MyRavenna vs Rome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyRavenna
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Grazie all'app MyRavenna potrai esplorare le meraviglie dell'arte attraverso un viaggio fra i luoghi e i monumenti della città. Un racconto ricco di immagini, panoramiche a 360°, testi di approfondimento e contenuti video ti permetterà di ammirare le opere d'arte e conoscere i protagonisti che hanno contribuito a creare la storia della città di Ravenna. Spostati tra i luoghi usando le mappe, seleziona il percorso e trova le tappe di questo cammino: una narrazione multimediale ti guiderà alla scoperta dei monumenti Unesco, dei siti archeologici, dei luoghi danteschi, dei mosaici contemporanei. Potrai divertirti a rivivere i cambiamenti nel tempo, adottando anche punti di vista inediti. Clicca sul seguente link per visualizzare la Dichiarazione di accessibilità: https://form.agid.gov.it/view/97d52bf0-79bb-11ef-9777-73719affd781
Rome
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Rome is best seen on foot — and best understood with someone telling you what you're looking at. Tessera is that someone, in your pocket, with no signal needed. 125 short stories cover the whole historic centre, from the Vatican to Monti. Each one is written to be heard on the spot: look up, listen, and the stones start to make sense. Why the Pantheon's dome has never cracked. Who hung rude poems on a battered statue for five hundred years. Where Bernini and Borromini fought their rivalry in marble, a few metres apart. SIX NEIGHBOURHOODS • Ancient Rome — the Colosseum from outside, the Circus Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla • Pantheon & Navona — baroque squares around the best-preserved building of antiquity • Trevi & the Spanish Steps — fountains, stairways and the streets down to Piazza del Popolo • Vatican — St Peter's Square and Castel Sant'Angelo • Trastevere & the Ghetto — medieval lanes, Tiber Island and the Jewish quarter • Monti — the old Suburra and the great basilicas of the Esquiline WALKS FOR ANY SCHEDULE • Rome in two hours, three hours, or a full day, planned on real streets • Themed walks: Bernini & Borromini, the Talking Statues, Hidden Rome, Evening Fountains • A walk through every stop in each neighbourhood The guide leads you stop to stop and shows how far the next one is and how much of the walk is left. HOW IT WORKS • Walk up to a place and the guide offers its story. Nothing ever plays on its own • Every place has a photo and the full text — read instead of listening if you prefer • For museums and churches with tickets, a link to the official site for hours and booking • Search by name, theme, or any detail from the stories • Works completely offline once downloaded: stories, photos, map and routes • Eight languages: English, Русский, Español, Deutsch, Italiano, Français, Português, 中文 TRY IT FIRST The introduction and one story in every neighbourhood are free: the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, St Peter's Square, Santa Maria in Trastevere and Santa Maria Maggiore. One purchase unlocks all 125 places, every route and all eight languages — for good. No subscription, no account, no ads. Tessera is an independent app and is not affiliated with the Vatican, the Colosseum Archaeological Park or any museum. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited under each image. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyRavenna at none against Rome's 1. MyRavenna also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Rome's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 9 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Rome sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MyRavenna asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyRavenna ships an update every 9 months, Rome daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyRavenna | Rome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Comune di Ravenna | Shahen Grigoryan |
In-app purchases
MyRavenna
No in-app purchases
Rome
- Full Rome Guide$9.99









