Comparison

Odysseus vs Naruho

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

Head to head
About

Odysseus

Features
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Odysseus is designed to make planning, finding inspiration and sharing your travels super easy and fun. Connect with the travel community: Join a global community of travellers and share your experiences, tips and discoveries. Find people who share your interests and make new friends for your next adventures. All-in-one: Organise your entire trip from one place. Book flights, accommodation and much more with a single click. It’s that easy and stress-free! Be inspired by other travellers’ adventures: Explore other users’ trips and find the inspiration you need. With a single click, you can replicate their itineraries and adapt them to your preferences by adding, removing or modifying the activities in the itinerary creator’s plan. Earn money doing what you love most: Design your own itineraries and share them with the community. And the best bit! Earn money every time someone replicates an itinerary you’ve created. Your creativity and adventurous spirit are rewarded! Download our app and change the way you travel. Get inspired, organise and share your adventures with a global community.

About

Naruho

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Ever had that "wait... that's amazing" moment when you walk past something interesting? Naruho turns everyday exploring into a stream of those little discoveries. Point at a fountain, a building, a sculpture. Get the fascinating facts in seconds. Audio or text, your choice. Phone in your pocket as you walk, hands-free. NEW: A PASSPORT FOR EVERYTHING YOU DISCOVER – Collect as you go. Every story stamps a place into your passport, cities, countries and badges building up the more you explore. – Every landmark, named. Map pins now carry the place name, so you always know what you're looking at. WHAT MAKES NARUHO DIFFERENT Most travel apps march you from Point A to Point B, reading scripts someone wrote years ago. Naruho is the opposite. It is an ambient discovery layer that works wherever you are, surfacing the kind of facts you will actually repeat at dinner. – Snap to discover. Point your camera at a building, sculpture, or monument and Naruho identifies it and tells you the story, even where the map has no pin to tap. – Stories, not Wikipedia walls. Three to five sentences. One surprising angle. A story arc. – AI plans tuned to your mood. Type "hidden chapels in the old town" or "espresso bars locals use". Naruho plots the route. – Guided walks you can talk to. Build a short walking tour around what you fancy, follow it turn by turn, and just ask out loud when you want to know more. – Speaks 10 languages. Place names stay as you'll read them on the signs. – A memory of your day. Naruho recaps what you discovered on your walk. – Ambient walking mode (BETA). Music plays softly, and a voice cue plus a thirty-second narration greet each story you pass. Lock-screen controls. Free for thirty minutes a day. – Sorted for walkers. Nearby is grouped by minutes on foot, closest first. – Studio-quality voice on Pro. Premium narration that sounds like a real guide, not a robot. – Personalised. Pick your interests, from sights and food to history, art and nature. – Works anywhere. Tokyo temples to Parisian cafes. If it is on the map, it has a story. FREE FOREVER OR GO PRO Free includes: – 10 place discoveries per day – 3 custom AI plans every two days – Standard system narration – Walk anywhere in the world – 3 camera snaps per day – 30 minutes of Ambient walking mode per day (BETA) – Your passport, free forever Pro is $0.06 a day after a 3-day free trial. Pro unlocks: – Unlimited place discoveries – Unlimited AI plans – Studio-quality narration voice, cached for offline replay – Unlimited Ambient walking mode (BETA), with full lock-screen controls and distance tracking – 25 camera snaps per day PRIVACY No account required. No ads. We do not sell your data. To keep making Naruho better we collect anonymous usage and, for a small share of sessions, a replay of the app's screens, where the map can be visible but anything you type and the camera are always hidden. Switch it all off any time in Settings. Full privacy policy at naruho.app/privacy. WHO NARUHO IS FOR Travellers who hate scripted bus tours, curious city dwellers seeing their own streets with new eyes, and anyone who has ever stopped in front of a building and wondered "what is the story here?" SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Naruho Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Choose Weekly ($3.99/week) or Annual ($22.99/year, ~$0.06/day) after a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in iPhone Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://naruho.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://naruho.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ GET IN TOUCH Bug, idea, or a city you want featured? hello@naruho.app Naruho. Discover "aha!" moments everywhere.

Screenshots

Odysseus4 screens
Naruho4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Odysseus at none against Naruho's 3. Odysseus also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Naruho's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). 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. Naruho sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Odysseus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Odysseus ships an update fortnightly, Naruho every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Odysseus versus Naruho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOdysseusNaruho
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOdysseus App, S.L.Hugo Hodinka

In-app purchases

None

Odysseus

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Naruho

Subscriptions2
  • Naruho Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Naruho Pro Annual3 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Naruho Pro (Lifetime)$44.99

Questions

Is Odysseus free?
Odysseus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Naruho free?
Naruho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Odysseus or Naruho have ads?
Neither Odysseus nor Naruho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Odysseus or Naruho?
Odysseus ships an update fortnightly, and Naruho every 2 days. Most recently, Odysseus was updated on October 25, 2026 and Naruho on October 25, 2026.

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