Comparison

Curated Planet vs Viamo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Curated Planet

This app keeps tour operators and travelers synchronized with real-time itinerary updates, centralized communication, and location tracking. It offers branded mobile itineraries, booking confirmations, and trip sharing, enhancing the travel experience for all parties involved.

Highlights
  • Branded mobile itineraries
  • Real-time itinerary updates
  • Centralized communication hub
  • On-trip location tracking
  • Trip sharing
  • Post-trip surveys
  • Upselling and tour promotion
Features
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MOBILE SOLUTIONS THAT KEEP TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVELERS IN SYNC Keep travelers happy, on-time, and synced with their guides, drivers, and office admins DELIVER CONVENIENT MOBILE ITINERARIES: • Fully branded • Clean, immersive, and simple to use • On-trip maps and navigation • Real-time itinerary updates • Pre-trip packing and document lists • Booking confirmations and receipts • Trip sharing with friends and family CENTRALIZE ALL COMMUNICATION: • Merge in-app messages, SMS, WhatsApp, emails, calls, and back-office communications • Intelligently route emergencies, questions, and booking requests • Engage participants on-trip to ensure they’re happy • Gather valuable post-trip survey data SEE EVERYONE'S LOCATION DURING TOUR HOURS: • Stress-free arrivals, meetups and departures • Keep everyone on-time and happy • Customizable privacy controls UPSELL EASILY: • Native integration • Immersive promotion • One-tap sale SHOWCASE YOUR OTHER TOURS: • Inspire your traveler’s next adventure • Use push notifications to bypass email SPAM folders • Integrate into your existing sales flow • Eliminate the cost of printing and mailing a physical catalog (and sustain trees!)

About

Viamo

This app enhances guided tours by allowing you to listen to your guide through your phone and headphones. It connects travelers to supported tours using a Wi-Fi audio system, offering features like tour history and local recommendations.

Highlights
  • Listen to guided tours via phone
  • Connects to Viamo Wi-Fi audio systems
  • View tour history
  • Browse guide profiles
  • Access local recommendations
  • Manage guest profile
Features
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Listen to your guide on your phone while you explore. Viamo connects travelers to supported guided tours using the tour’s Viamo Wi-Fi audio system. Join a compatible Viamo tour and listen through your phone and headphones. View your tour history, browse available guide profiles and local recommendations, and manage your guest profile. Registered guides can sign in to a dedicated workspace to access their assigned tours, supported tour controls and profile tools. Live listening requires an active compatible Viamo tour and connection to its local Viamo audio system. Available content and tools depend on the tour and your account access.

Screenshots

Curated Planet4 screens
Viamo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Curated Planet at none against Viamo's shown. Curated Planet also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). Viamo's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Curated Planet against 5.0 for Viamo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Curated Planet has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Curated Planet ships an update every 3 weeks, Viamo every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Curated Planet versus Viamo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurated PlanetViamo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurated Planet, LLCBrent Burton

Customer experience

Curated Planet

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Viamo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Curated Planet

No in-app purchases

None

Viamo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Curated Planet free?
Curated Planet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Viamo free?
Viamo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Curated Planet or Viamo?
Curated Planet and Viamo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Curated Planet or Viamo have ads?
Viamo shows ads; Curated Planet does not.
Which is updated more often, Curated Planet or Viamo?
Curated Planet ships an update every 3 weeks, and Viamo every 10 days. Most recently, Curated Planet was updated on November 2, 2026 and Viamo on November 8, 2026.

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