广州地铁官方APP vs Chip in
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
广州地铁官方APP
Navigate Guangzhou's metro system with real-time information on routes, schedules, and station amenities. Discover nearby landmarks and get practical travel updates for a smoother journey.
- Route planning
- First/last train times
- Station service facilities
- Station surroundings info
- Real-time operational announcements
- SMS sharing of travel info
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广州地铁官方APP，以全新的信息服务方式，让您尽享地铁出行之悦。地铁出行路线、首末班车时间、车站服务设施、车站周边信息、站外实景导航服务、运营公告——随时、随地、随心掌握。 独特的首页设计 展示地铁各个车站周边的广州地标，跟随四通八达的地铁畅游广州。 丰富的功能： 涵盖了乘客出行各种信息，包括基本的线路、站点查询、运营实时公告、官方微博、票种票价、相关法规介绍等。 及时掌握地铁各类资讯： 以最快的速度向乘客提供各种应急信息、节假日安排、客流公告等信息，让乘客掌握地铁实时资讯，安排行程。 轻松分享各种地铁资讯： 无论是出行路径信息、末班车换乘信息，还是车站的出口信息，广州地铁官方APP都提供了短信分享功能，用户可以通过短信方式转发各种信息的查询结果，与身边的朋友共享APP带来的便利。
Chip in
Easily share expenses and track bills with friends and roommates. This app offers smart solutions for splitting costs, attaching receipts, and generating reports. It provides personal financial management expertise to help you stay organized.
- Share expenses with friends and roommates
- Track bills and IOUs
- Unequal prepay and customized cost division
- Attach invoices, receipts, and photos
- Export activities as online reports
- Import participant names from contacts
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Chip In by Moneywise: a must-have App to make it easy to share expenses with friends, with roommates, and with anyone. ·A smart solution to share bills and IOUs - functionalities to care for such as Unequal Prepay, Multiple Payers, Customized Cost Division. ·Ability to attach invoice, receipts, and photos to Activity records. ·Personal financial management expertise delivered by a leader in the industry over a decade. ·Activities can be exported as online Reports with Summary and Itemization. Sample preview available at http://s.imoney.com.cn/BIIABA ·Reports downloadable. ·Text invoice to participants and notify them of payments owed. ·Keeps a running total when multiple participants make prepayment, get refund so that everything is in one Activity record. ·Can import Participant names directly from Address and Historical records. Please visit http://www.moneywise.com.cn Please email support@moneywise.com.cn with any inquiries or recommendations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 广州地铁官方APP at none against Chip in's shown. 广州地铁官方APP also leads on ratings volume (488 vs 7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Chip in's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chip in holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 广州地铁官方APP has 488 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of 广州地铁官方APP's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chip in's.
广州地铁官方APP ships an update every 3 weeks, Chip in every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 广州地铁官方APP | Chip in |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (488 ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 488 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 235 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 广州地铁集团有限公司 | 成都财智软件有限公司 |
Customer experience
广州地铁官方APP
Chip in
Bugs and requests
广州地铁官方APP
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Outdated line and station information
- Incompatibility with newer devices and OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Improved English and multi-language support
- Larger and clearer station maps
- Seamless QR code integration for entry/exit
- Electronic receipt/fapiao generation
Chip in
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
广州地铁官方APP
No in-app purchases
Chip in
No in-app purchases
