Metro Germany vs CompassPinMax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metro Germany
Plan your subway journeys in Berlin and Munich with an interactive map and quick route planner. Find optimal routes, travel times, and transfers easily. Supports multiple languages for a convenient travel experience.
- Quick route planning
- Interactive metro map
- Travel time calculation
- Transfer information
- Multilingual support
- Intuitive interface
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Convenient metro map for Berlin & Munich. Plan your metro journeys with ease. Key features of the app: - Quick route planning. Enter your starting and ending metro stations for the app to plot the route, show travel time, and the number of transfers. Find the optimal route among the suggestions. - Interactive metro map. A user-friendly map of Berlin’s and Munich’s metro lines with all stations, allowing you to explore and quickly select metro stations directly on the map for route planning. Benefits of the app: - Multilingual support. The app interface is localized in different languages, making it convenient for both tourists and locals. - Intuitive interface. Save time on route planning thanks to its ease of use. Explore new routes and travel easily through the dynamic cities of Berlin and Munich using the metro!
CompassPinMax
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CompassPinMax helps you quickly choose a destination and point yourself in the right direction. Search for a place, drop a pin on the map, save favorite destinations, or open a shared map link. Once a destination is selected, CompassPinMax shows live directional guidance using your location and heading, helping you understand where to turn and how far away the place is. For moments when a full route is more than you need, CompassPinMax gives you a fast, lightweight way to get oriented. It is useful for walking toward a meeting spot, returning to a saved place, finding your way across a park or event space, or simply understanding which direction your destination is from where you are. Features include: • Place search with Apple Maps • Drop-a-pin destination selection • Saved and recent destinations • Live compass guidance toward your selected place • Distance-aware guidance • Shared location link import • Privacy-first guest use with no account required • CompassPinMax Premium unlocks additional guidance tools, including AR Live View, directional haptic guidance, and vibration intensity controls. Your saved places stay on your device. CompassPinMax only uses location while the app is open to provide map and guidance features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Metro Germany at Free against CompassPinMax's $9.99. CompassPinMax's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, 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
Metro Germany is free to download; CompassPinMax costs $9.99 up front. Metro Germany sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CompassPinMax sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Metro Germany ships an update every 3 weeks, CompassPinMax every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metro Germany | CompassPinMax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrei Toporov | Thomas Richardson |
In-app purchases
Metro Germany
- Remove Ads$3.99
CompassPinMax
- CompassPin MaxFree
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