Comparison

wherethis vs Fablewalk

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

Head to head
About

wherethis

Create and share custom audio walking tours that dynamically adjust to your location. Record your own audio for landmarks and discover content from others.

Highlights
  • Dynamic audio tours
  • Add custom audio to landmarks
  • Listen to audio based on location
  • Create and share walking tours
  • User-generated content
Features
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A dynamic audio tour that follows you where you go! - Add your own audio recordings to landmarks - Listen to audio associated with landmarks near where you are - Create dynamic walking tours and share them with friends Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Fablewalk

Features
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Every place has a story. Fablewalk tells it to you. Open the app anywhere in the world: Fablewalk spots what's worth your time around you — famous monuments, historic sites, and above all those hidden gems everyone walks past without knowing. Pick a place, tap Listen: your personal audio guide starts, in your language, shaped by your interests and the time you have. A SELECTION, NOT A DIRECTORY Fablewalk doesn't just list what exists: it ranks the must-sees and surfaces the hidden treasures, so you instantly know what deserves your steps. TRUE STORIES, VISIBLE SOURCES No invented urban legends: every guide is built from verifiable sources you can check right inside the app. When something is uncertain, Fablewalk says so — instead of making it up. GUIDES THAT SOUND LIKE YOU History, architecture, art, food, local legends, quirky anecdotes… Tell Fablewalk what you love, pick the length — the essentials in 2 minutes or the full story — and the tone you enjoy. No two visitors will ever hear the same tour. INSTANT, EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET At popular places, your guide starts in an instant. Listen in the background with your screen locked, control playback from the lock screen, or follow the synced transcript if you'd rather read. Guides you've listened to stay available even offline. ASK ANYTHING A date, an architectural detail, a character? Ask by text or voice and get an immediate, sourced answer about the place in front of you. YOUR LANGUAGE Fablewalk speaks English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch and Russian. AND ALSO - Works everywhere in the world, including your own city - Discreet, optional alert when you pass near a hidden gem - No ads - No account required, your location is never stored on our servers Fablewalk is free to explore (3 full audio guides per month and unlimited previews). The Travel Pass and Fablewalk+ subscription unlock unlimited guides. Content is generated by AI from documented sources; report any mistake in one tap from the app and we'll fix it. Turn your next walk into a guided tour. Download Fablewalk. Terms of Use (EULA): https://fablewalk.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://fablewalk.app/privacy/

Screenshots

wherethis3 screens
Fablewalk3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fablewalk at weekly against wherethis's fortnightly. wherethis's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. wherethis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Fablewalk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

wherethis ships an update fortnightly, Fablewalk weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
wherethis versus Fablewalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterwherethisFablewalk
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBorkBork.comNathan Bardi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

wherethis

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Basic$0.491 Month
  • Monthly Enhanced$3.991 Month
3 purchases

Fablewalk

Subscriptions1
  • Fablewalk+ Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • 3-Day Pass$11.99
  • 7-Day Pass$17.99

Questions

Is wherethis free?
wherethis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fablewalk free?
Fablewalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do wherethis or Fablewalk have ads?
Neither wherethis nor Fablewalk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, wherethis or Fablewalk?
wherethis ships an update fortnightly, and Fablewalk weekly. Most recently, wherethis was updated on October 30, 2026 and Fablewalk on October 25, 2026.

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