Comparison

Pompeii Walks vs Ancient Trees

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

Head to head
About

Pompeii Walks

Explore Pompeii at your own pace with this offline audio guide and map. Discover historical sites with detailed commentary and curated tours, all without needing a signal. Plan your visit with practical information and save your progress to pick up where you left off.

Highlights
  • Offline audio guide
  • Interactive map
  • Guided tours (Express & Immersion)
  • Multi-language commentary
  • Live opening status
  • Practical visit tips
  • Progress saving
Features
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Pompeii Walks is the audio guide that walks you through the streets of Pompeii, at your own pace and without a signal. The archaeological site is huge, and it is easy to get lost or miss the highlights. Pompeii Walks leads you from one place to the next and tells you, on the spot, the story of what you are looking at. GUIDED TOURS, STOP BY STOP • Express: the essentials in 1 hour, 8 stops around the Forum • Immersion: the full visit in 4 hours, 16 stops, from the Villa of the Mysteries to the Amphitheatre • The app shows your next stop and the walking distance • Your progress is saved: pick up the visit where you left off AN AUDIO GUIDE IN THREE LANGUAGES • 22 places with commentary, in English, French and Italian • Over an hour of audio per language • Playback from the lock screen and your headphones • Adjustable speed and automatic resume A MAP THAT WORKS OFFLINE • The site's street plan is included in the app • Walking routes calculated right on your phone • Audio suggestion when you pass in front of a place • Public toilets shown on the map EVERYTHING TO PLAN YOUR VISIT • Live opening status, in Pompeii local time • Tickets, access, services and practical tips • Favorites and a list of the places you have visited FREE TO START 5 places are free with their full audio, including the Forum, the Basilica and the Lupanar. You can listen to a preview of the other places before deciding. Premium unlocks the other 17 places and the full tours. It is a one-time purchase, with no subscription, and can be shared with your family. YOUR PRIVACY No account to create, no data collected. Your location is only used to guide you and never leaves your phone. Pompeii Walks is an independent guide, not affiliated with the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.

About

Ancient Trees

Discover remarkable trees in your vicinity with this map-based application. Find ancient trees, learn about their species and history, and navigate directly to their locations. You can also photograph trees to add them to your personal collection.

Highlights
  • Map of remarkable trees
  • Search by place, species, or name
  • Directions to tree locations
  • Discover trees at their best monthly
  • Identify oldest, tallest, and thickest trees
  • Photograph and collect trees
Features
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While visiting Lisbon and walking through its parks, I kept stumbling on huge, beautiful old trees and wanted a way to find more of them. That became Ancient Trees: a map of remarkable trees worth a visit, wherever you are. A yew older than the church beside it, a plane tree it takes four people to hug, an oak that has seen everything happen on its street. FIND • The old trees near you, on a map • Search by place, species or name • Directions to the trunk DISCOVER • The trees at their best this month, wherever you are • The oldest, tallest and thickest trees • Tree cities around the world COLLECT • Photograph a tree you are standing in front of to add it to your collection • Keep a list of the trees you want to visit • Add a tree that is not on the map yet

Screenshots

Pompeii Walks4 screens
Ancient Trees4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ancient Trees at none against Pompeii Walks's 1. Pompeii Walks's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. Pompeii Walks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ancient Trees asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pompeii Walks ships an update every 9 days, Ancient Trees every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pompeii Walks versus Ancient Trees: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPompeii WalksAncient Trees
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabien LEROUGEhidde burgmans

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pompeii Walks

One-time1
  • Accès Premium$2.99
None

Ancient Trees

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pompeii Walks free?
Pompeii Walks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ancient Trees free?
Ancient Trees is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pompeii Walks or Ancient Trees have ads?
Neither Pompeii Walks nor Ancient Trees shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pompeii Walks or Ancient Trees?
Pompeii Walks ships an update every 9 days, and Ancient Trees every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pompeii Walks was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ancient Trees on October 31, 2026.

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