Explore Beijing
Beijing Subway map
How much does Explore Beijing cost?
Prices are current as of 7 Oct 2026.
1 one-time purchase from $4.99
In the United States, Explore Beijing has 1 one-time purchase priced $4.99.
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| VIP mode | $4.99 |
10+ alternatives to Explore Beijing
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| Rating / 5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Reviews | 2.9K | 109K | 48K | 13K | 8.8K | 6.3K | 2.4K | 1.2K | 731 | 282 | 207 |
| Released | 2010 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2017 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Monthly price | — | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $1.99 | $1.99 | — | — | — |
| 3-month price | — | $1.99 | $1.99 | $1.99 | $1.99 | $1.99 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Annual price | — | $5.99 | $5.99 | $5.99 | $5.99 | $5.99 | $9.99 | — | — | — | — |
| One-time price | $4.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | — | — | — | $1.99 | $1.99 |
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Explore Beijing reviews
4.7 out of 5, based on 2,904 reviews.
What people like
- Route planning is accurate and saves time
- Shows English and Chinese station names clearly
- Includes useful first and last train times
What they complain about
- Updates are often late or missing new lines
- Station exit maps require an internet connection
- GPS and location features frequently fail to work
Top Notch
One of the most used & most useful apps on my phone! Need to update to reflect recent Lines 3 & 12 openings. Thx.
导航路线都是不够准确
选择路线太扯了
妈妈吼吼
妈妈吼吼
Missing station….
erligou line 6/16 is completely off your map both Chinese and English version of your Map. Please update as Apple Maps as Baidu maps already have this station.
Good, useful, could be even better
I’ve been a happy user of this (and the developer’s Shanghai and HK metro apps) for several years. I’m not sure the design is keeping up with the growing complexity of the Beijing metro, though. Interchange stations are sometimes hard to read (text often crosses awkwardly over lines); the station names have some spacing irregularities; and now some names slant in funny, non-design-compliant directions. I think rather than squeezing more lines into an existing design, the developer might find it worthwhile to redesign the map from scratch, to better accommodate the denser web of stations? Easy for me to say though; I’m not a designer. Also, agree that station exit maps are essential and need to be clearer and more informative in this app, for it to fulfill its potential. Often that’s precisely the info I’m looking for, and the app lets me down here.
Best Metro Subway App for Beijing
This app is fantastic! Be sure to plan your metro trips with it because the app ma discover a faster route then the one you find on your own. Estimated times are quite good and are very close to actual. Lots of features, it’s great!
超难用
设置不合逻辑，查线路点了半天都不出来结果，没有一键反向查询，要去一个地方，来回要查两次。没用过那么难用的app
4 Stars + A Wish
The only thing preventing five stars is a wish that it had tighter integration with Maps.me in China.
Does not populate nearby station option
Does not show nearest station, so hard to figure out your location especially if you are new to the city . The Shanghai version works great but not the Beijing version even after paying .
Loved this app until....
I live in Beijing and the subway is my primary mode of transport. At first, this app was awesome. I used it regularly. I even supported the developer. But after the iOS 10 update, problems began occurring regularly. Line 13 never shows as a faster route, the "email us" option doesn't work, times between stations are very hit or miss (6-10 minutes off at some) and I'm also not a fan of having to upgrade for EACH CITY map I download. I'd love to alert the developer to the problem via another now but it seems the "rate this app" function is the only one that still works properly. A real shame as I've been telling everyone for over a year to download this app because it was the best.
Beijing
Works great if need to travel by subway in Beijing
I paid for the app a few years ago but developer wants more money now for full functionality
I paid for the full app a few years ago. Now the developer issued app for free and now requests more money to get functionality my paid version used to have. There is no restore purchase or recognition that I did pay for it. I have invoice and can prove to developer. Waiting for his reply.
Almost perfect
As someone that travels regularly in Asia, these apps are great. One thing is preventing me from giving it five stars: in previous versions you could touch a subway line and get a pop-up bubble telling you what line it is. I miss that; being color blind means the guide at the bottom does not really help me!
Updating slow
App is very poorly updated. New 2018 Beijing lines operating a month, still not reflected in app.
