British Museum Visitor Guide vs Curious Edinburgh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
British Museum Visitor Guide
Explore the British Museum with this comprehensive offline guide. Discover masterpieces, navigate rooms, and plan your visit with detailed floor plans and city travel information. Enhance your museum experience with audio guides and practical tips.
- Offline museum guide
- Masterpiece highlights
- Room-by-room navigation
- Floor plans
- Visit planning tools
- London city travel guide
- Audio content
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After collecting travellers info about the British Museum, we have developed this guide based on visitors advice and stories. Mobile guide 100% offline developed for all those travellers willing to discover the great master pieces of all centuries. Containing: - History of the Museum - Don’t Miss Masterpieces - Rooms: Greece, Assyria, China, Islamic, Japan, North America, among others. - Floor Plans - Planning the visit - Getting there - Food & Shopping - Access to a complete Travel Guide of the city of London with public transportation and zoomable street maps 100% offline, metro routing app with daily itineraries to spend the most of your time visiting this magnificent city. Get the most out of your visit!! Note: This app contains many different IAPs for you to enjoy and discover the best our of your visit
Curious Edinburgh
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Are you interested in the fascinating and important scientific, medical and technological heritage of the city of Edinburgh? From Darwin to Dolly the sheep our app will allow you to explore some of the places associated with major scientific and medical discoveries and personalities, as well as some that are less famous, but deserve to be more widely known. We have sought out stories from the history of science in Edinburgh which will inspire, inform and amuse both visitors and residents of the city. You can visit the places in our tour in an order that suits you, although the numbering suggests an order that would be convenient for a visitor to the city on foot. We estimate that to see all the places on the tour should take approximately three hours, but you may choose to visit only those which are of special interest to you. You can create your own itinerary based on your interests and the amount of time you have available. The map will help you find the places and orientate yourself in the city. All the stops on our tour are within walking distance from Waverley station and the city centre, although for a few of the more distant ones some visitors may prefer to use Edinburgh’s excellent bus services. Accessibility Statement: http://curiousedinburgh.org/accessibility-statement
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Curious Edinburgh at none against British Museum Visitor Guide's 10. On price, update cadence, ads 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. British Museum Visitor Guide sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Curious Edinburgh asks for nothing beyond the download.
British Museum Visitor Guide ships an update every 4 months, Curious Edinburgh every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | British Museum Visitor Guide | Curious Edinburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (213 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 213 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Gonzalo Martin | The University of Edinburgh |
Bugs and requests
British Museum Visitor Guide
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cannot restore purchases
- App is useless if you don't pay
- Accidental purchase due to confusing UI
Requested features
7 requests- More elaborated and helpful application
- Interactive maps
- Searchable exhibits
- User location tracking on map
- Tap on room to get information
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- Free self-guided tours
- Offline functionality
Curious Edinburgh
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
British Museum Visitor Guide
- LondonFree
- Tower BridgeFree
- Victoria and Albert MuseumFree
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- National GalleryFree
- Westminster AbbeyFree
- St Paul's CathedralFree
- westminster visitor guide$1.99
- London travel guide and offline city map$2.99
- British Museum Visitor Guide$2.99
- British Museum$3.99
Curious Edinburgh
No in-app purchases
Questions
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