Comparison

Guide.AI vs The Secret App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Audio guides for landmarks
  • Plays audio from earpiece speaker
  • No headphones needed
  • Multiple attraction types
  • Regularly updated content
Features
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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.

About

The Secret App

Discover hidden gems and local secrets in cities worldwide, curated by creators and adventurers. Connect with like-minded individuals and explore unique places through rich descriptions and visuals. Personalize your journey by saving favorites and finding nearby attractions.

Highlights
  • Curated city secrets by locals
  • Connect with like-minded people
  • Detailed descriptions and visuals
  • Save favorite places and people
  • Discover nearby secrets
  • Integrated map navigation
Features
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THE CITY, ITS PEOPLE, THEIR SECRETS. LOVINGLY CURATED FOR A SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE. The Secret App provides a unique perspective on each city, through the eyes of the doers and creators who live there. It is your guide to the city, whether you are visiting or reside there, it is a city guide like no other, powered by a creative community. Providing a special digital hub where artists, creatives, travellers, adventurers, and truth seekers can discover like-minded people and secret places. • Free download: enjoy the secret app at no cost. • No hidden fees: experience the app without unexpected in-app charges. • Find interesting and relatable people like you, view their profiles and see their secret places. • Search each city by category or keyword. • Rich descriptions and visuals: each secret includes detailed descriptions, web/social links, and images. • Personalise your adventure: save your own collections of favourite people and secrets. • Nearby secrets feature: discover secrets in your vicinity. • Seamless navigation: integrates with your device's maps for easy location finding. • Authentic content: no paid listings or sponsored content, only genuine secrets from specially invited local doers and creators. • New people, new secrets, new cities, updated weekly.

Screenshots

Guide.AI4 screens
The Secret App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Secret App at 100% against Guide.AI's 0%. The Secret App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Guide.AI's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guide.AI sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. The Secret App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guide.AI ships an update every 3 weeks, The Secret App monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Guide.AI versus The Secret App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuide.AIThe Secret App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuide.AI LtdISMAS Limited

Customer experience

Guide.AI

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

The Secret App

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Guide.AI

One-time10
  • Band 1 Audio Guide$1.99
  • Band 2 Audio Guide$2.99
  • Band 8 Audio Guide$9.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
None

The Secret App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guide.AI free?
Guide.AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Secret App free?
The Secret App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guide.AI or The Secret App have ads?
The Secret App shows ads; Guide.AI does not.
Which is updated more often, Guide.AI or The Secret App?
Guide.AI ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Secret App monthly. Most recently, Guide.AI was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Secret App on October 24, 2026.

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