Locatify SmartGuide vs Sight Iceland
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locatify SmartGuide
Experience cities and museums with interactive audio tours that use GPS to trigger narrations, pictures, and quizzes. Explore points of interest with an interactive map, and enjoy content offline for planning or virtual exploration.
- Location-based audio guides
- Interactive map with GPS
- Multimedia content (audio, pictures)
- Offline content download
- Quiz game elements
- Multilingual support
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The Locatify SmartGuide app is like having your own personal tour guide in your pocket! The app features location-based audio guides which have been professionally created with voice actors and multimedia content. The guides are perfect for city walking tours, cycling routes, self-driving tours or museum guides. The tours are presented in a unique way with audio narrations, pictures, quiz game elements and an interactive map which shows your location and triggers audio as you approach nearby points of interest. Audio Tour Guide Highlights: - On location guided tours with storyteller narrations (enabled with GPS or iBeacons) - Local points of interest and pictures - Enjoy in your own language with Multilingual content - Offline content - no internet connection required (once the otu has been downloaded) - Interactive map with GPS and navigation - Enjoy from home as a trip planning tool or as a virtual tour guide - Both free and paid tours available Do you want to create your own audio guides or treasure hunt games? Try it out for free at locatify.com or download the Locatify TurfHunt app to play treasure hunt games. Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.
Sight Iceland
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Discover Iceland through 1,131 real, hand-picked sightseeing spots — not a generic top-10 list, but genuine waterfalls, volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, historic churches, museums, and landmarks across the whole country. EXPLORE BY CATEGORY • Waterfalls & Geysers — Gullfoss, Skógafoss, Seljalandsfoss, and hundreds more • Volcanoes & Glaciers — Iceland's dramatic fire-and-ice landscape • Nature & Parks — viewpoints, cliffs, nature reserves, national parks • Attractions, Museums & Culture, History & Ancient Sites, Churches & Historic Buildings, Monuments & Landmarks, Cities & Historic Areas, and Technology & Transport NORTHERN LIGHTS FORECAST A dedicated Aurora tab shows tonight's real geomagnetic activity (Kp-index), moon phase, and viewing tips for free. Your exact local chance of seeing the Northern Lights, plus custom alert thresholds, unlock with Premium. TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Explore 3 real spots for free — Þingvellir, Skógafoss, and Hallgrímskirkja — plus the live Kp-index and moon phase in the Aurora tab. Unlock the full spot collection, your exact aurora chance, and custom alerts with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, ever. REAL PHOTOS & INFORMATION Every spot includes real coordinates, navigation to your preferred maps app, and — where available — real photos and background information sourced from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. Built for travelers who want to go beyond the obvious stops and actually see what Iceland has to offer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sight Iceland at fortnightly against Locatify SmartGuide's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Locatify SmartGuide sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sight Iceland sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Locatify SmartGuide ships an update every 4 months, Sight Iceland fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Locatify SmartGuide | Sight Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Locatify | Christian Andersen |
In-app purchases
Locatify SmartGuide
- Hrafnkelsdalur valley$1.99
- Jokuldalur$1.99
- Reykjavik Central$2.99
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- Tinganes, Tórshavn$2.99
- Vatnajökull National Park$2.99
- Grand Fljótsdalur Circle$2.99
- Reykjavik Art Explored$4.99
- Trip Around Reykjanes$4.99
- The Source of the Nile$4.99
- The Golden Circle$6.99
Sight Iceland
- Unlock All Spots$4.99
Questions
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