Be Here Then vs Cataio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Be Here Then
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A digital walking tour - now in Malmö, Lund, Stavanger, Pristina, Landskrona, Skanör/Falsterbo, Helsingborg, Kristianstad, Hässleholm and Åtvidaberg! How was it to grow up in the poorer neighborhoods of 1940s Malmö? What did Stortorget look like in the 1850s before the cathedral's towers were rebuilt and they still loomed over the old city hall? And what happened when a Red Cross hospital ship filled with former prisoners of war arrived in 1945 at the harbour in Helsingborg? With our app you can see how the place where you now stand looked in the past, or will look like in the future. Selected cities also have public art and GPS adventures. Download Be Here Then and go for a walk in your town!
Cataio
This AI-powered travel companion provides instant, personalized information about your surroundings, acting as an expert guide. Engage in real conversations, explore tailor-made itineraries, and discover hidden gems anywhere in the world, overcoming language barriers with multi-language support.
- AI-powered expert guide
- Personalized answers about surroundings
- 24/7 availability
- Multi-language support
- Geolocated information
- Tailor-made itineraries
- Real conversational interaction
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Discover the world with your personal AI guide. Cataio is the app that transforms every trip into a conversation with an expert. Finally, you can get immediate and personalized answers about everything around you, from great museums to hidden little treasures. Your guide is always available, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and free – no more expensive audio guides or unavailable guides. It supports over 10 languages (soon 150) to travel without language barriers. And you can use it anywhere in the world – from the Louvre to the local museum, from wild nature to your own streets. It's not just a generic chatbot; it's specialized artificial intelligence. Cataio integrates verified sources and geolocated information, specific data on cultural and natural heritage, and the precise context of where you are. Forget audio guides that recite fixed scripts. With Cataio you can have real conversations, not monologues. You can ask specific questions about details that intrigue you, delve deeper into topics that interest you, and pause and resume whenever you want. For those who love spontaneous exploration but want a starting point, Cataio offers tailor-made itineraries. It creates personalized routes based on your tastes, positions each point on the map with precision, and gives you total freedom to deviate when something catches your attention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cataio at every 3 weeks against Be Here Then's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Be Here Then ships an update every 2 months, Cataio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on December 20, 2025 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Be Here Then | Cataio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Be Here Then AB | GREGORIO SORTINO |
In-app purchases
Be Here Then
No in-app purchases
Cataio
No in-app purchases








