Comparison

Imbarco vs Venice Echoes

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

Head to head
About

Imbarco

Features
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Imbarco gives you every Venice water bus schedule at a glance — all ACTV vaporetto lines and Alilaguna airport boats, in one fast, offline app. Instant departures - See the next boats from any stop with live countdown timers. No loading, no waiting — timetables are stored on your device. All water lines covered - ACTV vaporetti (lines 1, 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, N, DM) plus Alilaguna airport and lagoon lines (Blu, Arancio, Rossa, Verde, Rosa, Gialla). Works offline - All schedules are bundled in the app. Check your next boat in the middle of the lagoon with no signal. Data updates automatically when new schedules are published. Find stops fast - Search by name, browse by line, or find the nearest stops using GPS. Favorite your regular stops for one-tap access. Route maps - See every line's route on the map with all stops marked. Plan your journey visually. Built for Venice - Dark mode. Clean, modern design. Color-coded lines. Available in English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. - Timetable data from ACTV open data (CC-BY) and Alilaguna official schedules.

About

Venice Echoes

Features
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Step across centuries and explore Venice through the eyes of master painters and vintage photographers who documented the floating city between 1730 and 1920. Venice Echoes maps over 300 curated historic artworks—from the renowned Canaletto and Francesco Guardi to rare 19th-century albumen prints—pinned to the precise streets, bridges, and canals where the artists stood. EXPLORE WITH HISTORIC PRECISION • Interactive Cartography: Navigate the detailed Venetian map to see the locations where hundreds of artworks were created. • Tap pins across the six historic sestieri (San Marco, Cannaregio, Castello, Dorsoduro, San Polo, and Santa Croce) to reveal historic views. • Paintings & Vintage Photography: Easily toggle between golden-age oil paintings and antique archival photographs. • Real-Time GPS Walking: Stroll along the streets and let live location tracking reveal the paintings and photographs created right where you stand. • Deep Archival Context: View creator attributions, historical dates, and location data for every work. • 100% Offline-Ready: Designed for travel. Access the full image archive, metadata, and maps without requiring roaming data or Wi-Fi. Whether you are wandering Venice in person or exploring from afar, Venice Echoes turns the world’s most enchanting city into an open-air museum.

Screenshots

Imbarco4 screens
Venice Echoes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Imbarco at 3 against Venice Echoes's 1. Imbarco also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Imbarco versus Venice Echoes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImbarcoVenice Echoes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFiliberto SecchiScott Marx

In-app purchases

None

Imbarco

No in-app purchases

None

Venice Echoes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Imbarco free?
Imbarco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Venice Echoes free?
Venice Echoes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Imbarco or Venice Echoes have ads?
Neither Imbarco nor Venice Echoes shows ads.

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