UCPlaces | The tour guide app3.47 - App Store

Self-Guided Audio Tours & Travel Experiences.
UCPlaces is a self-guided tour app that turns your phone into a smart personal tour guide in the real world. Just click “Start Tour” for a fun and effortless experience - the live city map with GPS navigation instructions and automatic audio stories that play as you move let you explore cities, landmarks, and routes with total freedom: no planning, no groups, no schedules, no pressure.

Whether you’re walking city streets, taking a driving tour, or discovering hidden gems, 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. It works 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 tour 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
- Audio tours with voice navigation - hands-free and effortless
- Phone-guided tours that play automatically 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
Explore deeper. Learn effortlessly. Travel smarter.
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

Version History Explore more easily with a fresh new look for UCPlaces! Our redesigned app makes it simpler to discover tours near you, browse nearby cities and popular destinations, and find your next adventure. We’ve also refreshed tour pages so the details you need are easier to see before you start. 3.47 Sep 30 • Improved navigation for a smoother tour experience
• New reverse tour support (when option is available) 3.46 Sep 7 Improved Tour Preview Screens
New login reminder notice
⁠Improved Carplay navigation
New Skip POI option in Carplay 3.45 Aug 28 New “Starting Point” info section with live map and Route Preview on the tour info page.
New option to view POI location on map and Start Tour from POI.
Minor Bug fixes. 3.44 Aug 4 Mminor bug fixes and enhancements.
Improved user feedback mechanism. 3.43 Jul 29 Minor bug fixes and improvements. 3.42 Jul 17 Better Carplay / iPhone synchronization
Improved Carplay voice
Better support for unordered POI triggering 3.41 Jul 6 Walking tours now update more smoothly when rerouting. 3.40 Jun 15 If you encounter a temporary road closure, we will automatically reroute you so that your tour continues smoothly. 3.39 Apr 17 Improved audio indication when using Bluetooth or CarPlay, and added alerts when volume is too low for a better listening experience 3.38 Mar 18 - Improved tour screen user interface.
- Minor bug fixes and performance improvements 3.37 Mar 7 - Redesigned tour screens with improved clarity and cleaner layout.
- Updated and improved "Resume Tour" scenarios. 3.36 Feb 26 User controls UI improvements, minor bug fixes and performance improvements. 2.35 Feb 12 - New and improved tour tour navigation panel - the most intuitive UCPlaces panel yet.
- Know exactly where you are and where you're going.
- New features help you skip points, return to previous points and overcome any navigation obstacles.
- Improved "Resume Tour" feature
- Upgraded quality control
- Improved AI Assistant
- New USA tours and Europe tours 2.34 Jan 29 Great new features!

New Tour Controls: Manually trigger (play) a point of interest if GPS positioning isn’t accurate. Skip a point of interest if an area is inaccessible—or if you’ve already been there—and go back to previous points of interest anytime.

AI Assistant: Get help and answers while you explore.

In-app Photo Snap: Capture moments without leaving the tour.

New Navigation Panel: A cleaner, more intuitive panel across all tour modes.

Happy touring! 2.33 Jan 17 Improved CarPlay experience: We’ve added smart tour-start detection with a friendly notice so you don’t accidentally run the same tour on both CarPlay and your iPhone at once.
This helps ensure a smoother, distraction-free experience while exploring! 2.32 11/26/2025 Fixed an issue with walking tour rerouting that occasionally prevented certain POIs from appearing on the screen. 2.31.0 11/16/2025 Fixed a bug that caused some tour purchases to not process correctly. 2.30.0 10/29/2025 Minor bug fixes. 2.29.0 10/16/2025 Fixed an issue where, in some cases, tours would not unlock after purchase for users who weren’t signed in. 2.28.0 10/10/2025 Fixed a rare crash issue and improved walking mode for a smoother, more reliable tour experience. 2.27.0 10/09/2025 Big update this time!

Walking tours just got smarter. The app now adjusts based on where you are—near, a bit away, or far from the starting point—and gives you the right navigation every time. No more guessing how to begin.

Invite friends, earn rewards. Share UCPlaces with friends and everyone wins! They get a discount on their first tour, and you earn discounts (and even free tours) for bringing them along.

Exploring has never been easier—or more rewarding. Update now and start your next adventure! 2.26.0 09/02/2025 • Updated tour screen design for a smoother experience
• Enhanced driving tour functionality for better on-the-go guidance 2.25.0 07/02/2025 We've squashed some bugs to keep everything running smoothly.
Added and improved Multilingual Tours Display and User Preferences settings. 2.24.0 05/29/2025 Fixed minor bugs, improved UX flow and partner integration, 2.23.0 05/13/2025