Comparison

Emily Was Here vs Audience Services

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

Head to head
About

Emily Was Here

Experience the history and engineering of the Brooklyn Bridge through an immersive audio tour. Follow Emily Roebling's story, whether you're walking the bridge or enjoying it from home. Discover poetry and historical narratives at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Location-based audio experience
  • Home-based audio experience
  • Cinematic narration
  • Learn Emily Roebling's story
  • Poetry and historical storytelling
  • Interactive map
  • Explore at your own pace
Features
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Emily Was Here is an immersive, location-based, or home-based, audio experience that transforms your walk across the Brooklyn Bridge into a living story. Guided by the voice of Emily Warren Roebling, you’ll discover the people, engineering, poetry, and history behind one of the world’s greatest landmarks while standing exactly where those events unfolded. Unlike a traditional audio guide, the experience is designed to be walked but can also be enjoyed at home. As you move across the bridge, each stop reveals a new chapter in Emily’s remarkable story and the creation of the Brooklyn Bridge. Features • Self-guided walking or home experience • Beautiful cinematic narration • Learn the true story of Emily Roebling • Poetry and historical storytelling • Interactive map with guided route • Explore at your own pace Whether you’re visiting New York or have crossed the bridge a hundred times, Emily Was Here lets you experience one of the city’s greatest landmarks in an entirely new way. Bring your headphones, start walking, and let history come alive.

About

Audience Services

Access event and ticket opportunities from participating organizations. Browse events, view reservation details, and manage your account if you are an eligible user. Sign in with your existing credentials to get started.

Highlights
  • Event browsing
  • Ticket opportunities
  • Reservation details
  • Account management
  • Organization access
Features
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Audience Services provides access to event and ticket opportunities offered through participating organizations. Eligible users can sign in to browse available events, view reservation details, manage their account, and access opportunities made available through their organization. Access is available to users who receive eligibility through participating organizations. If you have received access through your organization, use your existing credentials or follow the instructions provided to get started.

Screenshots

Emily Was Here4 screens
Audience Services4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Audience Services at none against Emily Was Here's 1. Audience Services also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Emily Was Here sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Audience Services asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Emily Was Here against 5.0 for Audience Services. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emily Was Here ships an update every 10 days, Audience Services every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Emily Was Here versus Audience Services: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmily Was HereAudience Services
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB27 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperStoryverseNYC Inc.Audience Services

Customer experience

Emily Was Here

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Audience Services

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Emily Was Here

One-time1
  • Full Emily Was Here Experience$17.99
None

Audience Services

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emily Was Here free?
Emily Was Here is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audience Services free?
Audience Services is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emily Was Here or Audience Services?
Emily Was Here and Audience Services are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Emily Was Here or Audience Services have ads?
Neither Emily Was Here nor Audience Services shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emily Was Here or Audience Services?
Emily Was Here ships an update every 10 days, and Audience Services every 3 weeks. Most recently, Emily Was Here was updated on October 24, 2026 and Audience Services on October 6, 2026.

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