Here Before vs Map Tales Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Map Tales Go
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Here Before | Map Tales Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Styles | Francisco Ortiz Tena |
In-app purchases
Here Before
- Explorer$1.991 Month
- Explorer Month Pass$1.99
Map Tales Go
- Weekly Access2 variants$12.997 Days
- Monthly Access2 variants$22.991 Month
- Annual Access2 variants$29.991 Year









