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24 alternatives to Indie Guides

Cultural & Alternative City Guides For Curious Travelers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Indie Guides launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   TriplAgent▲71

   Insider City Guides from Locals

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Guidesmob▲61

   Interactive city and college town guides at your fingertips

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Inside.co▲101

   Modern guides to travel

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   journi▲160

   Travel Blogging Rediscovered

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   WunderWalk▲94

   Your tour guide & concierge to explore any city

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stay.com▲73

   Curated Crowdsourced City Guides that Work Offline

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Trip4Real▲64

   A marketplace for tourist activities organised by locals

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tales & Tours▲108

   The personal tour guide that fits in your pocket

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Nomad▲97

   Mark the places you discover

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Inside Travel Guides▲10

    Insider knowledge for short trips

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Indiethink▲85

    Thought provoking articles from independent bloggers

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Triposo▲73

    The smart travel guide

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AnyRoad▲65

    OpenTable for professional tour guides

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Travelistly▲90

    Reddit for travel stories

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    RoadTrippers▲130

    Discover your America

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TravelBud▲84

    Connect with travelers, whether you are local or traveling

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Outbound▲93

    Explore trips and connect with other travelers

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tripit▲68

    All your travel plans, in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    CreateTrips▲66

    Social Trip Planner For The Smart Traveller

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Localeur▲99

    Locals-only recommendations on the best places to go

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LocalWiki▲65

    Collect, share & open the world's local knowledge

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Local Guides▲8

    Be a Local Guide

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ShareWhere▲72

    Anonymous local interaction about the places in your city

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Atlas Obscura▲110

    A guide to wondrous and curious places

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →