Comparison

Circle Line Sightseeing vs B33n

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

Head to head
About

Circle Line Sightseeing

Experience NYC's iconic landmarks from the water with an automated audio guide. Simply select your language and enjoy the narrated tour as the boat navigates the Hudson River. Discover famous buildings and sights without missing a beat.

Highlights
  • Automated audio tour
  • Multiple language options
  • Landmark and building narration
  • GPS-triggered playback
  • Hudson River cruise companion
Features
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Listen to a guided audio tour in the language of your choice as you sail down the Hudson to see all of NYC’s famous buildings and landmarks from the water. This audio tour will automatically advance as the boat moves so all you have to do is select your language and press play. It only works while you’re moving on the water so if you haven’t purchased tickets yet please go to circleline.com. Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises is world famous for its Best of NYC cruise, the only cruise that goes completely around Manhattan and our evening cruise, Harbor Lights, which sails at sunset as the lights of the City twinkle in the background. We also have Landmarks and Liberty for those who have less time.

About

B33n

Discover trusted recommendations from friends, not strangers or algorithms. Find places in new cities or plan trips by seeing spots your friends have visited and recommend. Build your own profile of favorite places to share.

Highlights
  • Follow trusted friends
  • Browse recommendations by city
  • Save spots to a 'Want to Go' list
  • Tag and share your favorite places
  • Ask friends for recommendations
  • Filter recommendations by location
Features
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Been is where you go for recommendations you actually trust — from the friends whose taste you already rely on, not strangers, ads, or algorithms. Landing in a new city? Open a friend's profile, filter by where you are, and see the exact spots they'd send you to. Planning a trip? Ask your most-travelled friends for their list and get it before you fly. HOW IT WORKS • Follow the people whose taste you trust • Browse their recommended places, filtered by city • Save spots to your Want to Go list for later • Tag your own favourites and build a profile worth sharing • Ask friends for recs on any city — they answer in seconds WHY BEEN • Real recommendations from real friends — no ads, no fake reviews, no noise • Every place is somewhere a person you trust has actually been • Filter by city so you only see what's relevant to where you are • Show off your home city and the places that make it yours • Beautiful, fast, and built for the way you actually ask for recommendations Stop scrolling through a thousand strangers' reviews. Been gives you the shortlist that matters — from the people who know you. Download Been and see where your friends recommend, wherever you land.

Screenshots

Circle Line Sightseeing4 screens
B33n4 screens

Verdict

The call

Circle Line Sightseeing and B33n are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circle Line Sightseeing ships an update monthly, B33n every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Circle Line Sightseeing versus B33n: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircle Line SightseeingB33n
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNew York Cruise LinesROMEO CHALOM KUBWABO

Customer experience

Circle Line Sightseeing

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

B33n

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Circle Line Sightseeing

No in-app purchases

None

B33n

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Circle Line Sightseeing free?
Circle Line Sightseeing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is B33n free?
B33n is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Circle Line Sightseeing or B33n have ads?
Neither Circle Line Sightseeing nor B33n shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circle Line Sightseeing or B33n?
Circle Line Sightseeing ships an update monthly, and B33n every 3 weeks. Most recently, Circle Line Sightseeing was updated on November 3, 2026 and B33n on October 31, 2026.

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