Orsay Museum Visitor Guide vs Musée Carnavalet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orsay Museum Visitor Guide
Discover Paris's Museé d'Orsay with this comprehensive offline visitor guide. Explore masterpieces, artist biographies, and practical information. Includes a full Paris travel guide with maps and itineraries.
- Offline museum guide
- Masterpiece highlights
- Artist biographies
- Practical visitor information
- Complete Paris travel guide
- Offline maps and itineraries
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Visitors guide for travellers looking to discover and visit Paris and its Museé d'Orsay Mobile guide 100% offline developed for all those travellers willing to discover the great master pieces of all centuries. Containing: - Museum Introduction - History - Gare d'Orsay - Impressionism - Post-Impressionism - Major Masterpieces - Artists' Biographies - Major Sculptors - Practical Information - Access to a complete Travel Guide of Paris, Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, Versailles 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 to PARIS!! You can always reach us at contact@etips.com This app contains IAPs for you to enjoy and discover the best out of your visit
Musée Carnavalet
Explore the history of Paris with this official audio-guide app. Discover collections through chronological or masterpiece routes, with commentary for young audiences. Prepare your visit and save favorites in multiple languages.
- Audio guide for museum exploration
- Chronological and masterpiece routes
- Commentary for young audiences
- Save favorite exhibits
- Available in 7 languages
- Visit preparation
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The official "Carnavalet Museum - History of Paris" audio-guide application is the perfect companion to explore the museum. Thanks to this app, available in 7 languages, you can prepare your visit and save your favorites, but above all, discover the collections of the oldest museum in the City of Paris through 5 chronological routes. You can also choose the route of the masterpieces so as not to miss any essential works from this museum retracing the history of Paris from prehistoric times to the present day. Each course is also composed of commentary for young audiences. The Carnavalet - History of Paris museum is the oldest museum in the City of Paris. It is located in the heart of the Marais, one of the districts of the capital where the architectural heritage is particularly well preserved. After 4 years of work it reopens in 2021.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orsay Museum Visitor Guide at 4.7 against Musée Carnavalet's 2.3. Orsay Museum Visitor Guide also leads on ratings volume (282 vs 4). Musée Carnavalet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Orsay Museum Visitor Guide sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Musée Carnavalet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Orsay Museum Visitor Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orsay Museum Visitor Guide has 282 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Orsay Museum Visitor Guide's written reviews are positive against 0% of Musée Carnavalet's.
Orsay Museum Visitor Guide ships an update every 7 months, Musée Carnavalet every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orsay Museum Visitor Guide | Musée Carnavalet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (282 ratings) — better | 2.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 282 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEISURE GOOD TIMES LTD | Paris Musées |
Customer experience
Orsay Museum Visitor Guide
Musée Carnavalet
Bugs and requests
Orsay Museum Visitor Guide
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes after first opening
- App won't open before crashing
Requested features
6 requests- Include museum floor plans
- Provide quality artwork reproductions
- Allow image zooming
- Include all masterpieces
- Include official museum map
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- Offer guided tours
Musée Carnavalet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Orsay Museum Visitor Guide
- ParisFree
- Louvre MuseumFree
- Louvre Museum Pack$1.99
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- Notre Dame Cathedral2 variants$1.99
- Versailles Palace$1.99
- Sainte-Chapelle$1.99
- Musee d'Orsay Visitor Guide$2.99
- Paris Travel Pack$2.99
- Musée d'Orsay$3.99
Musée Carnavalet
No in-app purchases
Questions
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