Comparison

CloudGuide vs Before The Board

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

Head to head
About

CloudGuide

Discover the world's most interesting places with audio guides and multimedia tours. Plan your visits, access official content from cultural heritage sites, and create lasting memories. This app offers a unified experience for sightseeing, eliminating the need for multiple downloads.

Highlights
  • One app for all sites
  • Official content from heritage sites
  • Multimedia tours (audio, video, image)
  • Offline mode
  • Ticketing and visitor information
  • Multilingual content
  • Indoor and outdoor maps
Features
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CloudGuide is the perfect app for tourists and culture lovers, looking for a new way to experience sightseeing. Let CloudGuide become your personal guide around the most interesting places, attractions and museums around the world such as the Eiffel Tower (France), the Sagrada Familia (Spain), Stonehenge (United Kingdom), Victoria and Albert Museum (United Kingdom), Vienna State Opera (Austria), the Museum of Science (USA), the Atomium (Belgium) and many others. CloudGuide helps you plan your visit (choose from hundreds of museums, historical sites, parks and monuments nearby, check their opening hours and agenda, get your tickets), make it more fun (enjoy multimedia tours, professionally made audio guides and games) and cherish memories (take notes, send postcards and share the things that impressed you most with your family and friends). Forget about downloading a new app for every museum you visit – CloudGuide unites ALL places in ONE app. And CloudGuide always tells you the REAL story of the place – all the content on the app is coming directly from the cultural heritage sites. Download the app and choose where the next journey brings you! Main Features: • One app for all sites – no need to download another app for every place you visit • Official content • Instant access to hundreds of your favourite tourist sites and museums worldwide - over 1000 sites in 13 countries • Small download size • User friendly, smart design • Offline mode • Multimedia tours (audio, video and image galleries) • Updated agenda of events for your favorite places • Detailed visitor info and opening hours • Ticketing • Multilingual content • Indoor and outdoor maps • Quizzes and scavenger hunts • Tags, favourites and notes • Ratings and reviews • Share on social media • Send selfies and postcards to family and friends Recommended travel and culture app by Time Out Magazine. Enjoy sightseeing with CloudGuide!

About

Before The Board

Features
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Know before the board. At London St Pancras, your Eurostar departure platform appears on the station boards only when boarding opens, about 30 minutes before departure. Before the Board shows you our early platform call up to two to three hours sooner, so you'll be one of the first to get to your train: by the right escalator, at the right end of the lounge, ahead of the crowd. WHAT YOU GET • Early platform calls for Eurostar departures from St Pancras, typically 2–3 hours ahead of the official reveal • A push notification the moment your platform is called (and again if it changes) • Watch a train and get alerted about delays, cancellations and platform changes • Coach guidance: which travelator to head for, by coach number • Live departure boards for Paris Gare du Nord, Bruxelles-Midi, Amsterdam Centraal, Rotterdam Centraal and Lille Europe, with delay and cancellation status HOW IT WORKS We have built a custom prediction engine for Eurostar trains leaving St Pancras, combining multiple data sources and our own algorithms. BEFORE THE BOARD PRO Departure boards and officially confirmed platforms are free. A subscription (monthly or yearly) unlocks early platform calls and train watching with push notifications. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings at any time. Terms of use: https://beforetheboard.com/terms Privacy policy: https://beforetheboard.com/privacy Before the Board is an independent service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Eurostar International Ltd or London St Pancras Highspeed. Timetable and real-time data © Eurostar International Ltd, reused under Licence Ouverte 2.0 via transport.data.gouv.fr.

Screenshots

CloudGuide4 screens
Before The Board3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Before The Board at every 4 days against CloudGuide's every 4 months. CloudGuide's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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. CloudGuide sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Before The Board sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CloudGuide ships an update every 4 months, Before The Board every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CloudGuide versus Before The Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudGuideBefore The Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloudGuideComputer Things

In-app purchases

11 purchases

CloudGuide

One-time11
  • Premium guide content (T1)$0.99
  • Premium guide content (AB)$0.99
  • Premium guide content (A2)$1.99
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  • Premium guide content (T2)$1.99
  • Premium guide content (A1)$1.99
  • Premium guide content (A3)$2.99
  • Premium guide content (T3)$3.99
  • Premium guide content (A4)$3.99
  • Premium guide content (T4)$3.99
  • Premium guide content (A5)$4.99
  • Premium guide content (T5)$4.99
2 purchases

Before The Board

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$9.991 Year

Questions

Is CloudGuide free?
CloudGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Before The Board free?
Before The Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CloudGuide or Before The Board have ads?
Neither CloudGuide nor Before The Board shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CloudGuide or Before The Board?
CloudGuide ships an update every 4 months, and Before The Board every 4 days. Most recently, CloudGuide was updated on October 24, 2026 and Before The Board on October 9, 2026.

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