WhereToWheel vs Open Audio Tours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhereToWheel
Discover accessible locations worldwide, including restaurants, cafes, and venues. Browse a map or search for places with specific accessibility features. Get detailed information like tags, ratings, photos, and directions to make your world more accessible.
- Search for accessible locations
- Browse map for nearby options
- Detailed accessibility tags
- Location info and ratings
- User photos and comments
- Get directions
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Where to Wheel showcases specific accessibility information around the country and the world. Search for places like restaurants, cafes, concert venues and more or browse the map to see what is nearby with the accessibility features you require. Providing accessibility tags, location info, ratings, comments, photos and directions for your accessibility needs. Filter by category and tags. Making Your World More Accessible.(TM)
Open Audio Tours
Discover local points of interest with an audible tour guide. Navigate using an interactive map and collect your favorite sites. Share your discoveries with friends.
- Audible tour guide
- Map-based navigation
- Site collection
- Favorite site saving
- Friend sharing
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Stories that find you. Open Audio Tours plays the story of a place the moment you reach it. Drive the interstate, walk a historic downtown, or ride a mountain trail — your phone stays in your pocket or on the dash, and the narration starts on its own as you pass each site. Made for the road and the trail • Plays automatically as you travel — no tapping, no reading, eyes on the road • Keeps playing with your phone locked or another app open • Works with your car audio, CarPlay, earbuds or headphones • Go at your own pace, any day, any time — no schedules, no reservations Collections worth the trip Choose a collection — a highway corridor, a walking tour, a trail ride — and the app focuses on its sites. Hear a short spoken introduction before you start, track your progress, and earn a badge when you reach the goal. Some collections are free; others are premium tours from local historians and organizations. No signal? No problem Download a collection before you go and it works fully offline — ideal for back roads, mountain passes and long stretches between towns. Free Range Just go. With no collection active, the app plays nearby sites wherever you are. Your location stays yours Your location is used only to play the right story at the right place. It's never stored on our servers or shared with anyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: WhereToWheel at 3 against Open Audio Tours's 1. WhereToWheel also leads on iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WhereToWheel against 5.0 for Open Audio Tours. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
WhereToWheel ships an update every 5 weeks, Open Audio Tours monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | WhereToWheel | Open Audio Tours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | David Wieselmann | 52 Sierra LLC |
Customer experience
WhereToWheel
Open Audio Tours
In-app purchases
WhereToWheel
No in-app purchases
Open Audio Tours
No in-app purchases
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