Comparison

Vatican Museums . vs iMuseum VFA

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Vatican Museums .

Explore Vatican City and its museums with this comprehensive offline guide. Discover masterpieces, historical information, and practical tips for navigating the city and its attractions.

Highlights
  • Offline mobile guide
  • Museums introduction and history
  • Collection of modern religious art
  • Masterpieces and sculpture museums
  • Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica
  • Complete Rome and Vatican travel guide
  • Offline zoomable street maps
Features
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After collecting travellers info about Vatican City and Vatican Museums we have developed this tour guide based on visitors advice and experiences. Mobile guide 100% offline developed for all those travellers willing to discover the great master pieces of all centuries. Containing: - Museums Introduction - History - Collection of Modern Religious Art - Masterpieces - Sculpture Museums - Vatican Historical Museum - Vatican Library - Raphael Rooms - Sistine Chapel - St Peter's Basilica - Pontifical Swiss Guard - Biographies - Practical Information - Access to a complete Travel Guide of the city of Rome and Vatican with public transportation, zoomable street maps 100% offline and daily itineraries to spend the most of your time visiting this magnificent city. Get the most out of your visit!! Note: This app contains IAPs for you to enjoy and discover the best out of your visit

About

iMuseum VFA

Discover and learn about artworks at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. Scan vouchers or QR codes to access detailed information, view recommended pieces, and track visited rooms. Supports six languages with more planned.

Highlights
  • Scan voucher to use
  • Artwork information display
  • QR code scanning
  • Artifact number input
  • Recommended artworks list
  • Visited room tracking
  • Multilingual support
Features
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iMuseum VFA is an application that supports users to find information about artworks displayed and stored at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, including the following features: - Scan Voucher to use the app - Display artworks information - Scan QR code - Input number for artifact - Recommended list of outstanding artworks - Mark rooms / areas that have and have not visited In addition, the application supports 6 main languages: Vietnamese, English, French, Japenese, Chinese, Korean. Other languages will be supported in the coming time.

Screenshots

Vatican Museums .4 screens
iMuseum VFA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iMuseum VFA at every 5 weeks against Vatican Museums .'s every 10 months. iMuseum VFA also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Vatican Museums .'s advantage is ratings volume (174 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vatican Museums . sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and iMuseum VFA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iMuseum VFA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vatican Museums . has 174 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vatican Museums . ships an update every 10 months, iMuseum VFA every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vatican Museums . versus iMuseum VFA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVatican Museums .iMuseum VFA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (174 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings174 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel GarciaVinmas JSC

Customer experience

Vatican Museums .

All ratings174 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

iMuseum VFA

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Vatican Museums .

One-time11
  • Vatican MuseumsFree
  • VaticanFree
  • RomeFree
Show 8 more
  • Roman ColosseumFree
  • Vatican Guide & Plans$1.99
  • Colosseum Guide & Plans$1.99
  • Rome Full Guide$1.99
  • Florence Travel Guide$1.99
  • Florence$1.99
  • Pompeii$1.99
  • Vatican Museums Guide & Plans$3.99
1 purchases

iMuseum VFA

One-time1
  • buy 8 hours to use this app$1.99

Questions

Is Vatican Museums . free?
Vatican Museums . is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iMuseum VFA free?
iMuseum VFA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vatican Museums . or iMuseum VFA?
iMuseum VFA is rated higher. Vatican Museums . averages 4.7 out of 5 from 174 ratings, while iMuseum VFA averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Vatican Museums . or iMuseum VFA have ads?
Neither Vatican Museums . nor iMuseum VFA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vatican Museums . or iMuseum VFA?
Vatican Museums . ships an update every 10 months, and iMuseum VFA every 5 weeks. Most recently, Vatican Museums . was updated on October 22, 2026 and iMuseum VFA on October 22, 2026.

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