Great Self Guided Tour
The tour guide is great and the app works relatively well. You start the tour and then it auto plays the relevant section as you enter a geofence. Each explanation is a perfect amount of information and there are plenty of resources to deep dive on each topic if you want more info.
You can easily quit and come back when you are ready to continue. Every once in a while the geofence wouldn’t trigger and you would have to manually play it, due to GPS struggling to get a lock in certain areas. This was pretty minor and did not break the immersion overall.
Pro-tip: on IOS ensure you set the “always allow” location permission and not just “when using the app” or it won’t work properly.
You can easily quit and come back when you are ready to continue. Every once in a while the geofence wouldn’t trigger and you would have to manually play it, due to GPS struggling to get a lock in certain areas. This was pretty minor and did not break the immersion overall.
Pro-tip: on IOS ensure you set the “always allow” location permission and not just “when using the app” or it won’t work properly.
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Great Tour, minor technical issues
First off this tour was great. Immersive, good content, and the app is designed pretty well overall. I really enjoyed the tour and was glad I did it.
That being said, I was really annoyed when the audio would restart or change because the gps jumped around which happens frequently downtown when surrounded by tall buildings, especially when the points are close together. The graveyard was the worst with many close together interest points.
Also, the audio that’s already playing should never restart itself when I cross the threshold. Let’s say I want to start listening early as I walk towards a point, but then I reach the point and it restarts and won’t let me skip ahead. This also happened if gps jumped out of the circle and then back in, forcing me to relisten to the whole thing if I wanted to finish it.
That being said, I was really annoyed when the audio would restart or change because the gps jumped around which happens frequently downtown when surrounded by tall buildings, especially when the points are close together. The graveyard was the worst with many close together interest points.
Also, the audio that’s already playing should never restart itself when I cross the threshold. Let’s say I want to start listening early as I walk towards a point, but then I reach the point and it restarts and won’t let me skip ahead. This also happened if gps jumped out of the circle and then back in, forcing me to relisten to the whole thing if I wanted to finish it.
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Worth it!
I believe it’s well worth the money for the audio tour. I like that you go at your own pace and it picks up automatically when you walk by the points of interest. My kids listened to it through my phone speaker and learned a lot.
Great self guided tour
A great option for a self guided, self paced tour of many important Boston monuments
Wirklich schlecht
Nicht ausgereift. Dauernde Abbrüche, Mal automatisch dann wieder manuell notwendig. Computergenerierte Übersetzung und dann statt
10 USD 13 USD abgebucht. Nicht empfehlenswert.
10 USD 13 USD abgebucht. Nicht empfehlenswert.
Response from developer
I’m sorry your experience was interrupted. Was that caused by pedestrian traffic, not following the route, or some other issue? The more you can share, the more I can investigate! The translation is manually edited, and if there are specific errors, I am happy to review and correct them. Regarding the price difference, the price displayed is USD for purchases in the US App Store. Apple fees may differ across countries and currencies.
Highly recommend!
My sister and our husbands took a trip to Boston and wanted to walk the freedom trail at out own pace. This guide was WONDERFUL! The map was intuitive and knew when we were passing a landmark on the trail and would just start talking. Very informative and WAY cheaper than paying for a group guide. I definitely recommend if you’re wanting to walk the trail!
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Best way to see the Freedom Trail at your own pace!
We loved doing the self-guided walking tour of the Freedom Trail. It was the perfect way to explore Boston’s historic sites without feeling rushed by a large group. The self-guided map was very easy to follow, taking us through all the major Revolutionary War landmarks like the Paul Revere House and the USS Constitution. Being able to stop for photos whenever we wanted made it a much better experience than a formal tour. If you're looking for an affordable Boston tour that hits all the Freedom Trail highlights, definitely go the self-guided route!
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Needs work
It's a very clunky app
Not Free
You have to buy the tour to be able to access the map or any information
Excellent Guide
Works very well! Can’t recommend enough!!
Very smooth
My mother and I were looking for something new to do, so we decided to walk The Freedom Trail. I absolutely loved using this app. It was seamless, informative, and operated perfectly. We both very much enjoyed listening to the narrator, and pairing the app with a beautifully sunny day in Boston!
Almost no content, waste of $$
After every stop we looked at each other and said “that’s it?” This app has a great idea but delivers almost no content and information while doing the Freedom Trail. I was expecting more history and info than 2 sentences. We had lots of time between stops that the app could have added way more details about where we were. Wasted opportunity. Such a disappointment and it was not cheap. Find an alternative.
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Wonderful addition to my trip!
I had done the hop on hop off bus the first full day of my trip in Boston. I wasn’t sure what to do the second day but decided to get up early and walk the freedom trail. This guide was perfect! It provided guidance, direction, interesting information, and little stories for while I was walking. I also added on the Bunker Hill tour at the end. I had a great time! I highly recommend touring the USS Constitution ship.
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Work well
Just good information. It’s a tour guide that is at your control
Boston & Freedom Trail
I love this app! I wear hearing aids that have blue tooth. The guided tour plays right to my hearing aids and I don’t miss a thing by not being able to hear a tour guide. I’m able to spend as much or as little time as I want at each stop. I will be using this product for all future travel spots. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
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Great use of technology and a wonderful tour
This was better than expected. The Freedom Trail is cool anyway as a path through Boston but the geofenced navigation in the app and the interesting information made this an easy $10. Shared an AirPod with my nephew and we did the whole thing with a few stops in between.
Better than a Tour Guide
We used this app for the Freedom Trail in Boston. We set our own pace, stopped for lunch and had an amazing narration all along the trail. Insightful and not long winded, 1-2 minute explanations with prompts for simple directions. The map integration was seamless and extra info if you want. Well worth the price of $9.99.
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Excellent!!!
So incredibly well done and informative! Highly recommend!
wonderful app; worth well more than the price
my wife and i took a walking tour of Boston using the app; each of us used apple earpods, in transparent mode
wonderful way to enjoy a city; as you walk near interesting locations, the ‘guide’ verbally provides a narration of what’s being seen
the value of the app far exceeds the cost
wonderful way to enjoy a city; as you walk near interesting locations, the ‘guide’ verbally provides a narration of what’s being seen
the value of the app far exceeds the cost
Great for solo traveler!
Used this on my trip for Boston. Was recommended it through the Curious Cowgirl Podcast on Spotify. I bought the Freedom Trail guide and the Salem Witch Trial guide. Both very informative and allowed me to take in the sites and history without having to be on my phone the entire time looking up directions. The location was a bit off with a couple of spots but I think it might’ve been my phone that was causing that issue. Will be recommending this to friends and family when they come to Boston area!
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