Comparison

VisitLiverpool™ vs guidl

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

Head to head
About

VisitLiverpool™

Discover everything happening in and around Liverpool City Region. Find out where to go and what to do for a perfect stay. Get the latest event information and explore local attractions.

Highlights
  • Event information
  • Local attractions
  • What to do
  • Where to go
  • City Region guide
Features
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Say hello to the VisitLiverpool App. Everything you need to know for a perfect stay in Liverpool City Region. Get all the latest information about what's happening in and around Liverpool, find out where to go and what to do.

About

guidl

Experience the world through location-based audio tours. Discover new perspectives, learn about places, or create and share your own audio stories. Explore from anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Location-based audio experiences
  • Explore tours from home or on location
  • Create and share audio content
  • Purchase full tours
  • Connect with creators and explorers
  • Growing library of content
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BRING YOUR WORLD TO LIFE. That’s our vision. guidl is the ultimate companion for anyone looking to explore our world. Offering a unique and immersive way to engage with our environment, a guidl is an audio experience, linked to a real-world location. Are you looking to listen to your favourite creator, or hear a new perspective? Do you want the punchy highlights, or a detailed analysis? Want info on a well-trodden hotspot, or to stroll down the road less travelled? There’ll be a guidl for you. HOW GUIDL WORKS It’s easy to begin exploring. Open the app and immediately see the guidl tours available. Embark on a free sample guidl and if you like what you hear, purchase the full guidl tour. Stick in your headphones and be inspired, entertained, and challenged as you go from guidl to guidl and hear from the guidl creator. Tours cost between £4.99 to £9.99, with the majority (60%) of profits going directly to the guidl creator. There are no hidden costs. LIMITLESS EXPLORATION Walk the ground, experiencing guidl on location, or from the comfort of your home. All you need is the guidl app. Our library of guidl tours is constantly growing. New destinations, stories and secrets are being added all the time, so there’s always something new to discover. Whether you’re a dedicated traveller or just looking to while away a few moments learning something new, guidl offers a never-ending supply of fantastic content to explore. DISCOVER TOGETHER Connect with storytellers or other like-minded explorers. Join the guidl community and stay up to date. SHARE YOUR BRILLIANCE Could you be a guidl creator? Do you have something to share? Do you have a passion, specialist interest or a story about the world to tell? Consider guidl. Use just your voice and our inbuilt tools to create compelling audio content, upload it and earn money when it's accessed. Sign up at our website https://www.guidl.tours/ MORE INFORMATION Please visit our website https://www.guidl.tours/ Privacy: Terms: Say hello! Hello@guidl.tours Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guidltours/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@guidltours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guidltours X: https://twitter.com/guidltours

Screenshots

VisitLiverpool™4 screens
guidl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: guidl at 100% against VisitLiverpool™'s 40%. guidl also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months). VisitLiverpool™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ads, device support 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. guidl sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. VisitLiverpool™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisitLiverpool™ ships an update every 17 months, guidl every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
VisitLiverpool™ versus guidl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisitLiverpool™guidl
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB204 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGROSVENOR LIVERPOOL FUNDGuidl Ltd

Customer experience

VisitLiverpool™

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

guidl

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VisitLiverpool™

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

guidl

One-time5
  • Tour$4.99
  • Tour$5.99
  • Tour$6.99
Show 2 more
  • Tour$7.99
  • Tour2 variants$9.99

Questions

Is VisitLiverpool™ free?
VisitLiverpool™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is guidl free?
guidl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VisitLiverpool™ or guidl have ads?
Both VisitLiverpool™ and guidl show ads.
Which is updated more often, VisitLiverpool™ or guidl?
VisitLiverpool™ ships an update every 17 months, and guidl every 2 weeks. Most recently, VisitLiverpool™ was updated on June 2, 2026 and guidl on October 7, 2026.

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