Insight Journeys vs Here Before
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Insight Journeys
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Every city is full of stories. Stories about the people who have lived in it, and those who live in it today. Now, these stories can be unlocked for everyone. In this app you will discover a theater of sound inspired by the things you pass on your way. Depending on the tour and the theme, you will experience expert interviews and dramatized dialogue to illustrate and enhance real events from the past. Your guide will be right in your ear at all times to lead the way, whispering the sweet secrets of history. It's an audio theater right in your pocket, and you can access it on your phone 24/7. Once you open the app, you choose which tour you want to walk. You need to download the tour so you can access it without relying on Wi-Fi, and you need to allow notifications and GPS. And then you're ready. You simply follow the instructions you receive along the way. Your surroundings are the scenography for the story you will hear. And the phone? You can simply put it in your pocket. When you pass a stop, the audio stories start automatically. It feels like pure magic. But if you feel uncertain about the directions during the tour, you can always orient yourself via the built-in map. Enjoy the journey and the new insights.
Here Before
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Learn about the history all around you. Explore your local area, or your next travel destination, and find out what happened here, before. See the in-app subscription terms of use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Insight Journeys at none against Here Before's 2. Here Before's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). 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
Both are free to download. Here Before sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Insight Journeys asks for nothing beyond the download.
Insight Journeys ships an update every 6 months, Here Before every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Insight Journeys | Here Before |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Insight Journeys | Benjamin Styles |
In-app purchases
Insight Journeys
No in-app purchases
Here Before
- Explorer$1.991 Month
- Explorer Month Pass$1.99
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