Comparison

Eco Walks vs Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes)

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

Head to head
About

Eco Walks

Explore Paris's evolving districts and natural spaces through guided walking tours. Discover local flora and fauna, view itineraries on a map, and save your favorite routes. Users can also contribute their own photos to enrich the experience.

Highlights
  • Guided walking tours of Paris districts
  • Focus on urban evolution and nature
  • Identify local flora and fauna
  • Interactive map itineraries
  • Save favorite walks and share stages
  • User photo contributions
Features
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Discover a different side of Paris. Walking tours will take you to districts which are evolving, to new developments and corners of wild or cultivated nature, where you can observe the rarest and the most common flora and fauna in the French capital. Explore Paris with a series of urban walks. Get a glimpse of what’s in store for you with photos from each walk, look at the itinerary on a map, and read the illustrated contents. Discover the walks nearest to your location, explore them at your leisure, save your favourites and share stages with your friends. Add to the app by posting your own photos of the itineraries and finding them in the photo galleries.

About

Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes)

Explore cities with interactive treasure hunts that blend escape games with cultural tours. Solve puzzles, uncover historical anecdotes, and discover new places at your own pace, alone or with a team.

Highlights
  • Escape game and cultural tour hybrid
  • Interactive puzzles and observation challenges
  • Discover historical anecdotes and stories
  • Explore cities at your own pace
  • Play solo or in teams
  • Available in multiple European cities
Features
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Do you also love discovering and learning new things? However, following a guide and listening for two hours in a group of 15 people doesn’t suit you. Do you need more freedom and more action? Explorano offers a new way to explore: a mix between an escape game and a cultural tour. Unusual trails for everyone: from history enthusiasts to escape game fans, as well as the simply curious and lovers of new experiences. You’re free during this walk — you can start whenever you want, and there’s no time limit. You can take your time to snap photos or step into an unusual shop. Explorano allows you to play alone or in a team, at any age, as a couple, with family, or with friends. During our adventures, you will solve puzzles based on observation, using objects (compass, mirror, etc.), logic, Morse code decryption, and more. Once solved, you’ll discover anecdotes and unusual stories about iconic places along the route. Our experiences allow you to discover a city and its history in a totally different way. Our treasure hunts are available in several cities in France and Europe Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, London, Rome, Vienne Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice, Paris, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg,

Screenshots

Eco Walks4 screens
Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eco Walks at none against Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes)'s 11. Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes)'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (70% vs 60%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes) sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Eco Walks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eco Walks ships an update every 9 months, Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes) every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Eco Walks versus Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEco WalksExplorano (ex ParisEnigmes)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB87 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperParis.frjulien gois

Customer experience

Eco Walks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.0%

Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes)

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Eco Walks

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes)

One-time11
  • reduction 50% parcours$3.99
  • discount_medium$5.99
  • discount_medium_napoleon$5.99
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  • Discount30 Passages Couverts$5.99
  • parcours_street_art_paris13$10.99
  • Parcours Cathedrale Strasbourg$10.99
  • access_parcours_saint_emilion$10.99
  • access_parcours_nantes$10.99
  • access_parcours_rennes$10.99
  • access_parcours_caen$10.99
  • parcours passages couverts$10.99

Questions

Is Eco Walks free?
Eco Walks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes) free?
Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Eco Walks or Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes) have ads?
Neither Eco Walks nor Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eco Walks or Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes)?
Eco Walks ships an update every 9 months, and Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes) every 3 weeks. Most recently, Eco Walks was updated on October 4, 2026 and Explorano (ex ParisEnigmes) on October 4, 2026.

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