UCPlaces: Self-Guided Tours
GPS Audio Guide: Walk or Drive
Only for iPhone
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Self-guided GPS audio tours worldwide. Preview any tour free, pay once per tour, or save up to 40% with Explorer Pass credits. No subscription.
Self-guided audio tours & Travel Experiences. Pick a tour, press Start, and UCPlaces plays the stories as you walk or drive, with live GPS navigation. Preview any tour first. Pay once per tour with no subscription, or save up to 40% with Explorer Pass credits.
UCPlaces tour app turns your phone into a smart personal tour guide in the real world. Click “Start Tour” for a fun and effortless experience - the live city map with GPS navigation instructions and location based audio stories let you explore cities, landmarks, and routes with total freedom: no planning, no groups, no schedules, no pressure.
Whether you’re walking city streets or taking a driving tour, the app helps you truly see destinations - UCPlaces (You see places).
A smarter way to tour, travel, and explore
UCPlaces combines guided tours and self-guided travel into one powerful travel app. Like a professional tour guide, but without the limitations of traditional guided walking tours or guided driving tours.
Using GPS, voice navigation, and a live map, UCPlaces delivers phone-guided audio tours that automatically guide you from stop to stop while telling you the stories behind main sites, top destinations, landmarks, and hidden gems.
This is travel tech built for modern travelers and "old school" travelers alike.
Why travelers choose UCPlaces
- Self-guided walking tours, driving tours & bicycling tours
- Voice navigation – hands-free and effortless
- Automatically story playing as you approach each stop
- Offline touring – ideal for budget tours and international travel
- Pause, resume, and tour at your own pace
- Multi-language tours for global travelers
- Flexible, affordable travel experiences
- Smart travel tips
Perfect for solo travelers, couples, families, and curious locals.
How UCPlaces works
1. Choose a tour – city tour, road trip, historical tour, or themed experience
2. Preview the tour – stops, tour guide style, and overall vibe
3. Put on earbuds or connect to car audio
4. Start the tour – follow GPS navigation while audio stories play automatically
Your phone becomes your tour guide, travel guide, and city map – all in one.
Tours for every travel style
• City tours & main sites tours
• Walking tours & guided walking tours
• Driving tours & guided driving tours
• Scenic road trips
• Historical & heritage tours
• Architecture tours
• Culinary & food tours
• University & campus tours
• Real estate “where to live” tours
• Entertainment & TV-show themed tours
Global destinations & languages
UCPlaces offers tours across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, South America, and Oceania, with new destinations added regularly.
Tours are available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, Chinese, Korean, and more.
Popular destinations include
USA / America & Canada: New York City, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, New Orleans, Atlanta, Denver, Detroit, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Nashville, Maui, Montreal, Merida, Mexico, Texas, Yellowstone National Park, Bryce Canyon, Hawaii, Florida, Orlando, and more
Europe & EMEA: Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Athens, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Istanbul, Dublin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Dubai, Tbilisi, Bucharest, Georgia, Romania, Moldova, Florence, Positano, Sicily, Venice, Milan, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Cyprus and more
Asia & Beyond: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Iceland, Australia, and more
Create, share, and sell tours
*Guides, creators, and locals can build and publish self-guided tours on UCPlaces, curated by our travel team.
Learn more at ucplaces.com
Download UCPlaces today
The flexible, GPS-powered travel app for audio tours, self travel, and guided tour experiences - without the limits of traditional tours.
Explore freely. Navigate easily. You see places.
* Please rate the app after taking at least one tour - help us grow, add even more destinations and spread the UCPlaces word
Ratings & Reviews
- Fresh full redesign and new features!
- New Explorer Pass options to save on multiple tours.
- Improved navigation experience and rerouting.
- Bug fixes
The developer, UCPlaces LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- UCPlaces LLC
- Size
- 115 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Classification
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- $15 UCPlaces Premium Tour $22.99
- $23 UCPlaces Premium Tour $39.99
- $39 UCPlaces Premium Tour $59.99
- $38 UCPlaces Premium Tour $59.99
- $40 UCPlaces Premium Tour $59.99
- $37 UCPlaces Premium Tour $59.99
- $36 UCPlaces Premium Tour $59.99
- $35 UCPlaces Premium Tour $59.99
- $34 UCPlaces Premium Tour $49.99
- $33 UCPlaces Premium Tour $49.99
- Copyright
- © UCPlaces LLC