# PasserBy — your auto-narrating tour guide

> your auto-narrating tour guide (iPhone/iPad app by Tom Nicholas.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/passerby/id6761765417 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tom Nicholas](https://appshunter.io/developer/1891346166)
- Category: Travel, Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 1 MB
- Released: 2026-04-13
- Data updated: 2026-10-05
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/passerby/id6761765417/reviews.md

## What is PasserBy?

Wherever you are in the world, finds nearby places of interest and narrates “on your left…”.  If one exists, it shows you a photo.  Looks further ahead if you're travelling faster or closer in if you’re walking for example. 

Works with the screen turned off so you can put in your ear phones, slip your phone in your pocket and have PassingBy tell about the interesting places on your left, right or ahead as you stroll along and enjoy the scenery


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.11 — 2026-05-16

Handles interruptions from other apps such as phone calls and alarms and no longer gets stuck afterwards
Less verbose descriptions of lower rated places

### 1.10 — 2026-05-03

Higher quality places searched (must be one of 4*, has a description, has photo) with an option to "not be fussy"
Saved places with photos have the photos saved too

### 1.08 — 2026-05-01

Resizing parts the app to see a larger map space
Better place type narration
More accurate speed detection
3D mode when moving very slowly (walking)
Narrow, Normal, Wide or Extra wide search option
Integration with IOS shortcuts

### 1.07 — 2026-04-22

Does the initial search when the app is opened - does not wait for you to move
Doubles the search radius if nothing found
Narrates the next place of interest found if still in range
Better logic for anticipating where you will be at the point the place is narrated
Speed calculation updated every 5s rather than every minute

### 1.06 — 2026-04-17

Renamed the app.  Made the background more transparent
Fixed several bugs
Added a circle to the map showing the area being searched

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