Comparison

Ekspo vs Acarta

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

Head to head
About

Ekspo

Features
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Your personal guide to Nantes museums. Ekspo delivers rich multimedia tours — synchronized audio narration, images, and video — directly on your smartphone, in your language. No rental devices, no unhygienic headphones, no language barriers. - Explore museums, monuments, and cultural sites across Nantes - Multilingual. Hear every story in your own language - Offline-first. Download your guide before you go, no Wi-Fi needed inside - Use your own phone and earphones — nothing to rent, carry, or return - Immersive experience. Audio narration synced with images and video Whether you're a tourist passing through or a local rediscovering your city, Ekspo makes every visit richer, more accessible and truly personal.

About

Acarta

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Your architectural field guide. Who designed the building you are standing in front of? When, and why does it look the way it does? Acarta is a field guide to architecture, public art, and landscape architecture: 16,000+ places, with photographs and the story behind the facade. Know what to look at next Open the app and there is already something to go see. Buildings near you, themes to follow, walking tours ready to start. Each suggestion says why it is there: because you like functionalism, because it is ten minutes away. Read the building in front of you Tap a pin: architect, year, style, story. One place leads to the next. A water tower in Oxelösund gets as much room as an opera house in Paris. Walks and road trips Follow curated architecture walks stop by stop. Put your own places on a map and Acarta draws the route. Driving somewhere? See what is worth a stop along the way. Log the places you visit Check in where you stand, or backdate last summer's trip. Photographs, notes, badges for the styles and cities you cover. Over the years it becomes a map of everything you have seen. 7,500+ architects and artists Their works, and the places where you can stand in front of them. Follow an architect the way you would follow a director. Bring your friends Their check-ins and photographs land in your feed. Follow a friend before a trip, come home with their map of what they loved. A living field guide Users add places, refine dates, upload photographs. Every contribution is credited. The guide gets better every week because of people who look closely. Free to read. Every description, photograph and biography, for everyone. Free to check in and to follow friends, too. With Acarta Pro you also get whole cities offline and unlimited maps of your own, and you help us improve the guide. Terms: https://acarta.app/terms Privacy: https://acarta.app/privacy

Screenshots

Ekspo4 screens
Acarta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ekspo at none against Acarta's 2. Acarta's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Acarta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Ekspo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ekspo ships an update every 4 days, Acarta every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Ekspo versus Acarta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEkspoAcarta
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJobs AroundVäder AB

In-app purchases

None

Ekspo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Acarta

Subscriptions2
  • Acarta Pro$7.997 Days
  • Acarta Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Ekspo free?
Ekspo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Acarta free?
Acarta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ekspo or Acarta have ads?
Neither Ekspo nor Acarta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ekspo or Acarta?
Ekspo ships an update every 4 days, and Acarta every 2 days. Most recently, Ekspo was updated on October 22, 2026 and Acarta on October 24, 2026.

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