Comparison

Here Before vs Map Tales Go

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

Head to head
About

Here Before

Features
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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/

About

Map Tales Go

Features
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Turn your walks in Paris and London into immersive audio journeys. Map Tales Go is an offline audio map with narrated stories that start exactly where history, legends and everyday life actually happened. Open the map, choose a pin, put on your headphones and let the city speak to you. ► What you get • Audio stories in multiple languages (English, Spanish, French, German) • Paris and London mapped with pins for monuments, neighborhoods, museums, ghosts, myths, historic events and local celebrations • Interactive audio map: see where you are and what stories are around you, explore at your own pace • Offline guide: download the city and listen without needing data or roaming • Short, focused episodes (around a few minutes each), perfect between stops or while you walk • New stories added regularly and bring more cities into the app ► Why use Map Tales Go instead of a classic tour? • You’re not stuck in a group or a fixed schedule, you decide the route and the rhythm • You don’t just “check sights”, you understand the stories, people and heritage behind them • You can mix classic highlights (Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, Westminster, the Thames…) with darker corners: ghost stories, gothic legends, forgotten characters and hidden places • Perfect as a city companion if you like history, culture, myths and a bit of mystery in your trips ► How it works 1. Select Paris or London on the audio map. 2. Tap a pin to see what the story is about. 3. Unlock full access to experience the city like a local storyteller is walking next to you. 4. Download all the audios and listen offline while you walk to the spot or stand in front of it. Follow the map. Hear the tale. Map Tales Go.

Screenshots

Here Before3 screens
Map Tales Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Here Before at 15.1 against Map Tales Go's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Here Before sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Map Tales Go sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Here Before versus Map Tales Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHere BeforeMap Tales Go
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB160 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBenjamin StylesFrancisco Ortiz Tena

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Here Before

Subscriptions1
  • Explorer$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Explorer Month Pass$1.99
3 purchases

Map Tales Go

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Access2 variants$12.997 Days
  • Monthly Access2 variants$22.991 Month
  • Annual Access2 variants$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Here Before free?
Here Before is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Map Tales Go free?
Map Tales Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Here Before or Map Tales Go have ads?
Neither Here Before nor Map Tales Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Here Before or Map Tales Go?
Here Before ships an update every 2 months, and Map Tales Go every 2 months. Most recently, Here Before was updated on October 28, 2026 and Map Tales Go on October 30, 2026.

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