Comparison

VoiceMap vs FlightQueue

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

Head to head
About

VoiceMap

Explore cities and museums at your own pace with self-guided audio tours. These GPS-triggered narratives, produced by local experts, offer in-depth stories about your surroundings. Download tours for offline use and enjoy them anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • GPS-triggered audio playback
  • Offline tours and maps
  • Explore at your own pace
  • Virtual playback for home use
  • Indoor museum tours
  • 2000+ tours in 80 countries
Features
Currently charting
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VoiceMap tours are like podcasts that move with you, to tell stories about what you’re seeing right now. They're produced by insightful local storytellers, including journalists, filmmakers, novelists, podcasters, and tour guides. Ian McKellen has even created a tour. So have the Daily Show and Sir Stephen Fry. Why use VoiceMap? • Explore at your own pace instead of being herded along in a group. Start and stop tours whenever you like, to grab a drink or take in the view, then tap Resume to pick up exactly where you left off. • Focus on your surroundings, not the screen. With automatic GPS playback, you can just tap on Start and let VoiceMap guide you. • Avoid expensive roaming fees or fiddly connection issues. After you download a tour, VoiceMap works offline and includes an offline map. • Enjoy tours as many times as you like, both in your destination and with your feet up, at home. Virtual Playback turns every tour into a podcast or audio book. • Extend your attention span with indoor tours that help you make the most of your time at a growing range of museums and art galleries around the world. • With over 2,100 free and paid tours in 80 countries, VoiceMap offers huge variety. There are over 100 tours in London alone! Press: “High-quality self-guided walking tours...Narrated by local experts, they provide insight into corners of the city sometimes overlooked by regular guided tours.” Lonely Planet “We may be biased, but could there be anything more helpful than having a journalist in your pocket when touring a new city? How about a historian, a novelist or just a really passionate local? VoiceMap culls city-specific stories from them all and fits them neatly into walking tours.” New York Times User Testimonials: "Perfect for solo travelling on your own schedule! Downloaded for a trip to Europe and will be continuing to use it on my next travels." App Store review, Vialetter “My wife and I really enjoyed exploring Bruges at our own pace with this audio tour, and there were some memorable stories that the narrator shared. Also, the app worked great in relation to the location-based services. We easily followed the map and the audio was triggered in the appropriate spots. In comparison to the packs of people wandering the city with tour guides, this was a much better fit for us.” Viator review, Rick A “Great quality information - interesting and entertaining. The time flew by. And no waffle! This is far better than any other guided tour we found - they are much more expensive and far less informative. And you can do this tour any time, any day, at your own pace, and even do it twice!” Tripadvisor review, Carcassonne 's Medieval Walls: A Self-Guided Tour "Thoroughly recommend. Really enjoyed the tour. Very well done. Packed with information and took me round streets I’d never have thought to walk round. An audio and visual treat. Thank you." Janet, NYC “It was enjoyable to be under no time pressure to freely roam the city of Pisa as we so pleased. Wandering from attraction to attraction. The app is clever, concise and easy to use! Would do again - especially with another person or solo traveler.” GetYourGuide review, Grace L “Great value for money, interesting and very clear and easy to follow! I learnt lots about London I didn't already know and I have lived here over 30 years.” London’s Alternative History Tour, Carmella V. ** Just so you know, GPS runs in the background while you're on a tour. This decreases battery life and it's best to start a tour with your device fully charged.

About

FlightQueue

Features
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FlightQueue turns a saved flight into a calmer airport day. Add a flight by number or route, confirm the itinerary, and see one useful timeline for what to do next. Trip planning - Save upcoming flights on your device without creating an account - Add connection segments and travel preferences such as checked bags, fast track, and extra buffer - Get a personal leave-by time built from departure, airport waits, security, immigration, and the walk to your gate - Keep the next trip in a widget and, on supported iOS versions, a Live Activity Flight awareness - See basic flight status, gate, terminal, and delay information when supported data is available - Receive relevant local reminders for leaving home, security, boarding, and departure - Sign in when you want account sync and a richer in-app event history - Use the manual-flight fallback when a flight cannot be found automatically Free and Pro The Free plan includes unlimited saved flights, basic status, and one manual airport-wait alert. Your first saved itinerary includes the core leave-by and trip-day experience. Pro adds unlimited wait alerts, always-on trip timing and automatic status alerts, five-minute monitoring, widget and Live Activity access for every itinerary, and full trip history. Live data depends on supported airlines and airports; every trip remains useful with clear manual inputs. FlightQueue does not track your location. We collect email only when you choose to sign in, plus crash and performance diagnostics. FlightQueue Pro checkout is available only to signed-in customers in the United States App Store storefront. Availability and features may vary by region.

Screenshots

VoiceMap4 screens
FlightQueue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlightQueue at none against VoiceMap's 10. VoiceMap's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and chart position (#43 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VoiceMap sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. FlightQueue asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VoiceMap ships an update weekly, FlightQueue monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
VoiceMap versus FlightQueue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoiceMapFlightQueue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#43 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size388 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAudio GuideMerchant Software Solutions Limited

Bugs and requests

VoiceMap

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or stops working unexpectedly
  • Download issues and tour content not loading properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integration with maps apps for better navigation
  • Ability to skip ahead or revisit specific points of interest
  • Offline mode for areas with poor connectivity
  • More tour options and content in various cities

FlightQueue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

VoiceMap

One-time10
  • VoiceMap audio tour | P4$3.99
  • VoiceMap audio tour | P5$4.99
  • VoiceMap audio tour | P6$5.99
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  • VoiceMap audio tour | P7$6.99
  • VoiceMap audio tour | P8$7.99
  • VoiceMap audio tour | P9$8.99
  • VoiceMap audio tour | P10$9.99
  • VoiceMap audio tour | P12$11.99
  • VoiceMap audio tour | P15$14.99
  • VoiceMap audio tour | P20$19.99
None

FlightQueue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VoiceMap free?
VoiceMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightQueue free?
FlightQueue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VoiceMap or FlightQueue have ads?
Neither VoiceMap nor FlightQueue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VoiceMap or FlightQueue?
VoiceMap ships an update weekly, and FlightQueue monthly. Most recently, VoiceMap was updated on November 11, 2026 and FlightQueue on October 31, 2026.

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