# Popup Guides: City Walk Tour — Stories As You Explore

> Stories As You Explore (iPhone/iPad app by Jeroen van Valburg.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/popup-guides-city-walk-tour/id6746517610 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jeroen van Valburg](https://appshunter.io/developer/1174382647)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.4 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-05-29
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/popup-guides-city-walk-tour/id6746517610/reviews.md

## What is Popup Guides?

! Walk through a city — and it tells you what you're seeing
Discover cities in a completely new way with Popup Guides.
No planning. No fixed routes. No searching.
Just walk — and get automatic stories, highlights and hidden gems exactly when you arrive.

! A smart self-guided walking tour
Popup Guides turns any city into a self-guided walking tour that works automatically in the background.
As you explore:
* Get notified when you are near a point of interest
* Learn what you're seeing with instant landmark information
* Navigate easily to nearby highlights with Google Maps
* Explore freely — no fixed route

Unlike traditional tour apps, Popup Guides does not force you into a route.
You can:
* Discover nearby places
* Walk wherever you want
* Explore cities at your own pace

Whether you're on a city trip, taking a spontaneous walk, or just curious about what’s around you — Popup Guides helps you discover more.

! Works in the background
Start the guide once and just explore.
Popup Guides keeps running in the background and automatically shows you interesting places nearby — even while your phone stays in your pocket.
That means:
* No planning
* No constant map-checking
* No need to search for what to see next

Just walk and discover.

! Why use Popup Guides?
* Automatic location-based notifications
* Self-guided walking tours
* No fixed routes
* Nearby stories and city highlights
* Direct navigation with Google Maps
* Discover hidden gems and famous landmarks
* Works while you explore on foot

! Available in major cities
Explore cities like:
Amsterdam, Athens, Paris, Rome, London, New York City, Berlin, Madrid, Brussels, Antwerp, Tokyo, Washington DC, Bangkok, Sydney, Istanbul, Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona and Viena
More cities will be added over time.

! Privacy first
Popup Guides uses your location only to show relevant nearby places.
No unnecessary tracking
No third-party data sharing

! Start exploring
Download Popup Guides and turn every walk into a discovery.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-03-26

Updated descriptions

### 1.2 — 2025-06-23

Distance check added and name change

### 1.1 — 2025-06-05

Updated notification functionality, additional cities, email button, spinner with default city and updated location permission flow.

### 1.0 — 2025-05-29

No release notes.

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