A decent update
I regularly walk in the landscape around Stonehenge and I loved listening to the interesting facts about the stones and surrounds. Glad to see you have updated it with loads more content - I’ll really enjoy learning this word for word too!! Looks much prettier than the old version. Thumbs up from and avid Stonehenge Walker 👍🏼
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Fundamentally Flawed on iOS
As has been previously highlighted the commentary drops when you want to use your camera or when your screensaver kicks in.
When restarting it also does not restart from where it left off, a real pain.
The app has also has not been kept up to date as it makes reference to works which will be completed in 2014.
Wake up English Heritage get this right particularly as your on site audio guides have been withdrawn during the Covid issues. It is an embarrassment at the moment.
When restarting it also does not restart from where it left off, a real pain.
The app has also has not been kept up to date as it makes reference to works which will be completed in 2014.
Wake up English Heritage get this right particularly as your on site audio guides have been withdrawn during the Covid issues. It is an embarrassment at the moment.
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Better than it used to be
Certainly much improved as it does now play but irritating that if you tried to use your phone camera or the phone simply went onto standby it would stop playing. I would have thought this was a fairly simple fix to do as other apps play when you are multitasking. Good narration and full of information.
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Excellent audio guide
As typical teenagers, our 14 and 16 year old kids were not enthused at the prospect of what they expected to be a boring history lesson as we looked at the stones! However, they were won over by the really engaging content on this app - excellent background and explanations which answered critical questions in a straightforward and interesting way. We all loved it and it made our visit a meaningful and enjoyable one.
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Good audio guide but poor functionality
The audio guide is good, interesting intro to the site (although slightly out of date reference to works being completed in 2014!). The app design is poor - audio only plays when the app is active and open on your screen, and stops if the screen locks or if you toggle to another app. This massively drains battery life!
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Informative but not effortless
Great audio guide to listen to whilst walking around the stones, however like others have stated it would be nice if it had continued to play whilst phone was locked or when swapping to the camera app. Other than that no faults
Good tour
Well spoken and detailed tour. Too bad that the audio doesn’t continue when the app is closed to use the camera.
This is an „audio guide“
This is an audio guide, it is not immersive virtual reality, it is not interactive artificial intelligence, it does not claim to offer integration with other apps, offer selfie opportunities or seamlessly switch into social media content prep. This application has no bells and whistles it cannot provide real time advice via predictive behavioural analysis algorithms, it is not GPS enabled, BUT it is an AUDIO GUIDE. It provides guidebook information in audio.
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Great for a freebie but could be improved.
Used the app on a recent visit to the stones and whilst the content was great it was quite irritating that the audio didn’t continue when swapping back and forward from the camera app - an action that I imagine will be a fairly commonplace one given how many people use their phones as their main camera these days. Also, pressing the play/pause button on the Apple earbuds didn’t play/pause the audio, rather it started playing music from the phone’s library instead.
Other than these little gripes it’s pretty good, the audio production is of a high quality and the information contained most comprehensive. Fix the multi-tasking and it’ll be a very good app indeed.
Other than these little gripes it’s pretty good, the audio production is of a high quality and the information contained most comprehensive. Fix the multi-tasking and it’ll be a very good app indeed.
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Works as audio guide but needs to be improved to engage children
It’s a good audio guide but it would be great if it was more interactive utilising the capabilities of modern apps to bring a truly engaging experience. Especially for children it could make the experience so much better as they don’t find the audio guide engaging. Use of AR, animations and friendly characters could enhance interaction. My daughter was inspired to visit Stonehenge because of the cartoon series “Go Jetters”.
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