Vatican City Guide . vs Doccy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vatican City Guide .
This offline travel guide for Vatican City offers interactive maps, daily itineraries, and augmented reality features to help you explore. Discover points of interest, budget-friendly options, and essential city tips without needing an internet connection.
- 100% offline travel guide
- Interactive zoomable maps with GPS
- Augmented reality exploration
- Daily based itineraries
- Budget-based hotel and restaurant suggestions
- City tips and safety advice
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SPECIAL FEATURES - STOP CARRYING BOOK GUIDES!!! - 100% OFFLINE TRAVEL GUIDE - PICS GALLERY - GPS CAPABLE - INTERACTIVE POINTS OF INTEREST on the maps showing public bus stops, restaurants, pubs, hotels, hospitals, museums, theatres, and many others. - DAILY BASED ITINERARIES - BUDGET BASED HOTELS & RESTAURANTS - WHERE, WHAT & HOW TO SHOP - NIGHTLIFE ACTIVITIES - CITY TIPS, MOVING AROUND, COMMUTING - SAFETY TIPS ------------------------------------------ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Stop carrying heavy city tours guide in your pocket. TRAVEL LIGHT!!! With this Travel Guide you have a full city guide in your iPhone & iPod Touch. This tourist guide is built to be used offline. No connection to Internet required, meaning no extra charges in your phone bill!! AUGMENTED REALITY, unlike other tourist guides you will be able to discover the city with the best iPhone tool - AR - Just click on the AR button, turn yourself 360° and view on the screen where the best spots are and how to find them. You can also scroll up and down to view the closest and furthest attraction. Slide through the tutorial for more tips. After many requests, we bring to you your own steps with a GPS feature. Do not get lost, just take a look where you are standed. It is a very practical city guide since it is designed to be used by itineraries. There are 4 different itineraries for the city depending on the duration of your journey. We also provide tips and advices to travelers, how to get into the city, how to move around, where to shop, where to go at night, most popular places, safety tips, etc... Unlike other guides, this Travel Guide provides you with interactive zoomable OFFLINE MAPS (x6 zoom + GPS capable) of the region showing the attractions, public bus stops, restaurants, pubs, hotels, hospitals and many other useful points of interest. You cannot get lost!. With this guide, you will not only visit the city but also move around its region. The travel guide is made based on travelers advices. Unlike other city guides, we can guarantee we have already visited these places and would like to give you a fancy and practical tool to make your visit a more enjoyable one. This app contains IAPs for you to enjoy and discover the best out of your visit.
Doccy
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Your passports and identity documents deserve better than a photo in your camera roll - a place which is encrypted, organized, and always with you. Doccy is a secure vault for your most important travel and identity documents. Add your passports, visas, travel authorizations, driving licenses, national IDs, insurance policies, and vaccination records - all protected by AES-256 encryption and Face ID. SECURE BY DESIGN - AES-256-GCM encryption - the same standard your bank uses - Face ID / Touch ID lock - the vault is protected every time you open the app - Zero knowledge - no accounts, no servers, no tracking. Your data stays on your device - Encryption key stored in the iOS Secure Enclave PASSPORT-CENTRIC ORGANIZATION - Point your camera at any passport and Doccy reads the MRZ automatically. Name, number, nationality, dates - all filled in instantly. No typing required. - Visas, travel authorizations (ESTA, ETA, ETIAS), and trusted traveller memberships (Global Entry, TSA PreCheck) are linked to the passport they belong to - Standalone documents for everything else - driving licences, national IDs, travel insurance, vaccination records - Tap any field to copy it to your clipboard - perfect for filling in booking forms and visa applications - Quickly share your passport details with your contacts, perfect when booking group trips SMART EXPIRY REMINDERS (Pro) - Get notified 90, 60, 30, 14, 7, or 1 day before any document expires and never miss a renewal deadline again - Cascade alerts - if your passport is expiring, Doccy warns you about all linked visas and travel authorisations too - When it's time for renewal, Doccy can guide you through the renewal process using your local government's official information MULTIPLE VAULTS (Pro) - Create multiple vaults, for example for your family's documents, or for keeping your friends' passports on a group trip - Offers the same protection and encryption as your main vault while keeping things separate - Supports the same features, such as notifications and iCloud sync iCLOUD SYNC (Pro) - Sync your encrypted vault across all your Apple devices - Data is encrypted before it leaves your device - iCloud stores only encrypted blobs - Your encryption key syncs separately via iCloud Keychain (end-to-end encrypted by Apple) Free plan comes with: - 1 passport with 2 linked documents - 2 standalone documents - Face ID / Touch ID lock - Tap-to-copy, search, share, offline access Doccy Pro - annual subscription or lifetime plan, comes with: - Unlimited passports and documents - Expiry reminders with cascade logic - Passport scanning - iCloud sync across devices Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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The clearest difference is update cadence: Doccy at every 3 weeks against Vatican City Guide .'s every 7 months. Vatican City Guide .'s advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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. Vatican City Guide . sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Doccy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vatican City Guide . ships an update every 7 months, Doccy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vatican City Guide . | Doccy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gonzalo Martin | Piotr Rutkowski |
In-app purchases
Vatican City Guide .
- Vatican City, ItalyFree
- Vatican MuseumsFree
- RomeFree
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- Roman ColosseumFree
- Vatican Museums Guide & Plans$1.99
- Roman Colosseum Guide & Plans$1.99
- Florence Travel Guide$1.99
- Naples$1.99
- Vatican Guide Extension & Plans$2.99
- Roma Travel Guide, Maps & Metro Routing$3.99
Doccy
- Doccy Pro Annual$6.991 Year
- Doccy Pro Lifetime$19.99
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