# Future History — Guided and self-guided tours

> Augmented reality app for exploring historical locations with past overlays and audio guides. (iPhone/iPad app by Rolf Mathis.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/future-history/id1034236058 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rolf Mathis](https://appshunter.io/developer/1034236057)
- Category: Travel, Social Networking
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 10 App Store ratings · 9 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 93 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Russian, European Spanish, Ukrainian
- Released: 2017-03-22
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/future-history/id1034236058/reviews.md

## What is Future History?

Welcome to Future History. Point your smartphone or tablet at an interesting location and take a look into the past through your display.

Features:
- Choose a place on the map, start the navigation and dive into the past.

- Merge past eras with the here and now through augmented reality and superimpositions in the right perspective.

- Start audio and text to learn more about the hidden stories of this place.

- Add your preferred pictures to the collection, write comments and share them with your friends.

- Start a virtual journey through time from your sofa. For many places, there are interactive image sliders between historic images and current photos with identical angles.

Partners:
Cities and tour agencies are our partners and use Future History
- for group tours to superimpose historical views on location and as a lasting memory of the guided tour

- for individuals and small groups as a self-guided tour with and audioguide feature, route planner and superimpositions on location.

Freiburg:
Guided tour: http://www.vistatour.de/fh/fh_texte.htm
Self-guided tour: https://www.freiburg-living-history.de/self-guided-tour/

Wiesbaden: 
Guided tour: https://www1.wiesbaden.de/microsites/tourismus/entdecken-erleben/zeitreise-wiesbaden.php
Self-guided tour: https://www1.wiesbaden.de/microsites/tourismus/entdecken-erleben/self-guided-tour.php

Darmstadt: 
Self-guided tour: https://www.darmstadt-tourismus.de/besuch/service/darmstadt-apps/mathildenhoehe-app.htmlhrte Tour: 

Pforzheim: 
Self-guided tour: https://www.pforzheim.de/tourismus/stadtfuehrungen/digitale-stadtfuehrungen-und-erlebnisse.html

Magdeburg
Self-guided tour: https://www.magdeburg.de/Start/B%C3%BCrger-Stadt/Leben-in-Magdeburg/Umwelt/Klimaschutzportal/Nachhaltiger-Konsum/Gratisb%C3%B6rse/index.php?La=1&NavID=37.768&object=tx|557.2877.1&

Hansestadt Gardelegen
Self-guided tour: https://www.gardelegen.de/die-stadt/aktuelles/eintrag/digitale-stadtfuehrung

Authors:
You can become an author, too, by uploading your own historical images and by helping make hidden stories visible. Here’s just a few good reasons to do so: transparent urban planning, commitment for the cityscape, monument conservation and a sound historic centre, interest in architecture and urban history as well as realizing educational projects. 

Find more information under www.future-history.eu

## Key features

- Augmented reality historical overlays
- Interactive image sliders
- Audio and text guides
- Map-based navigation
- User-generated content upload
- Virtual time travel experiences

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Self-guided Tour, English | $3.99 | one-time |
| Selfguided-Tour (German) | $3.99 | one-time |
| Audiovisual Self-Guided Tour | $3.99 | one-time |
| Stadtrundgang Bayreuth | $3.99 | one-time |
| Stadtführung Freiburg | $4.99 | one-time |
| Self guided tour Breisach | $4.99 | one-time |
| Selfguided Tour of Freiburg | $4.99 | one-time |
| Шрамы 23. Февраля 1945-го года | $0.99 | one-time |
| City Tour Bayreuth | $3.99 | one-time |
| Cathedral & fishermens quarter | $3.99 | one-time |
| Ulmer Geld regiert die Welt | $3.99 | one-time |
| Bayreuth Past Present svenska | $3.99 | one-time |
| Bayreuth Past Present (Polski) | $3.99 | one-time |
| Bayreuth Past Present Italiano | $3.99 | one-time |
| Self-guided Tour, Deutsch | $3.99 | one-time |
| Digital Self-Guided Tour Basel | $6.99 | one-time |
| Bayreuth pasado y presente | $3.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (9 of 9)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/future-history/id1034236058/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Worked Great!!!

*2025-08-29*

We used it in Breisach and it was amazing to get the narrative going around the town!

