Guides · Digital city guides

DISCOVER CITIES,
WITHOUT HOURS OF RESEARCH.

How does a digital city guide work? Which app suits which trip? And what is the best way to explore a city without a group? Here we answer the questions we get asked most, with substance, honestly, and without booking pressure.

Fundamentals

• AI City Guide App: A New Way to Explore Cities
  What an AI-powered city guide is, how the curation works, and what sets it apart from Google Maps and guided tours.
  25 May 2026 · Pillar article
• How Does a Digital City Guide Work?
  From place data through AI curation to route optimisation: the technology behind the digital walking tour, explained plainly.
  29 May 2026 · Explainer

Comparisons

• The 5 Best City Guide Apps Compared 2026
  Mapped by Stubbs, Komoot, Google Maps, GetYourGuide and izi.travel side by side, with a decision matrix.
  29 May 2026 · Comparison
• Audio Guide Apps for Cities: The Best Options Compared 2026
  izi.travel, Rick Steves, SmartGuide and Mapped by Stubbs: which audio guide app suits which kind of traveller?
  29 May 2026 · Comparison
• Digital City Guide vs. Guided Walking Tour: Which Is Better?
  Eight criteria side by side, from flexibility and cost to the human touch, with an honest verdict.
  29 May 2026 · Comparison

Exploring on your own

• Self-Guided Walking Tours: 7 Reasons the App Beats the Group
  Your own pace, your own route, no fixed times: why more and more travellers set off without a group.
  29 May 2026 · Listicle
• A Walking Tour Without a Group: Exploring Cities on Your Own
  The three kinds of self-guided walking tour, and how to find a city's best places without researching them.
  29 May 2026 · How-to
• A Walking Tour With a Difference: 9 Ideas Beyond the Group
  Nine ideas that work without a group, with concrete suggestions for Heidelberg and Lubeck and an honest limit of the concept.
  30 August 2026 · Ideas
• Free Walking Tours: What Is Actually Free and What Is Not
  The four options by cost, what a tip-based tour really costs, and how Heidelberg and Lubeck work without a ticket.
  30 August 2026 · Guide

City guides for specific cities

Planning a particular trip? This way:
Bamberg walking tour · Munich · Hamburg · Heidelberg · Dresden
Cologne · Rothenburg · Freiburg · Lubeck · Regensburg · Nuremberg