Comparison

Locatify SmartGuide vs Geotourist

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Location-based audio guides
  • Interactive map with GPS
  • Multimedia content (audio, pictures)
  • Offline content download
  • Quiz game elements
  • Multilingual support
Features
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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.

About

Geotourist

This app acts as your personal audio guide to global attractions, using your location to auto-play stories in multiple languages. You can also create and share your own tours, enriching them with augmented reality and user feedback.

Highlights
  • GPS-triggered auto-play audio tours
  • Create and publish custom tours
  • Augmented reality integration
  • Multi-language support
  • Save favorite tours
  • User reviews and ratings
  • Exclusive local offers
Features
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Geotourist is your personal tour guide for the world’s top travel attractions, landmarks and beyond.Based on your exact location access auto-play guided audio tours in multiple languages right on your smartphone. CREATE your own tours, post photos and share your experiences via social media.Your knowledge combined with augmented reality allowing you to speak to the world around you. For Travellers: Geotourist is FREE to register and easy to use. - GPS Autoplay simply plays audio as you walk/travel through various locations telling you a story in context of your location bringing your surroundings to life. - With GPS functionality, find the closest tours around you that are rated by other users. - Confidently find your way to your preferred destination from an unfamiliar location and take a tour that guides you through audio, pictures and immersive experiences. - Save journeys and favourite tours in a folder to visit at later dates or for repeat visits. - Review, rate, and share tours with other users, friends and family through social media function. - Get notified of new tours published by your favourite tour guides or travel authors and travel destinations. - Plan your trip ahead by searching and reviewing tours in your intended destination before travelling. - Take advantage of exclusive dining, shopping, accommodation and entertainment offers from businesses around you. - Multiple Languages supported so you can find the right audio for you - Create, publish, edit and share your tour content easily through the simple web or mobile interface - Create your own profile account with your branding and maintain complete control over your content. - Publish tours for your followers and other travellers and benefit from new media channel - Geotourist will notify your users when you produce and publish new tour content. - Track how many people are following your tours. - Edit and enrich your tour content based on feedback from users. - Multiple languages supported so you can publish and reach a wide audience.

Screenshots

Locatify SmartGuide4 screens
Geotourist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Locatify SmartGuide at 100% against Geotourist's 52%. Locatify SmartGuide also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and device support (3 vs 1). Geotourist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. Locatify SmartGuide sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Geotourist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Locatify SmartGuide holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Locatify SmartGuide's written reviews are positive against 52% of Geotourist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Locatify SmartGuide ships an update every 4 months, Geotourist every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Locatify SmartGuide versus Geotourist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocatify SmartGuideGeotourist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings) — better3.0 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better52.4% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB272 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLocatifyGeotourist Ltd

Customer experience

Locatify SmartGuide

All ratings27 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Geotourist

All ratings15 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative38.1%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Locatify SmartGuide

One-time10
  • Hrafnkelsdalur valley$1.99
  • Jokuldalur$1.99
  • Reykjavik Central$2.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
None

Geotourist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Locatify SmartGuide free?
Locatify SmartGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Geotourist free?
Geotourist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Locatify SmartGuide or Geotourist?
Locatify SmartGuide is rated higher. Locatify SmartGuide averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Geotourist averages 3.0 from 15 ratings.
Do Locatify SmartGuide or Geotourist have ads?
Neither Locatify SmartGuide nor Geotourist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Locatify SmartGuide or Geotourist?
Locatify SmartGuide ships an update every 4 months, and Geotourist every 5 weeks. Most recently, Locatify SmartGuide was updated on October 23, 2026 and Geotourist on October 24, 2026.

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