Accurate, but I didn't use it
I loaded this app and it was great to see all the routes, but once I was in Beijing the Subway is so easy to use that I didn't ever need to look at the App. It could be useful for looking at first and last trains, however, because the subway closes down pretty early.
Confident in Beijing
Thanks to this wonderful app I feel very confident navigating Beijing. The app can show English and Chinese names of stations. The planned route function slows me to estimate travel times.
咋成英文了，更新的也太慢了，新开通的地铁都没有
咋成英文了，更新的也慢，新开通的地铁都没有
Explore Beijing
Great app, easy to use. Gives user confidence.
Out of date
The Beijing metro is growing fast this map is out of date.
"最近“功能还能用么？
希望定位功能能真正有用。
Thank you!
Fantastic app, very helpful and we used it often during our trip.
BEWARE NOT UPDATED FOR 2015
BEWARE this app does not have the new routes as of the end of December 2014. For example Line 15 now extends west beyond Wangjing West, but this app has line 15 stopping there.
EBJ
Very useful app especially the first and last train times for each station. The map feature for each station is great as long as you have an Internet connection. New lines are added in a timely manner too. It would be nice if the language could be changed in the app and not by leaving to change the preference option which is cumbersome.
有待改进
具体站首末车时间表应放在更显著位置；毎个进、出站口都要标记与事实匹配的字母标识。
必须连网才能用
ipOd不能用
Useful
It is very good app
啥不更新呀，地铁新线开半个月了，地图也不更新。
更新，更新，更新。
Nice...
Been using this app for a year... Nice to see the updated lines... Best so far...
Nothing a paper map can't do
I was excited to find this app, however during my visit to Beijing, I found this app was seriously lacking. I tried to use the feature to show me what's near, but it won't work (yes my location services was turned on) it does tell you how long the ride should take between your destinations, but that's about it. I was hoping to search popular tourist destinations and have the app plan my route for me. I'm sure with some tweaking this app could be great.
Beijin subway
Quick and easy, this helps before you step into the Beijing subway which is great, but does have some quirks like how the Chinese use arrows. Use this app first, then explore a very cool city.
Please keep it up to date
The Beijing subway system was changed nearly a month ago with no response from the developers of this app. Would rate 5 stars if updated regularly.
烂到家 唯一作用就是装X
对本国人，它唯一的价值是：＂看，我和老外用同一款APP〜＂好评的全是装X犯（不服气的请告诉我：您要＂普通话朗读站名＂功能干嘛？）。最致命的设计缺陷：1.沿途换乘站的首末时间，只能自己手动查！2.只提供一种换乘方案！最对不起价格的BUG：搜索不出结果，黑屏！
Like it
Great app, only thing it needs is diagrams of station exits like the ones posted in the stations. And no net access required to view them. I use this on an iPod and it would be nice if the app saved the views of maps I looked at so I can view them offline
it does nothing ….
I tried to use this app during many trips on the BJ subway. It does not show current location, closest stations, or position information. It is a basic static map of the BJ subway. No value that i could find.
还是很不错的
还是很不错的
Great and easy to use for first timers
Easy to follow. Quickly find the nearest station. You can flag where you will start/stop and receive info on the number of stops and time duration.
False Advertising
Rating 1 star (can I do zero stars?) for false advertising; I want my $2.00 back. "Everything works offline" is not true. I want subway exits offline -- the only reason I bought this app. However, to do this you must have network access. Google Maps data is not licensed from Google, instead the app just networks in Google Maps when needed to see subway exits. No network, no maps. The built-in maps from OpenStreetMaps do NOT have subway exits marked. I am using the Beijing app, FYI, in case it is different for other cities.
Not lost
This app is pretty accurate and it updates fast. Anyone living in Beijing would find this useful, especially those who find it difficult to ask for directions in Chinese.
Works like a charm
Just downloaded it and checked it out. Very well designed and intuitive. Does what you want it to do. Gives you an up-to-date subway map, incorporates your iPhone's GPS and map functions, includes local tips for each station fed in by users (some filtering or editing will be needed when these get too numerous). At two bucks, what's not to like?
