Comparison

Stolpersteine Guide vs Stolpersteine NRW

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

Head to head
About

Stolpersteine Guide

Features
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Erkunde die Geschichte hinter den Stolpersteinen, an dem Ort, an dem sie geschrieben wurde. „Hier wohnte“ steht auf den 10x10cm großen Mahnmalen des Künstlers Gunter Demnig. Es folgen Name, Geburtsdatum und Daten von Vertreibung, Deportation und Ermordung. Sie werden vor den letzten selbst gewählten Wohnorten der Verfolgten des Nationalsozialismus verlegt. Der Stolpersteine Guide zeigt die Stolpersteine teilnehmender Initiativen auf einer Karte und bietet weitergehende Informationen zur Person an. Biografien Zu den meisten Stolpersteinen bieten wir in Zusammenarbeit mit örtlichen Initiativen weiterführende Informationen und Bilder zur Person an. Führungen Komm mit auf einen Rundgang von Stolperstein zu Stolperstein! Egal, ob es nur ein kurzer Spaziergang sein soll oder ob du dir mehr Zeit nehmen möchtest, hier findest du die passende Führung dazu. Die Führungen werden von den örtlichen Initiativen angeboten und bieten dir einen spannenden Zugang zu den Stolpersteinen. Stolpersteine beitragen Interessierte Initiativen können sich kostenlos an unserem Projekt beteiligen. Mehr Informationen unter www.stolpersteine-guide.de/mitmachen

About

Stolpersteine NRW

Explore the history of Nazi regime victims through interactive augmented reality, biographical texts, photos, and audio stories. This app guides you to memorial stones in North Rhine-Westphalia, offering routes and teaching materials.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality historical content
  • Biographical texts and audio stories
  • Map of memorial stone locations
  • Suggested memorial routes
  • Teaching materials
  • Interactive search filters
Features
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"Stolpersteine commemorate the victims of the Nazi regime. With texts, photos, audio, graphic stories and augmented reality elements, the app provides interactive information about people who lived in your street or town during the Nazi era: Stolpersteine NRW brings history to life. Note on use: This app uses Google Maps to navigate to the Stolpersteine and the Google Firebase service, which is required for the AR functions. This transfers data to Google. There are around 18,000 Stolpersteine in North Rhine-Westphalia, which have been laid in more than 280 cities. Each stone commemorates a person who was a victim of National Socialism. Stolpersteine NRW takes you on an interactive journey to where the victims last lived before they were forced to flee, commit suicide or were deported. Stolpersteine NRW provides information about the individual lifes of the victims, for example in the form of: - biographical texts and audio stories - artistic illustrations in the form of graphic stories - historical photos, audio recordings and videos - augmented reality content Additionally, there are the following contents: - Map with all Stolperstein locations - Suggestions for Stolperstein routes through North Rhine-Westphalian cities - Teaching material (in cooperation with “Planet Schule”) - Interactive filters for searching and researching all 18,000 data records Experts from more than 250 cities in North Rhine-Westphalia have supported this project. Without their knowledge and research support, the project would not have been possible. We look forward to receiving feedback at stolpersteine@wdr.de! --------------------------------------------- FAQ: What are Stolpersteine? - Stolpersteine are 10x10cm brass plaques embedded in sidewalks with basic information about a victim of the Nazi regime. They are usually laid at the last known place of residence before deportation / flight. Why are there Stolpersteine? - The artist Gunter Demnig lays the Stolpersteine as part of his project to commemorate the victims of the Nazi regime. How many Stolpersteine are there? And where can you see them? - More than 100,000 Stolpersteine have been laid in Europe (mainly in Germany) to date. Over the past 30 years, the largest decentralized memorial in the world has been created. In NRW there are around 18,000 Stolpersteine in more than 280 towns and cities. The first Stolpersteine were laid in Cologne in 1992. More follow every year."

Screenshots

Stolpersteine Guide4 screens
Stolpersteine NRW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Stolpersteine NRW at 3 against Stolpersteine Guide's 1. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stolpersteine Guide ships an update every 5 months, Stolpersteine NRW every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Stolpersteine Guide versus Stolpersteine NRW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStolpersteine GuideStolpersteine NRW
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB339 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStolpersteine Guide GbRWDR

In-app purchases

None

Stolpersteine Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Stolpersteine NRW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stolpersteine Guide free?
Stolpersteine Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stolpersteine NRW free?
Stolpersteine NRW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stolpersteine Guide or Stolpersteine NRW have ads?
Neither Stolpersteine Guide nor Stolpersteine NRW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stolpersteine Guide or Stolpersteine NRW?
Stolpersteine Guide ships an update every 5 months, and Stolpersteine NRW every 3 months. Most recently, Stolpersteine Guide was updated on October 23, 2026 and Stolpersteine NRW on November 7, 2026.

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