Open Audio Tours vs Tidbit Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Tidbit Guide
Transform your surroundings into personalized audio experiences. Generate custom audio guides on the fly, tailored to your mood and available time. Make learning about your environment effortless and engaging.
- Auto-generate personalized audio guides
- Tailor tone (fun, casual, informative)
- Set custom duration
- Bite-sized learning experiences
- Explore historic neighborhoods, museums, cities
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Discover the world around you with Tidbit Guide, the app that transforms your surroundings into captivating audio experiences. Whether you’re strolling through a historic neighborhood, visiting a museum, or exploring a new city, Tidbit Guide lets you auto-generate personalized audio guides on the fly. Tailor the tone to match your mood—whether you want something fun and casual or informative and professional—and set the duration to suit your time. In just seconds, you’ll have a bite-sized guide that makes learning about your environment effortless and engaging. With Tidbit Guide, every moment becomes an opportunity for discovery. SUBSCRIPTION INFO You can subscribe to an optional monthly subscription to access audio features and custom local guides Payment will be charged to Apple Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase Support: info@tidbit.guide Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://tidbit.guide/terms Privacy Policy: https://tidbit.guide/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Audio Tours at none against Tidbit Guide's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Tidbit Guide sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Open Audio Tours asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Open Audio Tours against 5.0 for Tidbit Guide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Audio Tours | Tidbit Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 52 Sierra LLC | Arnaud Ferreri |
Customer experience
Open Audio Tours
Tidbit Guide
In-app purchases
Open Audio Tours
No in-app purchases
Tidbit Guide
- Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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