Around Us: Travel guide & maps
Self-guided audio tours & AR
Free · In-App Purchases
New: self-guided audio tours for 500,000+ places, AR split with the map and a redesign made for iPhone Duo. Put your phone away, look up, let every place tell its story.
You walk past a facade, a statue, a little square, and keep going. Yet every one of these places has a story to tell.
Around Us helps you discover the places around you, then gives you a second reading of them: their history, their anecdotes, their secrets. Wherever you are, around the corner or on the other side of the world, the city becomes a story.
▸ Discover what's around you
Open the map and millions of places appear, from must-see landmarks to hidden gems only locals know. Statues, viewpoints, charming lanes, historic cafés, parks, museums: filters help you find what suits you, and every place card gives you the essentials at a glance.
▸ Listen to the story of places
With the audio guide, put your phone away and look up. In one minute, a captivating narration tells you about the place in front of you: what happened there, who built it, the detail nobody notices. You no longer just walk by, you understand what you're looking at.
With Around Us+, more than 500,000 places have their own audio guide. Give your full attention to what you see, let the story carry you and leave with its secrets. Playback continues with the screen locked, and you can share it with your loved ones through SharePlay.
▸ Ask your travel assistant
"A nice brunch spot nearby?", "What to see in Lisbon in one day?": ask by text or by voice. The assistant suggests places, builds an itinerary and creates lists for you.
▸ Plan and live your itineraries
Choose your stops, organise your route on foot, by bike or by car, and fly over it in 3D before you even leave.
▸ See the world differently
In augmented reality, raise your phone: the places around you appear in their direction, with their distance. Perfect for finding your way and missing nothing.
▸ Save and share your discoveries
Save your favourites, build your collections (a street art walk in Berlin, the most beautiful viewpoints in Rome) and get inspired by other travellers' ones. Read their reviews, add your own, share your photos and reveal your own hidden gems.
▸ A community of curious minds
Around Us grows every day thanks to a community of passionate travellers. Follow those who inspire you, contribute and help others explore differently, away from tourist traps.
▸ Everywhere with you
On iPhone, iPad and Mac, Around Us is with you from planning your trip to the corner of your street.
▸ Around Us+
An optional subscription to go further: audio guides, travel assistant, augmented reality, premium filters, unlimited itineraries and collectible souvenir medals. The essentials of Around Us remain free.
Download Around Us and let curiosity guide your steps. Every place has a story: listen to it.
more Around Us 7 is here: our biggest update yet.
▸ Made for iPhone Duo
Around Us takes full advantage of both screens. Closed, the outer screen keeps everything at hand. Open, the inner screen lays out the map and the place you are reading side by side, and every fold is seamless.
▸ Audio guides
Put your phone away and look up. With Around Us+, more than 500,000 places now have their own audio guide: a captivating minute about what stands in front of you. Playback continues with the screen locked, and you can share it with SharePlay.
▸ AR, split with the map
Hold up your phone: the places around you appear in their direction, while a map beside the camera shows where they are and how far. On iPhone Duo, simply half-fold the device to split the view.
▸ Photo frame
Close your iPhone Duo and set it down in landscape: it turns into a photo frame that lets you discover remarkable places, one picture at a time.
▸ A redesigned experience
The map now fills the whole screen for a more immersive journey. Places open alongside it, navigation is simpler and everything is closer at hand, on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Thank you for exploring with us. Every place has a story: listen to it.
This version also fixes a crash that could occur after signing in with Apple.
7.0.4 3 days ago
Around Us 7 is here: our biggest update yet.
▸ Made for iPhone Duo
Around Us takes full advantage of both screens. Closed, the outer screen keeps everything at hand. Open, the inner screen lays out the map and the place you are reading side by side, and every fold is seamless.
▸ Audio guides
Put your phone away and look up. With Around Us+, more than 500,000 places now have their own audio guide: a captivating minute about what stands in front of you. Playback continues with the screen locked, and you can share it with SharePlay.
▸ AR, split with the map
Hold up your phone: the places around you appear in their direction, while a map beside the camera shows where they are and how far. On iPhone Duo, simply half-fold the device to split the view.
▸ Photo frame
Close your iPhone Duo and set it down in landscape: it turns into a photo frame that lets you discover remarkable places, one picture at a time.
▸ A redesigned experience
The map now fills the whole screen for a more immersive journey. Places open alongside it, navigation is simpler and everything is closer at hand, on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Thank you for exploring with us. Every place has a story: listen to it.
This version also fixes a crash that could occur after signing in with Apple.
7.0.3 6 days ago
Around Us 7 is here: our biggest update yet.
