Comparison

SmartGuide travel guide & map vs Bosphorus Audio Guide

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

Head to head
About

SmartGuide travel guide & map

This app transforms your phone into a personal audio tour guide, offering self-guided tours and offline maps for over 1000 destinations worldwide. Discover hidden gems and authentic experiences while avoiding crowds and tourist traps. Enjoy narrated insights from local guides that play automatically as you explore.

Highlights
  • Personal audio tour guide
  • Offline maps and guides
  • Self-guided tours
  • Discover hidden gems
  • Contact-less touring
  • Local insights
Features
Currently charting
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Smart Guide – Where All Journeys Begin You Explore, We’ll Guide SmartGuide is your personal tour guide to the world. Turn your phone into a personal audio tour guide to accompany you on your travel adventures. Whether you are looking for a self-guided tour, audio traveler guide, city offline maps or you just want to know all the best sightseeing spots, fun activities, and authentic experiences for your travel destination, SmartGuide is the perfect choice for your travel guide needs. ONE DIGITAL GUIDE APP FOR THE WHOLE WORLD This personal guide app offers travel guides for over 1000 popular destinations around the world. Wherever your journey may take you, SmartGuide tours will meet you there! You explore. We’ll guide. SAFE CONTACT-LESS TOUR GUIDE Crowded tour groups from all around the world are a prime breeding ground for respiratory viruses and similar bugs. This is not a souvenir you want to bring from your trip. Our virtual tour guide recommends different places to each tourist based on their individual interests and guides you safely outside of the crowds. Stay safe with a self-guided tour. AUDIO GUIDE The personal travel planner app is your audio guide to the world that lets you conveniently listen to a travel guide with interesting narratives from local guides that play automatically when you reach an interesting sight. Just let your phone talk to you and enjoy the scenery! FREE SELF-GUIDED TOURS SmartGuide won’t let you get lost and you won't miss any must-see sights. City-guide app uses GPS navigation to guide you around the city at your convenience at your own pace, for free. Gone are the days when you had to follow the crowd. Now you can use SmartGuide and travel whenever you want, however you want. Sightseeing guide for the modern tripwolf on the hunt for undiscovered wonders of nature! FIND HIDDEN GEMS AND ESCAPE TOURIST TRAPS With extra local secrets, our guides provide you with inside information about the best spots off the beaten path. Escape the traps when you visit a city and immerse yourself in the culture trip. Get around like a local and discover the actual culture and heritage of any locality! EVERYTHING IS OFFLINE. Download your city guide and get the offline maps and guide with our premium option so you have the freedom to roam and discover the world like the tripwolf that you are, without worrying one bit about finding an internet connection. Your travel guide will be available offline in the form of verbal instructions from natives and if you are someone that prefers reading over listening, the transcripts of the audio guides are also available. Get the most out of your world travel experience by exploring with SmartGuide: Your Personal Travel Audio Guide!

About

Bosphorus Audio Guide

Explore the Bosphorus with an audio guide narrated by official Istanbul guides. Learn about over 35 sights with approximately 40 minutes of audio content, enhanced by on-screen images to help you identify points of interest during your cruise.

Highlights
  • Expert-guided audio content
  • Information on 35+ Bosphorus sights
  • Approximately 40 minutes of audio
  • On-screen images for recognition
  • Playable at any time
Features
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Content With this audio app you will listen to the most important information about the 32 KM long Bosphorus. The pictures on your screen will help you to recognize the points of information. You can play and listen to each recording at exact points or any other time you want. In total there are more than 35 sights with a total audio time of around 40 minutes. Our Expertise The content of this app was created by official Istanbul guides. With this app you will turn your Bosphorus cruise into a unique experience.

Screenshots

SmartGuide travel guide & map4 screens
Bosphorus Audio Guide3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SmartGuide travel guide & map at 4.7 against Bosphorus Audio Guide's 2.0. SmartGuide travel guide & map also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and ratings volume (1K vs 4). Bosphorus Audio Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SmartGuide travel guide & map sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Bosphorus Audio Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmartGuide travel guide & map holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartGuide travel guide & map has 1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of SmartGuide travel guide & map's written reviews are positive against 33% of Bosphorus Audio Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartGuide travel guide & map ships an update fortnightly, Bosphorus Audio Guide every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
SmartGuide travel guide & map versus Bosphorus Audio Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartGuide travel guide & mapBosphorus Audio Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartGuide s.r.o.Check for Trips GmbH

Customer experience

SmartGuide travel guide & map

All ratings994 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews896 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative21.4%

Bosphorus Audio Guide

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

SmartGuide travel guide & map

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incompatibility with iPad
  • Offline maps not working
  • Syncing issues across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • User ratings for tours
  • Automatic tour playback
  • More detailed content
  • Improved search functionality

Bosphorus Audio Guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SmartGuide travel guide & map

Subscriptions2
  • SmartGuide Premium$6.991 Month
  • SmartGuide Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time8
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  • Paris Travel Guide$1.99
  • London Travel Guide$1.99
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  • Barcelona Travel Guide$1.99
  • New York City Travel Guide$1.99
  • Unlimited Package 3$8.99
  • Package Travel Guide$13.99
  • tripwolf Unlimited$17.99
None

Bosphorus Audio Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartGuide travel guide & map free?
SmartGuide travel guide & map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bosphorus Audio Guide free?
Bosphorus Audio Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartGuide travel guide & map or Bosphorus Audio Guide?
SmartGuide travel guide & map is rated higher. SmartGuide travel guide & map averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Bosphorus Audio Guide averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do SmartGuide travel guide & map or Bosphorus Audio Guide have ads?
Neither SmartGuide travel guide & map nor Bosphorus Audio Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartGuide travel guide & map or Bosphorus Audio Guide?
SmartGuide travel guide & map ships an update fortnightly, and Bosphorus Audio Guide every 9 days. Most recently, SmartGuide travel guide & map was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bosphorus Audio Guide on November 3, 2026.

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