# LookUp: Explore Your City — History behind every building

> History behind every building (iPhone/iPad app by Jamie Smith.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lookup-explore-your-city/id6795672892 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jamie Smith](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790550587)
- Category: Education, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 83 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Hindi and 15 more
- Released: 2026-08-31
- Data updated: 2026-10-01

## What is LookUp?

Ever walked past a building and wondered what it is, when it was built, or why it looks the way it does? Point LookUp at it and find out.

LookUp identifies architecture from a photo. Take a picture of any building — anywhere in the world — and in seconds you get its architectural style, era and materials, explained in plain language, plus "the tell": the one visual cue that helps you recognise the same style on the next street.

Every building you identify joins your collection, and your city map fills in as you explore. Thousands of landmarks appear as ghost silhouettes, and each one you capture turns to colour. Known landmarks are recognised from where you're standing and come with real facts: architect, year, style, sourced from open data. With LookUp Pro, the landmark greats of Glasgow, Scotland, London and San Francisco appear as silhouettes sculpted from real laser-survey data, not clip art.

IDENTIFY ANY BUILDING
• Instant readings of style, period and materials, written for curious passers-by — no jargon
• Works on any building, anywhere: famous cathedral or the block across the street
• Landmark recognition from your position and heading, with real attributed facts

COLLECT YOUR CITY
• A map of ghost silhouettes that turn to colour as you capture them
• Your photos and readings, kept in a private collection — nothing is visible to anyone; there are no social features
• No account or sign-up needed; optionally back up your collection with Sign in with Apple

GO DEEPER WITH LOOKUP PRO
• Full readings: richer, deeper writing that teaches you each style
• Laser-scanned silhouettes: the landmark greats, sculpted from real survey data, on your map
• Architect mode: precise architectural vocabulary, with terms you can tap to spotlight that feature on your own photo
• Building notes: the story behind each recognised landmark, and Listen to hear readings and notes read aloud as you walk
• Your whole collection kept forever
• Support an independent app made by one person who loves buildings

LookUp is free to use: unlimited quick readings, the full map, and your 25 most recent readings. LookUp Pro is an optional subscription, monthly or yearly, or a one-off lifetime purchase: the price is shown in the app and on the App Store before you buy, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment goes through your Apple account; manage or cancel any time in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions.

Readings are generated by an AI model from your photo and may be imperfect.

Privacy policy: https://lookup-mobile-app.fly.dev/privacy
Terms of use: https://lookup-mobile-app.fly.dev/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LookUp Pro Annual | $39.99 | per year |
| LookUp Pro Monthly | $6.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| City Pass | $5.99 | one-time |


## Is LookUp safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess LookUp.

## Is LookUp legit?

LookUp: Explore Your City has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for LookUp is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-09-21

Explore your city.

• The map leads: your collected landmarks stand as models, the rest wait to be found
• Sets: every landmark kind near you as a set to complete, with a walking order
• Your photo flies into your Collection, the reading sheet follows your finger, and completing a set is a moment
• Building pages open on your own photo of the building
• Frosted-glass header and tab bar, smoother motion throughout, and fixes

### 1.3 — 2026-09-17

Identify any building, anywhere — and keep your city in sets.

• Your collection now groups into sets by city: tap a city chip to see everything you identified there
• A shorter, three-screen welcome, then straight to the camera
• The gold app icon is now the default; the slate icon and seasonal icons are Pro alternates
• A nudge two days in, in case that building on your street is still a mystery
• Now in 17 languages — LookUp follows your phone's language
• LookUp Pro Lifetime: pay once and keep Pro for good (Settings → Payments & subscriptions)
• Fixes and polish throughout

### 1.2 — 2026-09-10

A new floating reading card that shows more of your photo, and swipes up for the full reading. Various bug fixes and general improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-01

No release notes.

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