GPS audio guide · any city
Walk through cities. Hear the stories as you go.
Urban Tales knows where you are and tells you the story of each landmark as you reach it: the history, the legends and the details most visitors walk past. No tour group, no schedule.
Pocket Mode
Phone in your pocket. Eyes on the city.
Lock your phone, put in your earbuds and walk. Urban Tales tells you where the next landmark is and starts its story when you get there, so you're looking at the building, not at a screen.
How it works
Open the app and start walking.
Open the map
Urban Tales shows the landmarks around you, in any city, town or village.
Walk
When you reach a landmark, its story starts. No searching, no reading.
Or plan the whole trip
Pick your dates and pace. Every day comes in the right order, with opening hours, lunch and a tip at each stop.
Trip planner
Your days in the city, in the right order.
Choose a city, your dates and your pace. Urban Tales checks opening hours, moves places that are closed on your day, adds a lunch break near the route and a local tip at each stop. Share the trip and friends follow it in the app, on their own dates. Planning is free.
Offline tours
Download before you go. Listen as you explore.
Save your tour and its audio over Wi-Fi, then enjoy the stories without mobile data. Included with paid plans covering your tour. Use Pocket Mode to listen with your phone locked.
City guides
Read before you go. Listen when you're there.
Each landmark guide has the key facts, three stories most visitors miss and a preview of what the app plays on the spot.
Going somewhere else? The app tells the stories of any city you open it in. See all cities →
Pricing
Start free. Pay only when a city earns it.
Day Pass and City Unlock are one-time purchases with coins. No subscription needed.
Free
- 3 free landmarks
- Any city in the world
- Trip planner
- All 5 languages
Day Pass
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited landmarks
- Every city
- Pocket Mode
- Download tours for offline listening
City Unlock
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited landmarks, forever
- One city you choose
- Pocket Mode
- Download tours for offline listening
Unlimited
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited landmarks
- Every city, all year
- Pocket Mode
- Download tours for offline listening
FAQ
Before you walk
Does Urban Tales work in my city?
Yes. Urban Tales finds the landmarks around you in any city, town or village and tells their stories. The city guides on this site are our most researched places, not the limit.
How much does Urban Tales cost?
The app is free to download and includes 3 free landmarks. A Day Pass ($2.99) unlocks every city for 24 hours, a City Unlock ($5.99) keeps one city unlocked forever, and Unlimited costs $29.99 a year.
Do I need to book or join a group?
No. Download the app, open the map and walk. There's no booking, no group and no fixed schedule.
What languages does Urban Tales support?
English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French and German.
Can it plan my whole trip?
Yes, and planning is free. Pick a city, your dates and your pace: Urban Tales puts every day in the right order, checks opening hours and closing days, adds a lunch break near the route and a tip at each stop. You can also share a trip, and the people you share it with follow it on their own dates. Try it at urbantales.net/plan.html.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. Download your tours and their audio beforehand with an eligible paid plan, then listen offline. Connect when you want to discover additional landmarks or refresh practical information.
How is it different from other audio guide apps?
Most sell pre-made tours for a list of cities. Urban Tales tells the story of whatever landmark you're near, in any city. We compared six apps, including where others are the better pick, in our audio guide app comparison.