MAIN TOWER vs Rome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MAIN TOWER
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MAIN TOWER App brings Augmented Reality to the Frankfurt skyline. Scan the marker at the MAIN TOWER observation deck to locate your position precisely. The app shows you the 20 largest cities on Earth, including distance and direction – right on the horizon.Enter any city name – such as Barcelona, New York, Tokyo – and see your favourite place - it appear exactly where it would be in real life. Selfie & Panorama Mode: Capture stunning photos with city labels and AR overlays. Save your picture or share it instantly with friends. Features: • AR positioning using the MAIN TOWER marker • Display of the 20 largest cities with distance & direction • Search and display any city or place worldwide • Selfie and panorama photo mode-Save or share your photos Experience Frankfurt like never before – with MAIN TOWER APP. The world begins here – above the rooftops of the city.
Rome
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Rome is best seen on foot — and best understood with someone telling you what you're looking at. Tessera is that someone, in your pocket, with no signal needed. 125 short stories cover the whole historic centre, from the Vatican to Monti. Each one is written to be heard on the spot: look up, listen, and the stones start to make sense. Why the Pantheon's dome has never cracked. Who hung rude poems on a battered statue for five hundred years. Where Bernini and Borromini fought their rivalry in marble, a few metres apart. SIX NEIGHBOURHOODS • Ancient Rome — the Colosseum from outside, the Circus Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla • Pantheon & Navona — baroque squares around the best-preserved building of antiquity • Trevi & the Spanish Steps — fountains, stairways and the streets down to Piazza del Popolo • Vatican — St Peter's Square and Castel Sant'Angelo • Trastevere & the Ghetto — medieval lanes, Tiber Island and the Jewish quarter • Monti — the old Suburra and the great basilicas of the Esquiline WALKS FOR ANY SCHEDULE • Rome in two hours, three hours, or a full day, planned on real streets • Themed walks: Bernini & Borromini, the Talking Statues, Hidden Rome, Evening Fountains • A walk through every stop in each neighbourhood The guide leads you stop to stop and shows how far the next one is and how much of the walk is left. HOW IT WORKS • Walk up to a place and the guide offers its story. Nothing ever plays on its own • Every place has a photo and the full text — read instead of listening if you prefer • For museums and churches with tickets, a link to the official site for hours and booking • Search by name, theme, or any detail from the stories • Works completely offline once downloaded: stories, photos, map and routes • Eight languages: English, Русский, Español, Deutsch, Italiano, Français, Português, 中文 TRY IT FIRST The introduction and one story in every neighbourhood are free: the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, St Peter's Square, Santa Maria in Trastevere and Santa Maria Maggiore. One purchase unlocks all 125 places, every route and all eight languages — for good. No subscription, no account, no ads. Tessera is an independent app and is not affiliated with the Vatican, the Colosseum Archaeological Park or any museum. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited under each image. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MAIN TOWER at none against Rome's 1. Rome's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. Rome sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MAIN TOWER asks for nothing beyond the download.
MAIN TOWER ships an update every 3 months, Rome daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MAIN TOWER | Rome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Spacewood GmbH | Shahen Grigoryan |
In-app purchases
MAIN TOWER
No in-app purchases
Rome
- Full Rome Guide$9.99









