Explore Beverly Hills vs LA Metro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explore Beverly Hills
Discover the best of Beverly Hills with this guide to hotels, restaurants, and shopping. Explore culturally significant sites with a walking tour and learn about public art installations. Beacon technology provides location-based content at key city landmarks.
- Hotel, restaurant, and shopping directory
- Places of Interest information
- Walking tour of culturally significant properties
- Public art installation content
- Location-based content via Bluetooth beacons
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Explore Beverly Hills allows locals and visitors to explore what Beverly Hills has to offer. The app features visitor information such as hotels, restaurants, and shopping in addition to bringing awareness to “Places of Interest”. Updated design features include a walking tour of culturally significant properties and informative content of the City’s public art installations. Additionally, Beacons push content to app users at City Hall, Greystone, and the Library using Bluetooth technology. Disclaimer: This app uses GPS features to provide beacon functions. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
LA Metro
Plan your journeys across Los Angeles with real-time transit information. Get step-by-step directions, track buses and trains live, and receive important service alerts to travel with confidence.
- Trip planning with bus and rail routes
- Real-time ride tracking
- Service alerts for disruptions
- Nearby departures information
- Step-by-step navigation
- Save favorite trips and stations
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Plan your trip, track your ride, and stay informed with accurate information straight from Metro. The Official LA Metro app helps you travel across Los Angeles with confidence. Get real-time arrivals, step-by-step directions, and service alerts so you always know when to go and what to expect. • Plan your trip: Find the best route using bus and rail. Choose the fastest option or plan ahead. • Track your ride in real time: See live bus and train locations and know when your ride will arrive. • Check service alerts: Stay informed about delays, disruptions, and changes before you leave. • Get nearby departures: Quickly view the next buses and trains near you. • See step-by-step navigation: Follow guided directions so you never miss your stop. • Save your favorites: Store frequent trips and stations for faster planning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LA Metro at 4.7 against Explore Beverly Hills's 3.7. LA Metro also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Explore Beverly Hills's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
LA Metro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LA Metro has 1.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Explore Beverly Hills ships an update every 6 months, LA Metro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explore Beverly Hills | LA Metro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Beverly Hills | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Customer experience
Explore Beverly Hills
LA Metro
In-app purchases
Explore Beverly Hills
No in-app purchases
LA Metro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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