VoiceMap

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R2] 5/5 · US Descriptive: An excellent way to be exposed to a new area.
2. [R3] 5/5 · US Visit SLO: First visit to San Luis Obispo and a this tour was a great introduction to such a culturally rich community. Looking forward to the next one
3. [R7] 5/5 · US Peaceful and Informative: My favorite sound in the natural world is flowing water in a stream. This audio tour was a perfect accompaniment to this peaceful walk along the falls and the stream. I highly recommend the tour.
4. [R9] 5/5 · US A Splendid Tour Of St. Simons Island: Anyone visiting St. Simons would thoroughly enjoy this beautifully narrated tour. You will get an incredible overview of the history of this Island while enjoying the scenic views along the way. This is the perfect introduction to St. Simons Island and will help you decide which other attractions you want to explore while visiting.
5. [R8] 5/5 · US Want to save some big bucks?: What an amazing idea for an app! Download this app for your own personal tour guide to hundreds of cities and towns around the world! We’ve used this app multiple times in Europe and have not been disappointed! Tired of the cattle car excursions offered by cruise ships? You know, the ones where someone or two from your group of 30+ gets lost, or stuck in the bathroom
6. [R13] 5/5 · US At Your Own Pace: Evening is best
7. [R15] 5/5 · US Prague Jewish Qrt & Medieval Tour: If you are someone that wants information but go at your own pace and not be stuck in large crowds this is for you. The interactive map and step by step directions were helpful. We didn’t get lost, learned information we wouldn’t have found without hours of research.
8. [R16] 5/5 · US Amazing concept: Such a cool idea, audio tours are unique in letting you explore at your own pace. Doing a city tour this way can sometimes be challenging, but not if you have great landmarks and directions!
9. [R24] 5/5 · US Love this app: Put your AirPods in, start the tour and put your your phone away. You’ll have a great time!
10. [R34] 5/5 · US Great Walking Tour in Boston: We did the Freedom Trail walking tour in Boston today and it was terrific! The narrator was fun and informative and funny, the timing of the narration was perfectly matched to the GPS and we will definitely look to find other places to explore with the app.
11. [R38] 5/5 · US Mackinac Bike Tour: Great app to do a self guided tour around the perimeter of the island on a bike. The app works great. It triggers information based on your location, so you can go at your own pace!
12. [R39] 5/5 · US Have a phone and earbuds? You have a tour guide.: I love exploring new cites and learning about their history. While live tours are amazing, they are often expensive and may not be at a time you’re free. I’ve now done four or five of the audio tours on this app and each has been unique and worth the time. GPS directions ensure you are in the right spot and you can pause or relisten to any sectio
13. [R19] 4/5 · US Love it!: My wife and I have now done close to a dozen audio tours on VoiceMap and love it. We pretty much now always look to see if a tour is available in whatever location we are visiting. Most of ours have been in Europe, but we have also done one in Quebec city and two in Bangkok. Would highly recommend. I removed one star only because it seems like a lot of the tours we have done are no lon
14. [R27] 5/5 · US Affordable and everywhere: I do VoiceMap wherever I travel. I love it. One time I made the mistake of doing a group tour and it was three times as much And not very enjoyable. VoiceMap is great because I can go with my own pace. I always am able to understand the speaker because they’re in my ear. And if I want to stop at explore and see something and come back, I can. I could also do it at any ti
15. [R30] 5/5 · US Essential when traveling: We have been using VoiceMap for over a year exploring Europe and it has made our trip vastly more enjoyable. We like being able to get an overview of the city, history, sights, food suggestions, and go more in depth later. As the tours are community submitted there is some variability in quality. I like that we can preview the route and listen to the narrator before buyi
16. [R6] 1/5 · US Extremely disappointed: Downloaded San Gimignano Guide. Started in front of the church as required, and was never able to make it work from there. Directions sent me down wrong streets, I was never able to pick it up correctly, and a very annoying voice kept telling me “some people get lost in life.” I’m off to Siena tomorrow and will be downloading a different guide.
17. [R57] 1/5 · US Not as expected: The app was not user friendly and kept telling me I was lost. Advertised as self guided but it would not let me skip places or start tour from where I was in the list of sites.
18. [R70] 1/5 · US Confusing to purchase, in reliable in use: It was confusing to purchase ( I wound up paying twice). Tgen, when walking as directed, the GPS was unreliable, sometimes not keeping up with me, and other times repeating the description of the last place after instructing me to move along. I am really disappointed in this app. I purchased the Memphis version.
