Explorer vs Swipebrief

Download Explorer, the Museum’s free mobile app! Get a map, turn-by-turn directions to exhibits and amenities, customized recommendations for what to see, and more!    “A great aid to anyone seeing the museum for the first or 40th time.” - The New York Times   Available in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Explorer is automatically set to the language of your device.   Map and Turn-by-Turn Directions Get directions to exhibits and amenities, including shortest and accessible routes.   Get Recommendations for What to See Explorer recommends exhibits based on interests you select—and sorts them by how close they are to your location.   Learn More About the Museum’s Exhibits Go behind the scenes and dive deeper with videos, fun quizzes, and more.   Find the Nearest Restroom Explorer provides you the shortest route to restrooms, shops, exits, and more. How does Explorer know where you are? The Museum has placed more than 700 Bluetooth beacons throughout its 45 permanent halls. These tiny beacons give off signals that your phone can detect (when Bluetooth is enabled). Your phone calculates your position based on detecting three of these beacons simultaneously. This triangulation is not always perfect, especially in certain areas like large, multi-level halls, meandering walkways, or stairwells. Your phone should be able to detect the hall that you are in and provide turn-by-turn directions, but sometimes the “blue dot” is not exactly in the right place. In some rare cases it will even be missing. Moving to another area and waiting a few moments will usually fix the issue. The Museum’s free AMNH-GUEST Wi-Fi also varies in strength throughout the complex. Certain materials and large exhibits (i.e. the Blue Whale) either absorb or reflect the radio signals used by Wi-Fi, further complicating this technology. If you experience difficulty connecting to Wi-Fi in a particular part of the Museum, you can usually fix the issue by moving a short distance away.   We’d Love to Hear From You! Your feedback is important and will help us improve your Museum experience. Email explorer@amnh.org.   Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies

Swipebrief turns your curiosity into clear, swipeable knowledge. Type any topic and Swipebrief builds a stack of clean, easy-to-read cards that explain it from the ground up. No endless articles, no ten open tabs, no fluff. Just the essentials, one swipe at a time. HOW IT WORKS Ask about anything: a concept you keep hearing about, a news story, a person, a piece of history, a science idea. In seconds you get a short stack of cards that builds your understanding step by step. Want more? Tap "Go Deeper" on any topic to expand it into a fuller, more detailed version. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Learn any topic in a quick, swipeable card stack - Go deeper on demand when you want the full picture - Save cards you want to keep and revisit them anytime - Highlight the lines that matter and add your own notes - Track what you have read, saved, and finished in your Library - Build a daily streak and keep Swipebrief on your Home Screen with a widget DISCOVER, MADE FOR YOU Your Discover feed learns what you are into and suggests fresh topics worth reading. It never repeats what you have already done, and you can tap Not Interested to fine-tune it. Follow "Because you read" recommendations that match your curiosity, plus a new featured topic every day. READ IN YOUR LANGUAGE Swipebrief works in six languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, and Italian. Switch anytime and your topics, cards, and interface follow. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY LEARNING Whether you have five minutes in line or an hour on the couch, Swipebrief makes learning feel less like homework and more like scrolling something you actually enjoy. Clear writing, thoughtful design, and just enough depth to make things click. Start with something you have always wondered about. Swipebrief takes it from there. Terms of Use: https://www.swipebrief.com/termsofservice