▸ Made for iPhone Duo
Around Us takes full advantage of both screens. Closed, the outer screen keeps everything at hand. Open, the inner screen lays out the map and the place you are reading side by side, and every fold is seamless.
▸ Audio guides
Put your phone away and look up. With Around Us+, more than 500,000 places now have their own audio guide: a captivating minute about what stands in front of you. Playback continues with the screen locked, and you can share it with SharePlay.
▸ AR, split with the map
Hold up your phone: the places around you appear in their direction, while a map beside the camera shows where they are and how far. On iPhone Duo, simply half-fold the device to split the view.
▸ Photo frame
Close your iPhone Duo and set it down in landscape: it turns into a photo frame that lets you discover remarkable places, one picture at a time.
▸ A redesigned experience
The map now fills the whole screen for a more immersive journey. Places open alongside it, navigation is simpler and everything is closer at hand, on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Thank you for exploring with us. Every place has a story: listen to it.
This version also fixes a crash that could occur after signing in with Apple.
7.0.2 11 Oct
Around Us 7 is here: our biggest update yet.
▸ Made for iPhone Duo
Around Us takes full advantage of both screens. Closed, the outer screen keeps everything at hand. Open, the inner screen lays out the map and the place you are reading side by side, and every fold is seamless.
▸ Audio guides
Put your phone away and look up. With Around Us+, more than 500,000 places now have their own audio guide: a captivating minute about what stands in front of you. Playback continues with the screen locked, and you can share it with SharePlay.
▸ AR, split with the map
Hold up your phone: the places around you appear in their direction, while a map beside the camera shows where they are and how far. On iPhone Duo, simply half-fold the device to split the view.
▸ Photo frame
Close your iPhone Duo and set it down in landscape: it turns into a photo frame that lets you discover remarkable places, one picture at a time.
▸ A redesigned experience
The map now fills the whole screen for a more immersive journey. Places open alongside it, navigation is simpler and everything is closer at hand, on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Thank you for exploring with us. Every place has a story: listen to it.
This version also fixes a crash that could occur after signing in with Apple.
7.0.1 10 Oct
Around Us 7 is here: our biggest update yet.
▸ Made for iPhone Duo
Around Us takes full advantage of both screens. Closed, the outer screen keeps everything at hand. Open, the inner screen lays out the map and the place you are reading side by side, and every fold is seamless.
▸ Audio guides
Put your phone away and look up. With Around Us+, more than 500,000 places now have their own audio guide: a captivating minute about what stands in front of you. Playback continues with the screen locked, and you can share it with SharePlay.
▸ AR, split with the map
Hold up your phone: the places around you appear in their direction, while a map beside the camera shows where they are and how far. On iPhone Duo, simply half-fold the device to split the view.
▸ Photo frame
Close your iPhone Duo and set it down in landscape: it turns into a photo frame that lets you discover remarkable places, one picture at a time.
▸ A redesigned experience
The map now fills the whole screen for a more immersive journey. Places open alongside it, navigation is simpler and everything is closer at hand, on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Thank you for exploring with us. Every place has a story: listen to it.
7.0.0 10 Oct
AroundUs is ready for iOS 27.
- Resize it your way: the map and sidebar reflow to any window size, from a narrow column to full screen.
- Point your camera at a place with Visual Intelligence: AroundUs now analyses the photo itself and tells you what it is and where it is.
- Open the assistant and it suggests what to see nearby, based on the time of day, the season and what’s on your map.
- Places, collections and itineraries are now system items: find them straight from Spotlight.
- Ask Siri to open any place, collection or itinerary.
- Dictation works entirely on your device: faster, more private, and it works in airplane mode.
- Reviews in another language include “Show original”, so you can read the traveller’s own words.
- Writing Tools put the controls for reviews and replies where they belong.
- Fixed a crash
6.2.1 14 Sept
AroundUs is ready for iOS 27.
- Resize it your way: the map and sidebar reflow to any window size, from a slim column to full screen.
- Point your camera at a place with Visual Intelligence: AroundUs now looks at the photo itself and tells you what and where it is.
- Open the assistant and it suggests what to see nearby, based on the time of day, the season, and what’s on your map.
- Places, collections and itineraries are now system items: find them straight from Spotlight.
- Ask Siri to open any place, collection or itinerary.
- Dictation runs entirely on your device: faster, more private, and it works in airplane mode.
- Reviews in another language include “Show original”, so you can read the traveller’s own words.
- Writing Tools where you write reviews and replies, and moved out of the way where they shouldn’t be.