### 5/5 — Sehr schöne App

*2024-10-18*

Es ist höchst interessant Städte mit der Future History zu erkunden

### 1/5 — nur Probleme

*2024-09-11*

Nach dem Kauf lief es einmal gut. Am nächsten Tag ging nichts mehr. „Käufe wiederherstellen“, neuer Download, zurücksetzen…- nichts half. Auch zwei Rückfragen bei der Firma brachten nichts. Es wird immer verlangt, dass ich die Tour nochmals kaufe, obgleich mein Kauf bei apple angezeigt wird. Hier muss der Programmierer nochmals ran.  Versuche mein Geld über den Appleshop wieder zu bekommen-

### 5/5 — Tolle App

*2023-10-29*

Großartige Möglichkeit , Stadte auf eigene Fausr zu entdecken!

**Developer response:** Herzlichen Dank für Ihre Rückmeldung. Das freut uns sehr :-)

### 5/5 — Freiburg in the morning

*2022-06-18*

Really enjoyed the audio tour - would definitely recommend it

### 5/5 — unglaublich gut

*2021-10-17*

Das ist die Zukunft. Erlebnis garantiert. App läuft rasend elegant.

**Developer response:** Herzlichen Dank für das tolle Feedback.

### 1/5 — Not intuitive and very glitchy on IPhone X

*2018-02-21*

I do not have any idea how to use this app and it keeps crashing/freezing. No real good support for the app (that I can tell).

### 3/5 — Ausbaufähig

*2018-02-10*

Im Großen und Ganzen ein nettes Spielzeug. Leider sind nur sehr wenig Bilder enthalten und so gut wie keine Stadt Deutschlands dabei. Scheinbar macht sich auch niemand die Mühe neue Inhalte hochzuladen. Das Handling der App ist ebenfalls recht gewöhnungsbedürftig. Mir stellt sich die Frage wer die historische Korrektheit prüft.

### 4/5 — Nach Update funktioniert die App jetzt gut!

*2017-05-17*

Schöne Bilder aus vergangenen Zeiten. Nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten funktioniert die App in der aktuellen Version auf meinem iPhone 6s Plus gut.

**Developer response:** Die Version vom 07. Mai hatte leider ein Problem beim Laden der Bilder. Da die APP und das Web Portal einen großen Funktionsumfang haben, blieb dieser Punkt unentdeckt. Mit der seit gestern im APP-Store veröffentlichten Version sollten alle Probleme behoben sein, die Bilder schnell laden und die App stabil laufen. Versuchen Sie es gerne nochmal und wenn Sie zufrieden sind, freuen wir uns über eine neue Bewertung.

## Frequently asked questions about Future History

### What is Future History?

Future History is a travel app that uses augmented reality to overlay historical views onto your current surroundings at interesting locations. It provides audio and text guides to learn about the history of a place and allows users to compare past and present photos.

### How does Future History use augmented reality?

Future History uses augmented reality to superimpose historical images and views onto your smartphone or tablet display when you point it at a specific location. This allows you to see how places looked in the past in real-time.

### Can I use Future History offline?

The provided description does not specify offline functionality. However, features like map navigation and AR overlays typically require an active internet connection.

### Is Future History suitable for children?

Future History has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for younger users. The app focuses on historical exploration and educational content.

### How often is Future History updated?

The app was last updated on September 10, 2025, indicating regular updates to improve features and content. The latest version is 15.3.

### What devices support Future History?

Future History is available on iPhones and iPads, as indicated by its supported devices list. It is designed for mobile use on these platforms.

### Can I contribute to Future History?

Yes, you can become an author by uploading your own historical images and writing comments. This helps make hidden stories visible and contributes to urban planning and monument conservation.

### What do users like about Future History?

Based on its 4.2-star rating from 9 reviews, users likely appreciate the innovative use of augmented reality for historical exploration and the ability to learn about local history in an engaging way.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 15.3 — 2025-09-10

- Map points for tours are now numbered in the order of the stops on the tour. This makes it easier to assign map points to stops.
- Improvements to the display of 360° panoramas
- The sorting of our partners' tours in the display has been improved.
- For paid tours, the restoration of purchases after changing devices has been improved.

### 15.2 — 2023-11-28

Bug fixing Deeplink redirects to open tours from our partners via Google Firebase Dynamics and Branch.io

### 15.1 — 2023-11-21

Corrections to direct links for targeted opening of tours from our partners

### 15.0 — 2023-11-20

New feature: the app now supports Augmented Reality (AR) Videos displayed in the camera of mobile devices.

Deep links to open tours from our partners are now carried out via Google Firebase Dynamics and Branch.io

### 14.3 — 2022-05-24

With version 14.3, the Future History app supports now 360 degree panoramas and embedded actions by tapping on hotspots in the panoramas.
Further changes:
- the grid view of the stations contained in a tour or a map section has been improved.
- Calling up a location in the map view will now show more results because the radius around the location has been increased when returning results for the entry.

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