19. [R190] 3/5 · US GPS: GPS not syncing 100%
20. [R173] 3/5 · US Minneapolis River Walk: I liked the tour and the tour guide but my audio kept skipping so I had to read the script. The App was hard to navigate.
21. [R181] 2/5 · US Glitchy: Very glitchy
22. [R186] 2/5 · US Leipzig’s Communist Past: The content of the tour was 5+ stars. Unfortunately, the audio on the app kept skipping a few seconds frequently, so I probably only heard a quarter of the tour; very frustrating. I tried everything to fix, including deleting and re-installing the app. I’m using an iPhoneX with the latest update. Don’t know if that’s the problem.
23. [R194] 1/5 · US Save your time, money and patience: Terrible/glitchy app skips the stop instead of playing it when you click to play a stop… also doesn’t have directional arrows to show you which direction to go, which is especially tough at the start when the beginning/ending paths are parallel (-_-) it’s about 11,000 steps with slippery cobble stone steps to traverse and climb- bring water and an umbrella!
24. [R78] 1/5 · US Worst UI Ever: DO NOT USE THIS APP. It has the worst UI I’ve ever experienced. It makes you start a tour from only one location, regardless of where you enter. I had to walk half a mile from where I entered the Roman Forum, and was forced to exit the park, only to have to stand in a long line to enter again. And then the app directed me to parts of the site that were closed and would not advance i
25. [R80] 1/5 · US Terrible, don’t waste time: Terrible. This app won’t let you get off their path. It went around and backtracked several times. But if you tried to go to the next site on your own, it tells you turn around or go back. UGH! They should number the sites and allow you to jump ahead to another number if you desire. For example one of the roads was blocked off by police. The app wouldn’t let us advance
26. [R97] 1/5 · US Acropolis tour not worth it: You need to enter only at the main entrance. App won’t allow you to start unless you are at that location. Would be much better if the app could sense where you are and proceed from there. The tour guide is full of facts, but not very interesting ones. She speaks fluent English, but she seems bored and is boring talking about the Acropolis.
27. [R1] 2/5 · US All tours need payment!: Advertised as lots of free tours. But all of what I saw are paid.
28. [R18] 1/5 · US Get Rick Steves: Every tour must be bought. Expensive. Get Rick Steves instead.
29. [R20] 3/5 · US What the heck does a Tour Pass mean?!: I've listened to a couple of these so far and they were both great. So I considered buying a 7-day Tour Pass. Except there's absolutely no way to figure out the value or return on a pass before buying it because all they tell you is you get a discount! Ok... Is it a 5% discount? 50% discount? Does my $25 investment pay for itself after one tour? After ten
30. [R453] 1/5 · GB I hate it when they don't make it clear stories need to be purchased: The 'Offers in-app purchases' section shows only fancy voices as in-app purchases. Then I install the app, and find myself needing to it each and every single tour. I mean, not a cumulative city tour, but each and every bloody 15mins one. Unless you do want to spend a lot, this app is useless. Will uninstall straightaway.
31. [R12] 1/5 · US Non functional: App buttons don’t do anything, can’t download any tours, and even the previews will freeze after playing for 5 seconds. Don’t waste your time or money
32. [R126] 1/5 · US Waste of money: Always gets stuck part way through, never completes the downloads. 5G network.
33. [R464] 1/5 · CA Terrible app and no refund: Very bad no extensive guide and you can’t get a refund Update: In response to your respond be aware there is no refund. The developer said contact Apple and Apple said it’s not eligible for refund
34. [R487] 1/5 · CA No redeeming qualities: My husband was excited about getting one of these tours for Ronda, Spain. It was not user friendly at all. Instead of helping you to actually use the app or download the promotional tour we were constantly being asked to pay for the tour we were entitled to. The tour of Ronda consisted of random boring historical details. We will definitely not be downloading any further to
35. [R47] 5/5 · US Great at tracking: I liked that it knew exactly where I was and kept me on track. Well done on geo-location.
36. [R51] 5/5 · US Falling In Love with this App: I travel a lot. I don’t love tour groups in crowds and they can be expensive. Some tour guides are amazing, but most are average at best. This app solves it. These tour guides tell stories and make you fall in love with the city. They are locals, experts, and professionals that have a passion for telling the stories of their city. The GPS integration is clutch! You d
37. [R206] 1/5 · US Downloaded track buffered: Downloaded track of Mont St Michel buffered and skipped. Luckily there was a transcript I could read to fill in the gaps.