6.2.0 11 Sept
New: Korean, Japanese, Turkish and Chinese.
Around Us now speaks four more languages. The whole app is translated — and place descriptions, collections and search results now appear in your language too.
한국어 · 日本語 · Türkçe · 中文
Happy exploring!
6.1.8 1 Sept
- New AI companion: ask anything about places around you and get instant suggestions, uncover hidden gems, and plan your itinerary through natural chat — now with voice input.
- Redesigned filters: browse by category in a clean, searchable grid, tap a group to see everything inside it, and let the map focus automatically on your first match. Premium filters and effects are now clearly marked.
- A cleaner, more refined interface: less clutter, clearer titles, and smoother transitions across the map and every screen.
- Fixed photos not attaching correctly when added to a place.
- Fixed a layout gap that could grow in the map panel.
- More reliable background uploads, with clear success and error messages.
- Various additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
6.1.7 23 Jul
- New AI companion: ask anything about places around you and get instant suggestions, uncover hidden gems, and plan your itinerary through natural chat — now with voice input.
- Redesigned filters: browse by category in a clean, searchable grid, tap a group to see everything inside it, and let the map focus automatically on your first match. Premium filters and effects are now clearly marked.
- A cleaner, more refined interface: less clutter, clearer titles, and smoother transitions across the map and every screen.
- Fixed photos not attaching correctly when added to a place.
- Fixed a layout gap that could grow in the map panel.
- More reliable background uploads, with clear success and error messages.
- Various additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
6.1.6 23 Jul
- New AI companion: ask anything about places around you and get instant suggestions, uncover hidden gems, and plan your itinerary through natural chat — now with voice input.
- Redesigned filters: browse by category in a clean, searchable grid, tap a group to see everything inside it, and let the map focus automatically on your first match. Premium filters and effects are now clearly marked.
- A cleaner, more refined interface: less clutter, clearer titles, and smoother transitions across the map and every screen.
- Fixed photos not attaching correctly when added to a place.
- Fixed a layout gap that could grow in the map panel.
- More reliable background uploads, with clear success and error messages.
- Various additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
6.1.5 17 Jul
- New AI companion: ask anything about places around you and get instant suggestions, uncover hidden gems, and plan your itinerary through natural chat — now with voice input.
- Redesigned filters: browse by category in a clean, searchable grid, tap a group to see everything inside it, and let the map focus automatically on your first match. Premium filters and effects are now clearly marked.
- A cleaner, more refined interface: less clutter, clearer titles, and smoother transitions across the map and every screen.
- Fixed photos not attaching correctly when added to a place.
- Fixed a layout gap that could grow in the map panel.
- More reliable background uploads, with clear success and error messages.
- Various additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
6.1.4 13 Jul
- New AI companion: ask anything about places around you and get instant suggestions, uncover hidden gems, and plan your itinerary through natural chat — now with voice input.
- Redesigned filters: browse by category in a clean, searchable grid, tap a group to see everything inside it, and let the map focus automatically on your first match. Premium filters and effects are now clearly marked.
- A cleaner, more refined interface: less clutter, clearer titles, and smoother transitions across the map and every screen.
- Fixed photos not attaching correctly when added to a place.
- Fixed a layout gap that could grow in the map panel.
- More reliable background uploads, with clear success and error messages.
- Various additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
6.1.3 12 Jul
- New AI companion: ask anything about places around you and get instant suggestions, uncover hidden gems, and plan your itinerary through natural chat — now with voice input.
- Redesigned filters: browse by category in a clean, searchable grid, tap a group to see everything inside it, and let the map focus automatically on your first match. Premium filters and effects are now clearly marked.
- A cleaner, more refined interface: less clutter, clearer titles, and smoother transitions across the map and every screen.
- Fixed photos not attaching correctly when added to a place.
- Fixed a layout gap that could grow in the map panel.
- More reliable background uploads, with clear success and error messages.
- Various additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
6.1.2 7 Jul
- New AI companion: ask anything about places around you and get instant suggestions, uncover hidden gems, and plan your itinerary through natural chat — now with voice input.
- Redesigned filters: browse by category in a clean, searchable grid, tap a group to see everything inside it, and let the map focus automatically on your first match. Premium filters and effects are now clearly marked.
- A cleaner, more refined interface: less clutter, clearer titles, and smoother transitions across the map and every screen.
- Fixed photos not attaching correctly when added to a place.
- Fixed a layout gap that could grow in the map panel.
- More reliable background uploads, with clear success and error messages.
- Various additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
6.1.1 6 Jul
- New AI companion: ask anything about places around you and get instant suggestions, uncover hidden gems, and plan your itinerary through natural chat — now with voice input.
