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24 alternatives to yapQ

Turn your smartphone into an audio tour guide

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

1. 1
   Detour 2.0▲159

   Explore cities with guided audio tours

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Detour▲17

   Location-sensitive audio tours

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wurrly▲91

   Turn your smartphone into an on-the-go music studio

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tales & Tours▲108

   The personal tour guide that fits in your pocket

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tourly Immersive Audio Guide▲336

   Every landmark speaks

   2024 · tourly.guide · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Narrated Tours▲364

   The first AI audio tour guide for all your travels

   2023 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hear▲234

   Unlimited control over real-world sounds

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tripcast▲162

   A living travel journal for your friends back home.

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Singular▲64

   Mapping the World's Sounds

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Fuffr▲141

    A new way to interact with your phone

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Yallo▲152

    Make your phone calls smarter

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Design Talks▲89

    Give and get design feedback on the go w/ audio annotations

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Wave for iPhone▲76

    Stream all your podcasts and discover new trending stories

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Way to Go▲69

    A 360˚ interactive experience

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sound City Project▲134

    Listen to cities around the globe

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Soundtrap▲86

    Jam with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Shepherd▲168

    Guide your users through a tour of your app.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    YourTour▲81

    Explore user-generated immersive audio tours via your phone

    2018 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Audioknot▲114

    A curated audio feed for entrepreneurs

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    OverHeard▲75

    Share Your Sounds

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ROAM▲87

    A new standard in earphones

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    MTME▲102

    A new way to discover music

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    uSound▲86

    Converts smartphones into digital hearing aids

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    RoadTrippers▲130

    Discover your America

    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 →