Iphone crashes after recent update
Updated and now app won't open on iphone iOS 3.0. Please fix.
Great--but two suggestions
This is obviously a great app, so I only have two suggestions: 1) It would be great if you could show the layout of each station or at least where the exits are (without having to connect to the internet) 2) It would be awesome if the timetable were adjusted to reflect long-term construction projects that affect the schedule...I know it's probably hard to reflect temporary daily changes (doing that would make this a 6 out of 5 stars), but at least having the long-term projects that go for a few months would be nice.
Beijing Metro very helpful
This app has been applied numerous times getting us around Beijing. It has been used innumerable times in the two years we have lived in Beijing.
半成品，未制作完整前，请大家谨慎购买！
新开的五条线，没有时间表（首末车时间），新开的五条线的区域地图也没有一号啊十号啊等线路显示的好，还有你们请的配音读的站名太别扭了，“复兴门”读成“复兴盟”，这么好的软件都做了，就不能请个普通话好点的配音。听着这恶心！其它的都不错，赶紧更新吧，更新完就5给星了！
好
好好好好
Explore Beijing price by country
A one-time purchase costs $0.83 in Pakistan and $7.58 in Switzerland — 9× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | One-time |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $1.99 |
| Albania | $2.99 |
| Algeria | $1.99 |
| Angola | $1.99 |
| Anguilla | $4.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $4.99 |
| Argentina | $2.90 |
| Armenia | $3.99 |
| Australia | A$6.99$4.85 |
| Austria | €3.99$4.47 |
| Azerbaijan | $3.99 |
| Bahamas | $4.99 |
| Bahrain | $2.99 |
| Barbados | $4.99 |
| Belarus | $3.99 |
| Belgium | €4.99$5.59 |
| Belize | $1.99 |
| Benin | $1.99 |
| Bermuda | $4.99 |
| Bhutan | $1.99 |
| Bolivia | $1.90 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €1.99$2.23 |
| Botswana | $1.99 |
| Brazil | R$14.90$2.97 |
| British Virgin Islands | $4.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $3.99 |
| Bulgaria | €2.49$2.79 |
| Burkina Faso | $1.99 |
| Cambodia | $1.99 |
| Cameroon | $1.99 |
| Canada | CA$5.99$4.19 |
| Cape Verde | $1.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $4.99 |
| Chad | $1.99 |
| Chile | CLP 3,300$3.34 |
| China | CN¥18.00$2.68 |
| Colombia | COP 10,000$3.04 |
| Congo | $1.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $1.99 |
| Costa Rica | $3.90 |
| Cote Divoire | $1.99 |
| Croatia | €2.99$3.35 |
| Cyprus | €3.99$4.47 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 84.99$3.90 |
| Denmark | DKK 39.00$5.85 |
| Dominica | $1.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $2.90 |
| Ecuador | $2.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 49.00$0.93 |
| El Salvador | $2.99 |
| Estonia | €2.99$3.35 |
| Fiji | $1.99 |
| Finland | €3.99$4.47 |
| France | €4.99$5.59 |
| Gabon | $1.99 |
| Gambia | $1.99 |
| Georgia | $3.99 |
| Germany | €3.99$4.47 |
| Ghana | $1.99 |
| Greece | €3.99$4.47 |
| Grenada | $1.99 |
| Guatemala | $2.90 |
| Guinea-bissau | $1.99 |
| Guyana | $1.99 |
| Honduras | $2.90 |
| Hong Kong | HK$28.00$3.57 |
| Hungary | HUF 999$3.05 |
| Iceland | $4.99 |
| India | ₹139.00$1.44 |
| Indonesia | IDR 33,000$1.84 |
| Iraq | $1.99 |
| Ireland | €4.99$5.59 |
| Israel | ₪19.00$6.23 |
| Italy | €3.99$4.47 |
| Jamaica | $1.99 |
| Japan | ¥440$2.79 |
| Jordan | $1.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 1,650.00$3.62 |
| Kenya | $1.49 |
| Kosovo | €1.99$2.23 |
| Kuwait | $3.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $3.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $1.99 |
| Latvia | €2.99$3.35 |
| Lebanon | $1.99 |
| Liberia | $1.99 |
| Libya | $1.99 |
| Lithuania | €2.99$3.35 |
| Luxembourg | €4.99$5.59 |
| Macao | $2.79 |
| Macedonia | $2.99 |
| Madagascar | $1.99 |
