Leipzig '89 vs MaxvorstadtVibes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leipzig '89
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“Leipzig ‘89” is a multilingual audio guide, which leads to 20 original sites of the democratic change in 1989/90, situated in the urban area of Leipzig, where there took place important actions leading to the fall of the SED dictatorship. The GPS-supported city tour explains the particularity, complexity and uniqueness of the entire event Peaceful Revolution in Leipzig. The project’s basis is the stele exhibition “Sites of the Peaceful Revolution”. The steles are made of expanded metal, which was used for border fortifications in the GDR. This fact points out special actions of the political resistance in Leipzig. This exhibition does not only show the most known events like the decisive Monday demonstration on October 9, 1989, the occupation of the Stasi headquarters on December 4, 1989 and the first free parliamentary election on March 18, 1990. It also presents smaller, but not less important actions of the civil rights movement. The city tour shows the chronological and spatial development of the Peaceful Revolution, as well as the change of the city since 1989. It reminds of the power of the democratic idea, which helped the citizens to free themselves from the SED dictatorship. “Leipzig ‘89” presents impressively an important chapter of the German history, as well as the important role of Leipzig as city of Peaceful Revolution. The app makes the events of the Peaceful Revolution visible and audible and also sensually experienceable. GPS-supported maps and route navigation lead the user directly to the different sites. With the help of QR codes on the steles you can download the app directly on mobile devices or call up the respective station on the app. A lot of original photos, documents and contemporary film material completes the information on the steles and the audio guide.
MaxvorstadtVibes
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Die Maxvorstadt ist Münchens dichtestes Kulturviertel — und diese App ist dein Begleiter dafür. Von den Pinakotheken und dem Kunstareal über die Boheme rund um die Schellingstraße bis zu den Orten der NS-Geschichte am Königsplatz: Geschichte, Architektur, Wissenschaft und Alltag eines Viertels zwischen Altstadt und Schwabing. Über 60 ausführliche Porträts zu Bauwerken, Museen, Plätzen und Themen — recherchiert, bebildert und vollständig offline verfügbar. Funktionen: Entdecken nach Kategorien: Bauwerke & Orte, Kunst & Museen, Viertel, Wissenschaft, NS-Zeit und Themen Karte mit allen Orten — direkt zum Bauwerk oder weiter nach Apple Karten Volltextsuche über alle Inhalte Favoriten zum Sammeln deiner Lieblingsorte Komplett offline, ohne Konto, ohne Werbung, ohne Tracking Ein Stadtführer für Besucher, für Münchnerinnen und Münchner und für alle, die das spannendste Viertel der Stadt kennenlernen wollen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Leipzig '89 at 12.4 against MaxvorstadtVibes's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Leipzig '89 ships an update every 11 days, MaxvorstadtVibes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leipzig '89 | MaxvorstadtVibes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bürgerkomitee Leipzig für die Auflösung der ehemaligen Staatssicherheit e.V | Thomas Christian Jean Prum |
In-app purchases
Leipzig '89
No in-app purchases
MaxvorstadtVibes
No in-app purchases
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