Bristol Playgrounds vs Guide.AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bristol Playgrounds
Explore Bristol's best playgrounds with an interactive map and curated list. Unlock virtual equipment by visiting real locations and build your own digital playground. Rate and save your favorite spots.
- Interactive playground map
- Curated list of playgrounds
- Unlock virtual equipment
- Build virtual playground
- Rate and save favorites
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Discover, play, and collect! Bristol Playgrounds helps you find the best playgrounds in Bristol with an interactive map and curated list. Visit playgrounds to unlock equipment and build your own virtual playground—while rating and saving your favourites along the way.
Guide.AI
Discover landmarks with audio guides that play directly from your device's earpiece speaker. Explore attractions like museums and aquariums with detailed narration, no headphones required. More locations are being added regularly.
- Audio guides for landmarks
- Plays audio from earpiece speaker
- No headphones needed
- Multiple attraction types
- Regularly updated content
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Guide.AI is the Landmark Audio Guide Platform. Audio guides currently available include Bristol Aquarium, Canterbury Roman Museum and the Sir Richard Burton Mausoleum, with more on their way! Don't worry, you don't need to have earphones with you to use this app. The audio can be easily set to play out of the earpiece speaker, just like a traditional audio guide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bristol Playgrounds at 100% against Guide.AI's 0%. Bristol Playgrounds also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Guide.AI's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Guide.AI sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bristol Playgrounds asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bristol Playgrounds ships an update weekly, Guide.AI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bristol Playgrounds | Guide.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emily Smithson | Guide.AI Ltd |
Customer experience
Bristol Playgrounds
Guide.AI
In-app purchases
Bristol Playgrounds
No in-app purchases
Guide.AI
- Band 1 Audio Guide$1.99
- Band 2 Audio Guide$2.99
- Band 8 Audio Guide$9.99
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- Band 10 Audio Guide$9.99
- Band 9 Audio Guide$9.99
- Band 11 Audio Guide$11.99
- Band 12 Audio Guide$12.99
- Band 13 Audio Guide$14.99
- Band 14 Audio Guide$14.99
- Band 15 Audio Guide$14.99
Questions
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