JapanComplete vs Imperial Palaces Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JapanComplete
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Do you like travel in Japan? Japan has 47 areas and each area has attractive and unique point so many people wants to go every areas even Japanese people! This app helps your dream of complete all areas of Japan travel.Just tap and paint color so let's put any color on the Japanese map!!
Imperial Palaces Guide
This official audio guide app provides tours of Japan's Imperial Palaces in six languages. It features maps, GPS-enabled notifications for commentary points, and relevant photographs to enhance your visit.
- Official audio guide
- Multilingual tours (6 languages)
- Interactive maps
- GPS location notifications
- Related photographs
- Tour content for Tokyo and Kyoto
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The official audio guide for the Imperial Palaces in Japan “Imperial Palaces Guide” App is the official app of the Imperial Household Agency in Japan. It serves as the audio guide for visitors to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, and the Kyoto Imperial Palace, and provides tour content in six languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, French and Spanish. “Palaces Guide” App provides photographs related to the audio tours featured in the app: the Imperial Palace, the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, and the Kyoto Imperial Palace. After downloading the app, users select a language and then choose from the three tours displayed on screen. This will display a map of the tour area and the audio guide points. If the app is allowed access to a device’s GPS functionality, the app will notify users when they approach a location for which commentary is available, and will show the users where they are on the map and audio commentary locations nearby. ■ Developer credits The Imperial Household Agency ■ Notes 1. Please use earphones when using the “Imperial Palaces Guide” App to avoid bothering other visitors. 2. Please walk with care when viewing the map screen on the app. 3. Some content is provided through links to external sources (e.g. the Imperial Household Agency website). Please note that data rates will apply when connecting to external links. 4. The app cannot provide positional notifications on devices without GPS functionality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Imperial Palaces Guide at every 6 weeks against JapanComplete's every 11 months. JapanComplete's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JapanComplete ships an update every 11 months, Imperial Palaces Guide every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JapanComplete | Imperial Palaces Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.4 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 56.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eriko Ichinohe | The Imperial Household Agency |
In-app purchases
JapanComplete
No in-app purchases
Imperial Palaces Guide
No in-app purchases
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