# Colosseum: Tessera Audio Guide — Rome: Forum, Palatine, offline

> Rome: Forum, Palatine, offline (iPhone/iPad app by Shahen Grigoryan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/colosseum-tessera-audio-guide/id6809471610 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Shahen Grigoryan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1839815556)
- Category: Travel, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 69 MB
- Languages: Chinese (Simplified, China), Russian, German (Germany), Italian, French (France), American English, European Portuguese, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-09-09
- Data updated: 2026-10-17

## What is Colosseum?

Stand where gladiators fought, senators argued, and emperors ruled — with a guide that tells you the real story, right when you're looking at it.

Tessera takes you through three of Rome's most important ancient sites in one app: the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Palatine Hill. 69 stops, each a short, vivid story — not a summary, a story that makes the stones make sense.

WHAT'S INSIDE
- The Colosseum: the arena floor, the hypogeum beneath it, the gladiators' gates, the engineering that let 50,000 people take their seats in fifteen minutes
- The Roman Forum: the political and religious heart of ancient Rome — temples, the Senate house, the spot where Julius Caesar was cremated
- The Palatine Hill: where Rome itself was founded, and where emperors later built their palaces

HOW IT WORKS
- Walk up to a spot and the guide offers you its story; nothing ever starts playing on its own. Or pick any point from the list and listen right now
- An interactive map shows exactly where you are and what's nearby
- Curated routes for however much time you have, from the essentials in under two hours to the full 69-stop walk
- Works fully offline once downloaded, so you're not depending on a signal at the site
- 8 languages: English, Russian, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Chinese

A few stops are free to try before you buy. One purchase unlocks everything, for good — no subscription.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Full Guide | $6.99 | one-time |


## Is Colosseum safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Colosseum.

## Is Colosseum legit?

Colosseum: Tessera Audio Guide appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Colosseum is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.1 — 2026-10-01

• A new walkthrough on first launch: it shows the app in action instead of handing out tips.
• Walking guidance: a turn banner, arrival time, buttons to open your navigator, and a note when you arrive.
• Routes from afar: you see the walking line to the start, then choose to listen from here or start on site. The route takes over when you arrive.
• Routes now run from 1 to the end: from the gate you entered, then from where you stand, without doubling back. The counter no longer jumps ahead ("6 of 12" at the start).
• Bottom panels, the mini-player included, swipe away to the left.
• Location access now lives in Settings, with a prompt before a route. Tapping Guide me mid-route asks whether to finish the current one.
• A new introduction with photos of the places and a question about how much time you have.
• The player sheet, Overview and places are refined.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-22

The Colosseum finally works the way the Colosseum does. Under all that stone there is no GPS and a map cannot help, so its twenty-seven stops are now a list arranged by where you are standing: outside before the entrance, the first tier after security, the rail above the arena. Touch a line and the story begins without leaving the list.

Also in this version:

• Three places, one guide — the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine. Switching between them takes you nowhere: the tab simply shows the place you picked.
• A short walkthrough on first launch, run on the app itself rather than on pictures of it.
• A rebuilt player: scrub the bar, change the speaking speed, step to neighbouring stories, or open the text and photograph of the one you are hearing.
• Lists scroll faster and screens open quicker.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-15

We went through how the guide is actually used on real trips — from the purchase to the last narration on site. The conclusion was simple: the guide has to work where there is no network at all. Now it does, all the way.

If some narrations are not on your phone yet, the app shows exactly what is missing and fetches the rest by itself as soon as you are back online. What you bought stays yours offline: everything already downloaded simply works.

While downloading, a clear hint: keep the app open and the package arrives faster.

And if you close the app before it finishes, a reminder makes sure you do not set off with an incomplete guide.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-11

The Colosseum has arrived! 27 new stops take you through the arena floor, the underground hypogeum, the gladiators' gates, and the story of the games — plus a bonus route into the underground for Full Experience ticket holders. The map now covers all three sites in one walk: Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill. Already own the guide? The new content is included — no extra purchase.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-09-10

No release notes.

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