  • Central platform for audio guide management
  • Listen to samples of guides
Features
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With the free Hearonymus app the smartphone turns into a modern audio guide for museums, exhibitions and attractions. With the possibility to search for location, category or topic the right audio guide for every occasion can be found quickly. The "Neighbourhood search" points to new, perhaps previously unknown, attractions. The downloaded guides are stored on the smartphone. Thus, the audio experience is guaranteed even in museums or at places with no Internet connection. The Hearonymus app is the central platform for audio guides to download, manage and listen. Very easy to use. There are also free guides. Listen to samples is possible for every guide.

About

Virtual Guide MM

Explore the history of the Mauthausen/Gusen concentration camp system with location-based modules. This virtual guide provides audio tours, historical context, and practical information for a comprehensive understanding of the memorial site.

Highlights
  • Location-based modules
  • Audio guides
  • Historic points of interest
  • Contextualization of monuments
  • Practical information
  • Contemporary and historic aerial images
  • GPS navigation
Features
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The virtual guide to the KZ Gedenkstätte Mauthausen | Mauthausen Memorial offers an overview of the history of the Mauthausen/Gusen concentration camp system. Between 1938 and 1945 approximately 190,000 people from more than 40 countries were imprisoned in the Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps or one of the subcamps. At least 90,000 were murdered there. Today, the Mauthausen Memorial is an international place of remembrance and a centre of historical and political education. The virtual guide is organised in location-based modules and new modules are added regularly. Content: • Audio guides • Historic points of interest • Contextualisation of monuments and places of remembrance • Practical information • Contemporary aerial images with GPS navigation • Historic aerial images Please note that certain areas in which points of interest are located may be situated on private property. In such cases, the Virtual Guide text will draw your attention to this. Please respect the rights of property owners!

Screenshots

Hearonymus4 screens
Virtual Guide MM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Virtual Guide MM at none against Hearonymus's 24. Hearonymus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Hearonymus sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Virtual Guide MM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Virtual Guide MM holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Hearonymus's written reviews are positive against 50% of Virtual Guide MM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearonymus ships an update every 2 months, Virtual Guide MM every 8 months. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hearonymus versus Virtual Guide MM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearonymusVirtual Guide MM
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (7 ratings)2.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHearonymus GmbHWH Digital Services GmbH

Customer experience

Hearonymus

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative50.0%

Virtual Guide MM

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

24 purchases

Hearonymus

One-time24
  • Schoenbrunn Palace$0.99
  • Treasury$0.99
  • Schönbrunn Palace Gardens$0.99
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  • Belvedere$0.99
  • Melk Stiftspark$0.99
  • HEINDL SchokoMuseum$0.99
  • National Library$0.99
  • Albertina$0.99
  • Vienna Opera House$0.99
  • Museum of fine arts$0.99
  • Imperial Apartments$0.99
  • Minorite Church$0.99
  • Falter City-Walks - Art Nouveau in Vienna 4$1.99
  • Explore hidden Vienna (Part 1 of 3)$2.99
  • Stadtrundgang Torgau$2.99
  • Leopold Museum - The Leopold Collection$3.99
  • Melk Abbey - Abbey visit$3.99
  • Leopold Museum – Sachlichkeit$3.99
  • Leopold Museum - Vienna 1900$4.99
  • Wiener Zentralfriedhof$5.99
  • A boat trip through the Wachau$5.99
  • Bestattungsmuseum Wien$5.99
  • Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kirche$7.99
  • Pedal Power Red Tour$8.99
None

Virtual Guide MM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hearonymus free?
Hearonymus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virtual Guide MM free?
Virtual Guide MM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hearonymus or Virtual Guide MM?
Virtual Guide MM is rated higher. Hearonymus averages 2.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Virtual Guide MM averages 2.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Hearonymus or Virtual Guide MM have ads?
Neither Hearonymus nor Virtual Guide MM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hearonymus or Virtual Guide MM?
Hearonymus ships an update every 2 months, and Virtual Guide MM every 8 months. Most recently, Hearonymus was updated on September 20, 2026 and Virtual Guide MM on September 20, 2026.

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