Comparison

Docent vs PassportMap

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

Head to head
About

Docent

Explore museums and galleries worldwide with this comprehensive guide. Discover nearby venues, follow curated tours, and connect with friends to share your cultural experiences. Learn about art and history through interactive features.

Highlights
  • Discover 100+ museums globally
  • Curated walking tours with directions
  • Host and join museum groups
  • Rate and review venues and exhibits
  • Follow friends and see their activity
  • Learn about art history with tooltips
  • Track visited museums and tours
Features
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Docent is your personal guide to the world's museums, galleries, and exhibits. Discover venues near you, follow curated walking tours, write reviews, and share your journey with friends. DISCOVER Browse 100+ museums and galleries across cities worldwide—from the Met and Tate Modern to the de Young and Albertina. Sort by distance or rating, filter by city, and explore upcoming exhibits with opening and closing dates. GROUPS Host and join groups to attend museums together. Invite friends through Docent and share discussion posts, a photo album, and more with this feature. Record your group trips to museums through Docent, all in one place. TOURS Follow curated walking tours through museum collections. Each tour includes stop-by-stop directions, activities, and discussion prompts. Go at your own pace — pause and resume anytime. Upload photos and take notes along the way. REVIEWS & PHOTOS Rate and review museums, galleries, exhibits, and tours. Add photos with captions to share what you saw. Browse visitor photo collages on exhibit pages for a real look at what's on display. SOCIAL Follow friends to see their latest reviews in your feed. Discover what venues your friends are visiting and how they rated them. Friend reviews are always highlighted first. LEARN Tap highlighted keywords in venue descriptions to learn about art movements, architectural styles, and historic figures through contextual tooltips. TRACK YOUR JOURNEY Save your favorite venues and exhibits. Track which museums you've visited, tours you've completed, and see a visual breakdown of your activity on your profile. NOTIFICATIONS Save exhibits to get notified when they're opening soon or about to close. Never miss a limited-time show.

About

PassportMap

Features
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Your science museum membership is a passport to hundreds of museums across North America, PassportMap helps you actually use it. If your membership belongs to the ASTC Travel Passport Program, you can get free or discounted admission at participating science centers, planetariums, aquariums, and museums when you travel. PassportMap puts every partner on the map and keeps your membership card a tap away. FIND PARTNERS NEAR YOU See ASTC partner facilities around your location on the map. PassportMap even shades the venues that fall inside the 90-mile reciprocity zone, so there are no surprises at the front desk. MEMBERSHIP CARD, ALWAYS READY Store a photo of your card right in the app, auto-cropped and crisp. No more digging through emails at the counter. Just open PassportMap and show. PLAN YOUR TRIP Building a road trip? Map a custom itinerary around science centers along your driving route before you leave home. Set your corridor width and PassportMap surfaces every stop worth making. SEE WHAT'S ELIGIBLE AT A GLANCE A clean, sorted list of nearby partners with live distances. Filter to just the venues where your passport works today. FREE TO START Browse the map, view facility details, and see live distances for free. Upgrade to Pro for trip planning and membership card storage, available as a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Built for families, road-trippers, and anyone who loves science centers. PassportMap is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ASTC. Reciprocal benefits and the 90-mile rule are set by ASTC and each individual facility and can change at any time, always confirm eligibility with the museum before you visit. Terms of Use (EULA): https://terms.passport-map.com Privacy Policy: https://privacy.passport-map.com

Screenshots

Docent4 screens
PassportMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Docent at none against PassportMap's 2. Docent also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PassportMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Docent asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Docent ships an update every 10 days, PassportMap every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Docent versus PassportMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocentPassportMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSky JungThe Backyard Pantry, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Docent

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PassportMap

Subscriptions1
  • PassportMap Pro - Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Docent free?
Docent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PassportMap free?
PassportMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Docent or PassportMap have ads?
PassportMap shows ads; Docent does not.
Which is updated more often, Docent or PassportMap?
Docent ships an update every 10 days, and PassportMap every 6 days. Most recently, Docent was updated on October 6, 2026 and PassportMap on September 18, 2026.

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