Rick Steves Audio Europe™

Rick Steves Audio Europe™

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All Versions of Rick Steves Audio Europe™

4.1.6

May 22, 2023

Bug fixes.

4.1.5

August 15, 2022

Battery optimization

4.1.1

June 2, 2022

The latest update to Audio Europe may require re-downloading your playlist. Please accept our apologies and enjoy Rick’s walking tours and interviews. Happy travels!
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4.1

May 25, 2022

iOS Bug fixes Lock-screen playback controls

4.0

March 2, 2020

- Added support for newer devices - iOS 13 Compatibility - Various bug fixes
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3.2

May 26, 2018

A few minor bug fixes.

3.1

November 21, 2016

We have added a new feature! -Persistent Audio Player: Listen to tracks while browsing the app! The new audio player allows you to control the audio from every screen of the app with no disruption in playback. -We are always adding new content! Recent updates include 10 fresh tracks for Britain, France, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Scandinavia, and Turkey. Plus a walking tour for the Heart of Rome.
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3.0.2

July 10, 2016

Issues fixed: - Partially played tracks now always resume from where you last left off - Small content fixes suggested by eagle-eyed users Notice: When upgrading from a 2.x version, playlists and all downloaded tracks will be removed.
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3.0

July 1, 2016

- New and updated content - Streamlined navigation - Updated design featuring larger images and easy-to-tap buttons - Reorganized playlist displays all your saved tracks on a single screen - Hit "Listen" directly within the Add Tracks screen to launch tracks you’ve already downloaded
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2.2

April 22, 2015

Fixed a critical issue where iOS 7 couldn't use the app.

Price History of Rick Steves Audio Europe™

Description of Rick Steves Audio Europe™

This app organizes the vast and varied library of Rick Steves’ audio content into geographic-specific playlists so that travelers can enjoy ready access to the information that relates specifically to their travel plans. Many tracks provide general cultural and sightseeing information gleaned from his public radio program, Travel with Rick Steves. Other tracks are self-guided tours to great sights and historic walks. While we travel there’s lots of down time, and this application can both entertain and teach. Rick Steves Audio Europe will hopefully make your European travels more meaningful and more fun. Features: • The app downloads and stores audio files on your device. No Wi-Fi or cellphone connection is required to listen. (You will need a connection if you choose to add audio tracks later.) • Handy maps (PDF) that complement the self-guided audio tours can be viewed on your device. • The audio content originates from Rick Steves guidebooks and the Travel with Rick Steves public radio program. Self-guided tours are excerpted from Rick Steves country and city guidebooks. • Rick Steves Audio Europe is a work in progress. New audio tracks will be added and existing tracks updated as necessary. Be sure to enable Notifications for this app to get the latest updates.
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Rick Steves Audio Europe™: FAQ

Is Rick Steves Audio Europe™ iPad-friendly?

Yes, the Rick Steves Audio Europe™ software is iPad-compatible.
RICK STEVES' EUROPE THROUGH THE BACK DOOR, INC developed the Rick Steves Audio Europe™ app.
The minimum iOS requirement: 11.0.
Rick Steves Audio Europe™ has a user rating of 4.2.
Travel Is The Primary Genre Of The Rick Steves Audio Europe™ App.
4.1.6 is the latest released Rick Steves Audio Europe™ version.
The date of the last Rick Steves Audio Europe™ update is June 30, 2024.
The Rick Steves Audio Europe™ app was initially released on February 5, 2023.
The Rick Steves Audio Europe™ app is rated RICK STEVES' EUROPE THROUGH THE BACK DOOR, INC: Contains no objectionable material.
Rick Steves Audio Europe™ currently features the following languages: American English.
Unfortunately, Rick Steves Audio Europe™ is not on Apple Arcade.
Unfortunately, in-app purchases are not part of Rick Steves Audio Europe™.
Unfortunately, Rick Steves Audio Europe™ is not tailored for compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.

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Reviews of Rick Steves Audio Europe™

  • Terrible.

    We tried to use the audio guides for the colosseum and roman forum etc. after seeing them recommended on several sites as good overview tours.
    I was very disappointed! The tours felt like they were more about making cheesy jokes than actually telling the history and significance of the structures and their details. It felt kind of disrespectful in a way. I learned more by listening to guides talking to their tour groups for about 20 seconds while they stood around us than during nearly the whole audio tour. Would not recommend. There is an official audio guide tour for the colosseum and possibly forum as well that comes with your ticket so that might be better—pay attention for info when you buy tickets. Unfortunately we couldn’t download the app on site due to connection issues so we couldn’t use the official tour and were left with Steve.
  • It’s a free private tour

    We travelled to Rome and Vatican City, and visited all major tourist attractions including Pantheon, Colosseum, Roman Forum, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, and St Marks Basilica. This app is like a private tour at no expense. We used it at all sites. For Vatican sites, we did not book in advance so had to take an in person group tour. 10 minutes into the tour, we ended up asking our tour guide that we would leave and do the tour ourselves as this tour is far more engaging. The tour guides you right from the entrance through the finish gates. The bonus is that you are not stuck with a tour group and have the flexibility to tour at your own pace with breaks especially if you have kids like us. As per the kids, this app brings every site to life. Thanks Rick!
    Tip: share wireless earbuds with the family while touring to get a complete private tour experience
  • Such a hyped app but not up to expectations

    Probably should not complain for a free app, but some improvements are definitely needed to make it useful. I had such a great expectation, because everywhere I read on the internet, people says great things about the guide, esp that it is way better than the one cost 8 euro at pompei park entrance. Even that is debatable, since I did get the official audio guide for a family member, they both have plus and minus’s.

    We decided to use the pompei guide from this app after a few mixed experiences with a few Roman tours. The only usefulness of Rick’s pompei guide is the route, but it did not mention it anywhere in the app. Being frustrated with directions after 45 minutes, I started to play with the app, found the book shaped button, that leads me to the tour route. After that, it became a bit easier to follow.

    The best audio guide I have used in the past is Gypsy. It is gps guided that made it so easy to use. I wish they have similar guides for European destinations.