Comparison

Paris vs Zero Bench

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

Head to head
About

Paris

Explore Paris with a beautifully illustrated, interactive map. Discover landmarks, navigate the metro, and follow curated walking tours. Save your memories with a built-in travel journal and augmented reality features.

Highlights
  • Hand-painted illustrated maps
  • Interactive landmark information
  • Metro navigation with real-time updates
  • Eleven curated walking tours
  • Offline audio guide and stories
  • Augmented reality viewfinder
  • Personalized travel journal
Features
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Paris, painted by hand. Not a cold, flat map: a panorama in perspective where every landmark is drawn as you see it, from the Eiffel Tower to Sacré-Cœur, from Notre-Dame to the Louvre. One glance is enough to understand the city. FIND YOUR WAY Your position appears on the painting, not on an anonymous background. Tap a landmark: a short story, the nearest stations, and how long it takes to get there from where you are, on foot or by metro. THE METRO, AT LAST LEGIBLE Switch to Metro mode: the 2026 network sits on the painting, from line 1 to line 14 out to Orly, with the RER and the trams. Under each station name, the time from your position. Tap two stations: the route appears, with transfers and the direction to follow on the platform. Then start navigation: the app counts the stops, tells you where to change and where to get off, and reports disrupted lines. ELEVEN WALKING TOURS Paris in a day, the Seine and its bridges, the painters' Montmartre, Revolutionary Paris, department stores and covered arcades… Every route is drawn on the painting and guided stop by stop, with the distance to the next one, phone in your pocket. 400 PLACES WITH THEIR STORIES Monuments, museums, churches, gardens, bridges, neighbourhoods, department stores: each page tells you what to see and why to stop. The audio guide tells the story of the great landmarks chapter by chapter, to listen to or to read, offline. YOUR TRAVEL JOURNAL Walk past a place: it joins your journal, with the date. Your photos, taken in the app or added from your phone, are filed on the right day and at the right place. Back home, open the app again: your stay appears day by day on the painted map, to replay and to share as a video. SOUVENIRS Aim the camera at a landmark: the places around you appear in augmented reality. Take the photo, pick a frame (stamped postcard, enamel street sign, story…) and share it. FREE, NO SUBSCRIPTION The map, the metro, routes, pages, navigation, the viewfinder and the journal are free, with a discreet banner. A single purchase, forever, unlocks every walk, every chapter of the audio guide, the day-by-day travel diary with its Replay mode, and removes ads. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Zero Bench

Features
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Zero Bench helps you find essential public amenities wherever you travel. Find nearby toilets, benches, drinking water fountains, nursing rooms, and other useful public facilities with an easy-to-use map. Download map data for offline use before your trip and find useful places even without an internet connection. Key features: • Find nearby toilets, benches, drinking water fountains, and nursing rooms • Download map data for offline use • Find public amenities without an internet connection • Search and filter locations based on your needs • Like places on the map • View location details and available map data • No sign-up required • Lightweight and easy to use Whether you're traveling abroad, exploring a new city, walking through a park, or looking for a nearby toilet or place to rest, Zero Bench helps you find the places you need. Explore more, plan ahead, and travel with confidence—even offline.

Screenshots

Paris4 screens
Zero Bench4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zero Bench at none against Paris's 3. Zero Bench also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paris sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Zero Bench asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paris ships an update every 2 months, Zero Bench monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Paris versus Zero Bench: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParisZero Bench
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJérôme GoursauAUTOCOMMIT

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Paris

One-time3
  • Débloquer les descriptions (histoire)$0.99
  • Supprimer les publicités$0.99
  • Paris Premium$3.99
None

Zero Bench

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paris free?
Paris is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zero Bench free?
Zero Bench is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paris or Zero Bench have ads?
Both Paris and Zero Bench show ads.
Which is updated more often, Paris or Zero Bench?
Paris ships an update every 2 months, and Zero Bench monthly. Most recently, Paris was updated on November 12, 2026 and Zero Bench on November 5, 2026.

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