Nyitott Balaton vs HelloHungary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nyitott Balaton
Discover official events and locations around Balaton with an offline map. This guide provides event details, dates, and helps you navigate the region without an internet connection.
- Official event listings
- Offline region map
- Location discovery
- Event details (info, date, location)
- Current location indicator
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English: GUIDE@HAND‘s tourist information, map and software is available in Hungarian. The GUIDE@HAND Opened Balaton application has all the official events of the Opened Balaton Campaign, so you have them at hand anywhere any time you need the infos, location or date. EXPLORE WITH OFFLINE MAP You can also discover the events' locations on your own, using the “Barangolás” menu item and our offline region map. GUIDE@HAND also helps you choose from a range of handy locations of events near you which you can display on your map. INSTALL By installing GUIDE@HAND, you already have access to our offline region map. Your current location will be indicated on the map and you can easily browse various event locations available in the region. ATTENTION: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This only applies to pressing the HOME button on the map view. Have fun and enjoy discovering! Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Magyar: A GUIDE@HAND turisztikai tartalma, térképe és szoftvere elérhető magyar nyelven. A GUIDE@HAND Nyitott Balaton tartalmazza a Nyitott Balaton rendezvénysorozat valamennyi hivatalos állomását, így bármikor, bárhol könnyen elérheti a szükséges információkat, időpontokat és helyszíneket. BARANGOLÁS OFFLINE TÉRKÉPPEL Az események helyszínét egyszerűen megkereshetjük a főmenü “Barangolás” menüpontjával és az offline, Internet-kapcsolatot nem igénylő térképen. A GUIDE@HAND megjeleníti az egyes események régióbeli helyszínét. Élvezze a felfedezés örömét, és jó szórakozást kívánunk!
HelloHungary
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Online gastrotourism guide and tourism magazine. The authentic compass, now in your hand! Download the app, go and discover the treasures of Hungary! Hello Hungary is a truly gap-filling initiative in the field of lifestyle multimedia platforms. Its main pillars: 1. An interactive map – i.e. a gastro-tourism guide – which guides the user to the most popular, selected gastro-tourism attractions in the region, whether they feel like drinking coffee, wine or eating. 2. An event calendar that lists many events, be it a festival, cultural or gastronomic program. 3. An online tourist magazine full of novelties, which entertains and informs with exciting, constantly updated content. If the user likes an article, he can mark it as a favorite, so he can easily find it at any time. All this is available not only in the form of an application, but also as a responsive website, and can also be followed in Social Media. The gastrotourism guide is a practical compass thanks to its map visualization, on which the data sheets of hundreds of attractions relevant to gastrotourism (e.g. restaurants, wineries, cafes, pastry shops, farms, manufactories) are displayed, with a national spectrum outside of Budapest. A complex filter system listing a number of aspects has been installed on the interface, which, in addition to the B2B partner site, enables B2C login and can also provide users with a demand-tailored supply offer. Packed with up-to-date and useful information and functions (e.g.: route planning, quick call, reservation), illustrated with photos, it provides an authentic picture of destinations that are also attractive from a tourist point of view. The backbone of the content of the online magazine is readable articles, which can now be listened to on Spotify, as well as recent news and engaging video content. Recommending the active, gastronomic and cultural tourist destinations of the destinations to the attention of visitors, especially those that can be visited by families and sustainable business models. The event calendar builds on attractive rural events, be it concerts, festivals or sporting events. In addition to the popular destinations, the portal also tries to present the "hidden" destinations and sights, by including the natural and cultural treasures assessed by the editors in top lists, as if giving secret tips to those who want to travel. The videos and VR content presenting the regions, as well as the Facebook and Instagram pages of the portal, also have narration that encourages domestic travel. The main pillars mentioned above are connected on several lines. Next to the guide's gastrotourism destinations, events, hiking routes, cultural and other tourist attractions selected from the magazine's contents are recommended, and gastrotourism locations are also linked to the magazine's articles. Aspects such as barrier-free, family-friendly, or bike- and dog-friendly features also play a prominent role in the content. The contents of Hello Hungary are also available in English, enabling both expats living in Hungary and visiting tourists to obtain easy, targeted information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Nyitott Balaton at 11.0 against HelloHungary's 17.6. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nyitott Balaton ships an update fortnightly, HelloHungary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nyitott Balaton | HelloHungary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MTA SZTAKI | HelloHungary Turisztikai Szolgáltató Kft. |
In-app purchases
Nyitott Balaton
No in-app purchases
HelloHungary
No in-app purchases
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