Comparison

GuidiGO vs HearGo

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

Head to head
About

GuidiGO

Discover the world with downloadable guided tours and interactive treasure hunts. Explore historical sites, museums, and natural wonders at your own pace with rich multimedia content and offline GPS tracking. Perfect for solo travelers and families looking for an engaging way to experience new destinations.

Highlights
  • Downloadable guided tours
  • Interactive treasure hunts
  • Offline GPS tracking
  • Rich multimedia content
  • Cultural institution content
  • Augmented reality features
Features
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GuidiGO is your personal tour guide to the world. GuidiGO allows you to experience your destination like never before. Download guided tours and treasure hunts created by cultural institutions, local experts, and passionate storytellers around the world. All the tours and games are free! Choose a tour based on your interests (History, Art, Nature… ) and let yourself be led effortlessly along the way. Set your own pace as you explore an original story. - Intuitive browsing Search for sites, museums, or places you want to visit, or find recommended tours near you using your GPS location. - Game tours Some tours can turn into fun Treasure Hunts where your kids can solve challenges, answer quizzes, use characters in augmented reality, and more. - Rich multimedia content The tours contain rich, detailed information together with audio narration, synchronized photos and videos, giving you a unique “behind the scenes” view of the place you’re visiting. - Made for traveling No need to worry about expensive roaming charges. Downloaded tours work without an Internet connection. You can always see where you are with integrated GPS tracking on your offline map. - All the information you need With each tour, you have access to an extensive amount of additional information, such as opening hours, transport schedules, local events, Internet links, videos, user reviews, and much more. Editor note : continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

HearGo

Features
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Heargo — Smart Experience A multilingual audio and text guide for supported locations worldwide Heargo is an app designed to deliver place-based content through audio and on-screen text in the user’s selected language. It helps make visits easier, more engaging, and more accessible for a wide range of users. Heargo is suitable for attractions, museums, temples, events, hotels, hospitals, buildings, shopping centers, and other service locations that want to provide a clearer and more modern visitor experience. Users can choose their preferred language, and Heargo provides both audio narration and text in that selected language. This creates a more flexible, accessible, and personalized experience for different types of visitors. Heargo works at supported locations with HearBox or QR code access. At supported spots, the app can present or play content in a simple and convenient way, helping venues deliver stories, information, and point-specific experiences more effectively. Key Features • Multilingual Audio Narration: Listen to content at supported spots in your selected language and enjoy a more natural and engaging way to explore each location. • Text in Your Selected Language: In addition to audio narration, users can also read on-screen text. Text is displayed in the language selected by the user for a more flexible experience. • Choose Your Preferred Language: Heargo supports multiple languages, allowing users to select their preferred language for both audio and text content. • Designed for Many Types of Locations: Suitable for attractions, museums, temples, events, hotels, hospitals, buildings, shopping centers, and other service environments. • Easy Access Through HearBox or QR Codes: At supported locations, users can access content for each spot easily through HearBox or by scanning QR codes. • Flexible Accessibility: Designed for users who prefer listening, users who prefer reading, and deaf or hard-of-hearing users who want better access to place-based information.

Screenshots

GuidiGO4 screens
HearGo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HearGo at none against GuidiGO's 10. HearGo also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). GuidiGO's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). On price, 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. GuidiGO sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. HearGo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GuidiGO ships an update every 4 months, HearGo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GuidiGO versus HearGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuidiGOHearGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB30 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSTQRY LimitedStudent Care Co.,Ltd.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

GuidiGO

One-time10
  • Hagia Sophia Guided Tour by cultrex$1.99
  • Must Sees of Montmartre$2.99
  • A Bohemian Walk in Montmartre$2.99
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  • Drive the magic that is San Francisco$2.99
  • The Hill of Tara: 'all-you-need' premium tour$3.99
  • Tokyo Realtime: Akihabara$3.99
  • What's Dublin made of? Streets, stories & fossils!$3.99
  • - SKIBBEREEN - Famine Story Walking Trail App$3.99
  • Buenos Aires - Recoleta Walking Tour$4.99
  • Old Town, Riddarholmen and Södermalm islands$4.99
None

HearGo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GuidiGO free?
GuidiGO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HearGo free?
HearGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GuidiGO or HearGo have ads?
Neither GuidiGO nor HearGo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GuidiGO or HearGo?
GuidiGO ships an update every 4 months, and HearGo weekly. Most recently, GuidiGO was updated on October 5, 2026 and HearGo on October 3, 2026.

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