- Redesigned filters: browse by category in a clean, searchable grid, tap a group to see everything inside it, and let the map focus automatically on your first match. Premium filters and effects are now clearly marked.
- A cleaner, more refined interface: less clutter, clearer titles, and smoother transitions across the map and every screen.
- Fixed photos not attaching correctly when added to a place.
- Fixed a layout gap that could grow in the map panel.
- More reliable background uploads, with clear success and error messages.
- Various additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
6.1.0 5 Jul
Around Us turns your walks into adventures.
- Discover hidden treasure chests, collect souvenirs from every place, and grow as an Explorer, Guide, Illustrator or Ambassador.
- New leaderboard, 3D medallions on your profile, smarter nearby suggestions, refreshed AR view and social map.
- Swap your duplicate coins.
- Invite friends and earn new collectibles.
6.0.9 22 Jun
Around Us turns your walks into adventures.
- Discover hidden treasure chests, collect souvenirs from every place, and grow as an Explorer, Guide, Illustrator or Ambassador.
- New leaderboard, 3D medallions on your profile, smarter nearby suggestions, refreshed AR view and social map.
- Swap your duplicate coins.
- Invite friends and earn new collectibles.
6.0.8 19 Jun
Around Us turns your walks into adventures.
- Discover hidden treasure chests, collect souvenirs from every place, and grow as an Explorer, Guide, Illustrator or Ambassador.
- New leaderboard, 3D medallions on your profile, smarter nearby suggestions, refreshed AR view and social map.
- Swap your duplicate coins.
- Invite friends and earn new collectibles.
6.0.7 17 Jun
Around Us turns your walks into adventures.
- Discover hidden treasure chests, collect souvenirs from every place, and grow as an Explorer, Guide, Illustrator or Ambassador.
- New leaderboard, 3D medallions on your profile, smarter nearby suggestions, refreshed AR view and social map.
- Swap your duplicate coins.
- Invite friends and earn new collectibles.
6.0.6 3 Jun
Around Us turns your walks into adventures. Discover hidden treasure chests, collect souvenirs from every place, and grow as an Explorer, Guide, Illustrator or Ambassador. New leaderboard, 3D medallions on your profile, smarter nearby suggestions, refreshed AR view and social map.
6.0.5 28 May
Around Us turns your walks into adventures. Discover hidden treasure chests, collect souvenirs from every place, and grow as an Explorer, Guide, Illustrator or Ambassador. New leaderboard, 3D medallions on your profile, smarter nearby suggestions, refreshed AR view and social map.
6.0.4 28 May
Around Us turns your walks into adventures. Discover hidden treasure chests, collect souvenirs from every place, and grow as an Explorer, Guide, Illustrator or Ambassador. New leaderboard, 3D medallions on your profile, smarter nearby suggestions, refreshed AR view and social map.
6.0.3 23 May
Around Us turns your walks into adventures. Discover hidden treasure chests, collect souvenirs from every place, and grow as an Explorer, Guide, Illustrator or Ambassador. New leaderboard, 3D medallions on your profile, smarter nearby suggestions, refreshed AR view and social map.
6.0.2 21 May
Around Us turns your walks into adventures. Discover hidden treasure chests, collect souvenirs from every place, and grow as an Explorer, Guide, Illustrator or Ambassador. New leaderboard, 3D medallions on your profile, smarter nearby suggestions, refreshed AR view and social map.
6.0.1 19 May
Around Us 7 is here: our biggest update yet.
▸ Made for iPhone Duo
Around Us takes full advantage of both screens. Closed, the outer screen keeps everything at hand. Open, the inner screen lays out the map and the place you are reading side by side, and every fold is seamless.
▸ Audio guides
Put your phone away and look up. With Around Us+, more than 500,000 places now have their own audio guide: a captivating minute about what stands in front of you. Playback continues with the screen locked, and you can share it with SharePlay.
▸ AR, split with the map
Hold up your phone: the places around you appear in their direction, while a map beside the camera shows where they are and how far. On iPhone Duo, simply half-fold the device to split the view.
▸ Photo frame
Close your iPhone Duo and set it down in landscape: it turns into a photo frame that lets you discover remarkable places, one picture at a time.
▸ A redesigned experience
The map now fills the whole screen for a more immersive journey. Places open alongside it, navigation is simpler and everything is closer at hand, on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Thank you for exploring with us. Every place has a story: listen to it.
This version also fixes a crash that could occur after signing in with Apple.
more Version 7.0.4 3 days ago
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