Kolumbus vs I'm here
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kolumbus
Plan your trips and get real-time departure information in one convenient application. It offers accurate travel suggestions, step-by-step guidance, and live map tracking of buses and boats. Receive notifications for route changes and view onboard capacity.
- Travel planner
- Real-time departures
- Favorite places shortcuts
- Step-by-step journey guidance
- Live bus and boat map location
- Route change notifications
- Onboard capacity overview
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The Kolumbus app provides full control over your journey. With travel planner and real time departures in one app, you get: • easier planning and more accurate travel suggestions • stored shortcuts to your favourite places • step by step guiding throughout the journey • real time map location of the bus and boat at any time • notifications regarding changes and detours on your routes • overview of the capacity on board the bus Real time and travel planning in one app! Download or update the app to get the latest features. It's completely free. Have a nice trip! Questions or experiencing issues? Contact us at app@kolumbus.no
I'm here
This free map application offers easy-to-use navigation from your current location or a specified starting point. Select routes for various transportation methods and utilize automatic navigation with voice announcements, even when other apps are in use or the screen is off. It also includes direct calling to search results and social media posting.
- Route selection by transportation mode
- Turn-by-turn navigation with voice
- Automatic navigation with background updates
- Direct calling from search results
- SNS and memo posting
- Search history function
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"I'm here" is a free map application with easy operation. Equipped with a navigation function to the destination from the current location or the input start point. With a simple operation, you can check not only the route from your current location, but also the detailed route from the input start point to the destination in advance, so it is very convenient! Only iPad version can be displayed horizontally. ◆ Route for each means of transportation can be selected: · By tapping the transportation mode display button or the place name of the list, the route of each transportation method (walking, car etc) is displayed in order. ◆ Navigation function installed: - You can also transition to the navigation screen by tapping the navigation button or by long pressing the place name in the search result list. · The navigation function is displayed in list form at the point where the direction changes, and you can check the way from the current location by tapping that point. · During navigation, tap the update button on the upper left to update the route from the current location you are moving. ◆ Automatic navigation function installation: After transitioning to the navigation screen, when you tap the "AUTO" button in the upper right corner, automatic navigation with instruction indication popup at the corner and voice announcement (earphone OK) starts. Tap "OFF" to exit the automatic navigation mode. As the map scrolls in rotation according to the direction in which you are walking, depending on the way you are walking, it will not be said "Which way are you heading?", You can go smoothly to your destination . Also, in the case of the automatic navigation mode, even if you are using other applications, even if you turn off the screen, you are updating your location information so you will announce with an announcement when you reach the corner. In other words, if you are walking with earphones inserted, the iPhone will tell you which way you can go next, even if it is in your pocket. ※Caution Since the automatic navigation mode is always functioning to update the current location information, the battery consumption increases. If you do not use it, turn it off, please close the application and be careful not to waste the battery. ◆ Direct calling to the search result phone number: · Equipped with call function from search result annotation. You can call the store directly from this application. ◆ SNS / memo posting function: You can post to SNS (Twitter, LINE, Facebook, etc.) and memos from the current location button. Depending on the app, you can also post images. ◆ With search word history function: · When you tap the BookMark button on the search bar, the history of the word searched up to now is displayed in list form below the search bar. It is now possible to search by selecting the word selected from the list. · The history data can be deleted all in the history by tapping "clear history" button displayed in the list. You can also delete any word individually by swiping each history word to the left. ※ The maximum number of history words saved is 30 cases. If it exceeds 30, the oldest search word will be deleted. ◆ Search word complementing function (Available for iOS 9.3 and above): · As you enter the search word, data close to the word you are entering is displayed in list format under the search bar. It is now possible to search by selecting the word selected from the list. ◆ Note: Ads will be hidden if you pay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: I'm here at 100% against Kolumbus's 17%. Kolumbus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. I'm here sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kolumbus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kolumbus holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kolumbus has 56 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Kolumbus's written reviews are positive against 100% of I'm here's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kolumbus | I'm here |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (56 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kolumbus AS | Masashi Sasaoka |
Customer experience
Kolumbus
I'm here
In-app purchases
Kolumbus
No in-app purchases
I'm here
- Ad-free$1.99









