POPGuide vs TakeYourGuide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POPGuide
Explore over 150 cities with interactive maps and audio guides. Discover points of interest and curated itineraries offline, featuring engaging commentary from historical figures. Navigate seamlessly via walking, bus, tram, or river routes with estimated travel times.
- Offline city mapping
- Interactive audio commentary
- Curated itineraries
- Geolocalization and navigation
- Multiple transport route options
- Multilingual support
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POPGuide is an interactive destination, mapping and audio app that allows self-guided sightseeing experiences in over 150 cities worldwide. You can enjoy hundreds of points of interest and an array of fascinating itineraries in each city, all in offline mode. · Geolocalization and navigation offline along the best walking, bus, tram and river routes. · Distance and estimated travel time available, by foot or by car. · Point of Interest audio commentary given by native actors portraying famous local historical figures. · The audio commentary is a mix of fascinating storytelling, nit-bits of trivia you're unlikely to find anywhere else and historical information, and each piece lasts a maximum of 3 minutes. · POPGuide is available in 6 languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Chinese) Battery Usage Disclaimer: The continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. While enjoying POPGuide outdoors, it will first track your current location then navigate you to the POIs of your choice. To avoid unnecessary GPS tracking draining your battery, make sure that you disable the location function of your device whenever appropriate.
TakeYourGuide
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TakeYourGuide is an app from NapolinVespa Tour, a leading tour operator in the organisation of guided Vespa, Fiat 500 and Ape Calessino tours of Naples, Amalfi Coast, Pompeii and Vesuvius, which now turns its gaze to the entire country. With the TakeYourGuide mobile app, you can purchase a tourist itinerary developed by our experts and follow it easily on the map thanks to the navigator integrated with the GPS of your smartphone. At each stop you can listen to our multilingual audio guide and consult all the multimedia material. You will be able to choose all-inclusive packages or customise your experience step by step with one of our additional services (tastings, lunches, aperitifs, cooking classes, entrance to craft workshops, etc.). You can select a walking tour or choose one of our vehicles (with or without driver) but you can also purchase just the itinerary if you prefer to use your own vehicle. The app will help you stay on schedule by telling you if you are late or early. 24 hours before departure you will be able to download all the details of your tour, which can then be viewed offline. So don't worry about international roaming costs during your tour. With the TakeYourGuide app, your tour is organised as if you were accompanied by an experienced local guide, but you are always free to spend as much time as you wish on the individual stops. It not only provides information about the route and places of interest but also organises your experience from start to finish. Our hotline operators will help you if you encounter an unforeseen situation during the tour. What are you waiting for, TakeYourGuide and go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TakeYourGuide at 13.0 against POPGuide's 16.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
POPGuide ships an update fortnightly, TakeYourGuide every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POPGuide | TakeYourGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vox S.p.A. | DGtalguide Inc. |
Bugs and requests
POPGuide
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login/authentication issues
- Inability to download audio guides
- Incompatibility with certain devices
- Incorrect or outdated information
Requested features
4 requests- Offline mode for audio guides
- More language support
- Improved navigation and directions
- Better integration with museum maps
TakeYourGuide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
POPGuide
No in-app purchases
TakeYourGuide
No in-app purchases