| Malawi | $1.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 14.99$3.67 |
| Maldives | $3.99 |
| Mali | $1.99 |
| Malta | €3.99$4.47 |
| Mauritania | $1.99 |
| Mauritius | $1.99 |
| Mexico | MX$69.00$3.81 |
| Micronesia | $4.99 |
| Moldova | $3.99 |
| Mongolia | $1.99 |
| Montenegro | €1.99$2.23 |
| Montserrat | $4.99 |
| Morocco | $1.99 |
| Mozambique | $1.99 |
| Myanmar | $1.99 |
| Namibia | $1.99 |
| Nauru | $3.99 |
| Nepal | $1.99 |
| Netherlands | €3.99$4.47 |
| New Zealand | NZ$9.00$5.03 |
| Nicaragua | $1.90 |
| Niger | $1.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 1,800.00$1.35 |
| Norway | NOK 39.00$4.07 |
| Oman | $2.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 229$0.83 |
| Palau | $4.99 |
| Panama | $2.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $1.99 |
| Paraguay | $1.90 |
| Peru | PEN 13.90$4.04 |
| Philippines | ₱129.00$2.06 |
| Poland | PLN 14.99$3.83 |
| Portugal | €3.99$4.47 |
| Qatar | QAR 14.99$4.12 |
| Romania | RON 19.00$3.99 |
| Russia | RUB 179.00$2.10 |
| Rwanda | $1.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $1.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 14.99$4.00 |
| Senegal | $1.99 |
| Serbia | €1.99$2.23 |
| Seychelles | $1.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $1.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 6.99$5.46 |
| Slovakia | €2.99$3.35 |
| Slovenia | €1.99$2.23 |
| Solomon Islands | $1.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 49.00$2.94 |
| South Korea | ₩4,000$2.98 |
| Spain | €3.99$4.47 |
| Sri Lanka | $1.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $4.99 |
| St. Lucia | $1.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $1.99 |
| Suriname | $1.99 |
| Swaziland | $1.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 49.00$4.88 |
| Switzerland | CHF 6.30$7.58 |
| Taiwan | NT$110.00$3.46 |
| Tajikistan | $3.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 5,500.00$2.08 |
| Thailand | THB 99.00$2.94 |
| Tonga | $1.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $4.99 |
| Tunisia | $1.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 84.99$1.73 |
| Turkmenistan | $3.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $4.99 |
| Uganda | $1.99 |
| Ukraine | $2.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 14.99$4.08 |
| United Kingdom | £3.99$5.28 |
| United States | $4.99 |
| Uruguay | $4.90 |
| Uzbekistan | $3.99 |
| Vanuatu | $1.99 |
| Venezuela | $1.90 |
| Vietnam | ₫64,000$2.46 |
| Yemen | $1.99 |
| Zambia | $1.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $1.99 |
Explore Beijing FAQ
- Is Explore Beijing free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 175 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $4.99 (US), across 1 one-time purchase.
- Does Explore Beijing have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is Explore Beijing cheapest?
- A one-time purchase costs PKR 229 (≈$0.83) in Pakistan and CHF 6.30 (≈$7.58) in Switzerland, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to Explore Beijing?
- MetroMan China (4.8 from 108,961 reviews, premium from $0.99), MetroMan Shanghai (4.8 from 48,079 reviews, premium from $0.99) and MetroMan Hong Kong (4.8 from 13,407 reviews, premium from $0.99).
Explore Beijing download
Last updated 7 months ago.
Explore Beijing sells in 175 countries. It was released 16 years and 9 months ago, on 8 Jan 2010. It holds a 4.7 rating from 2,904 reviews.
Supports 4 languages: English, Hindi, Korean, Chinese.
How much does Explore Beijing make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- One-time 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 31%
- China 15%
- Singapore 9%
- Germany 6%