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Curio vs GPSmyCity
GPSmyCity gives you ready-made walks: a route through a city's sights, an offline map, turn-by-turn directions and a text for each stop. Curio starts from where you are instead, with a guide to any place around you, written for you, read aloud and open to your questions. Looking for a GPSmyCity alternative? Here is how they compare.
Facts checked on November 14, 2026 · We make Curio: everything about GPSmyCity here comes from its own pages, listed at the bottom.
Curio and GPSmyCity side by side
| Criterion | Curio | GPSmyCity |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An AI tour guide for any place | Self-guided walks and travel articles |
| Places | Any monument, museum, church, ruin or public artwork on the map, worldwide | Walks and articles in 1,800+ cities |
| On the spot | Pick any place around you: no route to follow | Follow a set walk, with a map and directions |
| Who writes it | AI, from web sources it reads when you ask | Not stated; travellers can contribute |
| Audio | Every guide read aloud, also with the screen locked | Some walks have an audio guide |
| Made for you | 3 detail levels, your language, your interests | Custom walks through the sights you pick |
| Questions | Yes: typed, dictated or from a photo | No |
| Sources and date | Listed under every guide, with the date it was written | No author, sources or date on its walks |
| Plan your day | A day in visiting order, opening hours checked, the way between stops | Custom walks; no planner with opening hours |
| Offline | Downloaded guides, with their photos and audio | Maps, walks and articles |
| Languages | 13 | English |
| Price | Free to explore; guides with a 48-hour, 7-day or 30-day pass, never renewed | Free with ads; $4.99 a city or $14.99–20.99 a year, renewed automatically (US App Store) |
The main difference
GPSmyCity is built on walks: routes through more than 1,800 cities, plus travel articles, all with offline maps. You follow a walk from stop to stop, or build your own from the sights it lists. Its texts don't name an author, their sources or a date.
Curio has no set walks. It shows the places worth knowing around you and writes a guide to the one you pick: at your length, in your language, with the sources it read and the date. You can listen to it with the screen locked, ask about what you see, and have a day planned with opening hours checked.
GPSmyCity is the better pick if…
- You like following a ready-made walk with turn-by-turn directions.
- You want one low yearly price for walks in many cities, and English suits you.
- You'd like travel articles and tips about a city, offline.
Curio is the better pick if…
- You want the story of any place, not only the stops of a walk.
- You want it in your language, read aloud, with its sources and date.
- You'd rather not have a subscription that renews: a Curio Pass covers a trip, then stops.
Can you use both?
Yes. Use a GPSmyCity walk to get around a city's highlights, and Curio when a place along the way deserves more than a paragraph, or to ask about it.
Questions
GPSmyCity or Curio?
Is GPSmyCity free?
You can download it and browse for free, with ads. Route maps and turn-by-turn directions need a purchase: $4.99 for a city, or a yearly subscription of $14.99 (walks or articles) or $20.99 (both), renewed automatically, with a 3-day trial (US App Store prices).
What's a good GPSmyCity alternative?
For ready-made walks, VoiceMap or Rick Steves Audio Europe. For the story of any place around you, in your language, with questions and a plan for the day, Curio.
Is GPSmyCity available in other languages?
Its app and its walks are in English. Curio's app and guides are in 13 languages.
Do they work offline?
Yes, both: GPSmyCity's walks, maps and articles; Curio's downloaded guides, with their photos and audio.
Where these facts come from
Checked on November 14, 2026 on GPSmyCity's own pages and store listings. Apps change: if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.Report an error
- gpsmycity.com
- gpsmycity.com/about-us.html
- gpsmycity.com/content-contribution.html
- gpsmycity.com/tours/montmartre-walking-tour-1353.html
- gpsmycity.com/attractions/colosseo-(colosseum)-2602.html
- apps.apple.com/us/app/gpsmycity-walks-in-1k-cities/id417207307
- play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gpsmycity.iwtmaster
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