PastVu map vs t.lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PastVu map
Explore historical photos overlaid on a world map, dating from 1826 to 2000. View images at their original shooting locations, complete with directional information and detailed descriptions. Filter by date and enjoy a smart photo strip for easy browsing.
- Historical photo overlay on world map
- Photos from 1826-2000
- Location and shooting direction indicators
- Filter by shooting date
- Full-size photo viewing with descriptions
- Smart photo strip under map
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Photos from 1826 to 2000, posted by the pastvu.com community on the world map. Photos are located at the shooting locations indicating the shooting direction. Filtering by shooting date, viewing full-size photos with descriptions, smart photo strip under the map and other features. Photos and information courtesy of the PastVu project (pastvu.com). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
t.lab
This travel app helps you plan trips with clarity and comfort, avoiding the chaos of scattered notes and endless tabs. It creates realistic, personal routes based on your pace and travel style, focusing on what matters for any journey.
- Comfortable travel planning
- Clarity and balance
- Personalized routes
- Realistic itineraries
- Focus on essentials
- Trip pace and mood based planning
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t.lab – comfortable travel planning without chaos! t.lab is a travel app designed for people who want clarity, balance, and comfort when planning their trips. travel should feel inspiring, not overwhelming. but planning often turns into endless tabs, scattered notes, conflicting recommendations, and wasted time. t.lab brings everything back to one calm, thoughtful flow. the app helps you plan trips based on your pace, mood, and travel style. instead of generic guides and overloaded itineraries, you get routes that feel realistic, personal, and easy to follow. whether you’re planning a slow escape, a city break, or a longer multi-stop journey, t.lab helps you focus on what actually matters and removes unnecessary noise from the process.
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Verdict
PastVu map and t.lab both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of t.lab's written reviews are positive against 33% of PastVu map's. t.lab also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. PastVu map sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and t.lab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PastVu map against 5.0 for t.lab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of PastVu map's written reviews are positive against 100% of t.lab's.
PastVu map ships an update every 2 weeks, t.lab every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PastVu map | t.lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Tezin | Mikhail Iurovskikh-Eremin |
Customer experience
PastVu map
t.lab
In-app purchases
PastVu map
- Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Annually7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Thanks to the author$0.99
- Thank you very much$1.99
- Premium Lifetime$8.99
t.lab
- t.lab monthly subscription$7.991 Month
- t.lab yearly subscription$69.991 Year
