London Guide Civitatis.com vs London Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
London Guide Civitatis.com
This comprehensive guide offers essential tourist information for planning your trip to London. Discover attractions, dining options, accommodation advice, and transportation tips. It also includes a detailed map and activity booking suggestions to enhance your visit.
- General trip planning information
- Attraction details and opening hours
- Dining and accommodation recommendations
- Transportation advice
- Interactive map of London
- Activity and tour booking
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This London guide is completely free and has been created by the Civitatis team, the leading company in the sale of guided tours, excursions, and free tours in English all over the world. So you can guess what you'll find there: all the tourist information you need to make the most of your trip to London, with a perfect combination of cultural, sightseeing, and entertainment options. You'll also find in this London guide practical information that will help you organize your trip to London, as well as tips and advice to make the most of your time in London. What to see in London? Where to eat, where to sleep? What are the places you really have to visit? Any tips to save money? Our London guide will answer all these and more. The most interesting sections of this free guide to London are: • General information: Learn how to plan your trip to London and find out what is the necessary documentation to visit it, what is the weather like at the time you're traveling, or what are the opening hours of its stores. • What to see: Discover the main attractions in London, as well as practical information on how to visit these tourist spots, how to get there, opening hours, closing days, prices, etc. • Where to eat: Learn more about the most traditional dishes in United Kingdom and the best places to sample them in London. And why not do it for the best price? We tell you the best places to eat on a budget in London. • Where to stay: Are you looking for a quiet neighborhood to rest or a lively one to party until dawn? Our free travel guide will let you know in which area you should look for your accommodation in London. • Transport: Find out how to get around London and which are the best ways to move around depending on your budget or your time. • Shopping: Get the perfect souvenirs and save time and money by knowing in advance which are the best areas to go shopping in London. • Map: The most comprehensive map of London, where you can see all the must-see sights, where to eat, the best area to book your hotel, or the neighborhood with the greatest and liveliest atmosphere in London. • Activities: With our London guide, you can also book the best Civitatis activities for your trip. Guided tours, excursions, tickets, free tours... Everything to fill your trip! We know that when you're traveling, there's no time to waste. And even more, when there are so many things to do in London. That's why, with this free travel guide, we want to help you fill your trip to London. Have a blast and enjoy your vacation! P.S. The information and tips in this guide were written by and for travelers and were collected on January 2023. If you find any inaccuracies or find something you think we should change, please contact us (https://www.civitatis.com/en/contact/).
London Explorer
Discover London's rich history with an interactive guide featuring over 100 locations, historic maps, and panoramas. Explore famous, quirky, and vanished places, comparing past and present views of the city.
- Interactive London location guide
- Over 100 historical places
- Historic map exploration
- Compare past and present views
- Searchable location database
- Historic panoramas
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A free interactive guide to London and its history, featuring over 100 famous, quirky and vanished locations. Visiting London, or think you already know everything about it? Then think again – there's always something new to learn about London! This app includes: Explorer: view over 100 London locations alphabetically, or by those nearest to you. Interact with historic maps of each location, and then view the location mapped on the London of today. Read about the history of each place and interact with historic and contemporary images. Search for anything that interests you – for example, search for "Shakespeare" to find any locations in the app associated with Shakespeare. Map Explorer: view the same locations as in the Explorer, but in an interactive map format instead. Tap on a location to explore it in more detail. Old Maps: explore three historic maps of London – Roman London, London in around 1563 (the time of Queen Elizabeth I) and Hollar's beautiful map of London in the 17th century. Panoramas: explore three historic panoramas of London as seen from south of the river Thames. Wyngaerde's panorama from 1543, Visscher's panorama from 1616 and Hollar's panorama from 1647. With nearly 400 images, more than 200 historic map images and over 100 locations, London Explorer provides a novel way to get to know this great city and its history. Future planned updates include a host of new locations and new features. Watch this space! Oh, and please provide feedback and ratings in the app store – things you'd like to see in future releases, what you like and (okay) what you don't. Your feedback is important to us in making London Explorer the great app we've always wanted it to be. An app worthy of this great city.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: London Explorer at 100% against London Guide Civitatis.com's 0%. London Explorer also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). London Guide Civitatis.com's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months). 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.
London Guide Civitatis.com ships an update every 2 months, London Explorer every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | London Guide Civitatis.com | London Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CIVITATIS TOURS S.L. | VoeTek Ltd |
Customer experience
London Guide Civitatis.com
London Explorer
In-app purchases
London Guide Civitatis.com
No in-app purchases
London Explorer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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