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Action Tour Guide

For independent travelers and road-trippers who value historical context and flexibility over traditional group tour schedules.

83apps4.5(17.4K)Travel & LocalTravel

Snapshot

Who is Action Tour Guide?

Providing self-guided, GPS-triggered audio tours for travelers exploring national parks and historic landmarks. Enabling independent exploration through location-aware storytelling.

Target audience

Independent travelersRoad-trippers who value historical contextFlexibility over traditional group tour schedules

Active nemesis

Audio Guide

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 83
83
apps
Travel & Local7
Travel3

Last updated

Action Tour Guide: Experiences

v8.4.94

7mo ago

Active

Publisher DNA

What defines Action Tour Guide?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Travel & Local · GPS-triggered audio tours

Scale

studio

Target audience

Independent travelers and road-trippers who value historical context and flexibility over traditional group tour schedules.

Signature Patterns

  • •GPS-triggered audio narration as the core UX mechanic
  • •Offline-first functionality to support remote travel environments
  • •Freemium pricing model across the majority of the portfolio
  • •Focus on historical, cultural, and geographical storytelling
Active

Portfolio momentum

Released 9 updates across 33 apps in the last 6 months, with consistent maintenance of top-tier historical and national park titles.

Last release 63d agoActive apps 10Abandoned 23

Portfolio

What does Action Tour Guide ship?

Apps

83 apps analysed

Distributed across 14 markets, strongest in Americas.

Based on 7 of 83 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .

Americas (3)

  • United States7 / 7
  • Canada1 / 7
  • Mexico1 / 7

Europe (5)

  • France1 / 7
  • Germany1 / 7
  • Spain1 / 7
  • Turkey1 / 7
  • United Kingdom1 / 7

Asia-Pacific (6)

  • Australia1 / 7
  • India1 / 7
  • Indonesia1 / 7
  • Japan1 / 7
  • Singapore1 / 7
›+1 more asia-pacific market
  • Vietnam1 / 7

Core markets (7/7 apps)

United States

User Sentiment

How do users feel about their apps?

1

Positive apps

0

Neutral / mixed

0

Negative apps

90/100

Avg sentiment score

Rivals

Who does Action Tour Guide compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(1)

Audio Guide

known forVoiceMap: Audio Tours & Guides

1 app4.8Travel

Both apps target independent travelers with GPS-triggered audio tours, creating direct competition for the same road-trip and sightseeing user base.

Contenders(4)

Alistair Pott

known forWaifarer: Trip Audio Guides

1 app0.0Travel

Both apps target road-trippers with GPS-triggered audio narration, creating direct competition for the same travel-focused user base.

Aymeric Gin

known forCityGuide - Walking Audio Tour

1 app0.0Travel

Both apps provide GPS-triggered audio narration for travelers, competing directly for the self-guided sightseeing market through automated location-aware content.

Headout

known forDex: Audio Tours & City Guides

1 app4.5Travel

Both apps target independent travelers with location-aware audio narration for sightseeing, competing for the same time-share during travel.

Questo - City Exploration Games

known forQuesto: Walking Tours & Games

1 app4.4Travel

Both apps compete for the same leisure time and tourism spend by providing location-aware experiences for travelers and locals.

Same space(19)

Adventure Projects

known forNational Park Trail Guide

1 app4.5Travel

Provides hiking and site-seeing data for national parks, serving as a utility for the same outdoor-focused audience.

AUTIO

known forAutio: Road Trip & Travel App

1 app4.8Travel

Offers location-based audio storytelling for road trips, competing for the same user attention during travel.

Chimani

known forChimani: National Parks

1 app3.6Travel

Offers trip planning and navigation for national parks, competing for the same audience seeking park-specific travel tools.

Convexity Holdings AG

known forMAPS.ME: Offline Maps, GPS Nav

1 app4.7Travel

Provides offline navigation utility for travelers, overlapping with the offline-first requirement of the source app.

David Kneynsberg

known forBlue Ridge Parkway Audio Tour

1 app4.4Travel

Provides location-aware audio narration for a specific scenic drive, serving as a niche alternative for the same road-trip audience.

GPSmyCity.com

known forGPSmyCity: Walks in 1K+ Cities

1 app4.2Travel

Provides self-guided walking tours and offline maps, directly overlapping with the source app's core utility for independent sightseeing.

GyPSy Guide

known forGuideAlong | GPS Audio Tours

1 app4.9Travel

Competes directly in the GPS-triggered audio tour niche for national parks, sharing the same target audience of road-trippers.

Hawaii Audio Tours

known forRoad to Hana: Maui Audio Tours

1 app4.4Travel

Offers a GPS-guided driving experience for a specific scenic route, competing for the same road-trip audience.

National Park Service

known forNational Park Service

2 apps4.9Travel

Acts as the official government-backed alternative for park navigation, directly competing with the source app's core focus on national park tours.

Outdooractive AG

known forOutdooractive

2 apps4.5Travel

Offers topographic mapping and navigation for outdoor enthusiasts, competing for the same user base that requires reliable offline terrain data.

Parkwolf

known forParkwolf: National Park Guide

1 app4.7Travel

Targets the same national park visitor demographic with location-aware audio and offline navigation.

RICK STEVES EUROPE

known forRick Steves Audio Europe™

1 app4.0Travel

Provides expert-led audio tours for European travelers, serving as a free, educational alternative for the same audience.

Seven seven Hanson

known forWalknTours

1 app4.8Travel

Offers self-guided audio tours across multiple cities, competing for the same independent traveler audience as the source app.

Shaka Guide

known forShaka Guide | GPS Audio Tours

1 app4.9Travel

Provides GPS-triggered audio tours for national parks, serving as a direct substitute for the source app's core functionality.

Social Knowledge

known forRV LIFE - RV GPS & Campgrounds

1 app4.6Travel

Targets the road-tripper demographic with specialized navigation and planning tools, overlapping with the source app's road-trip audience.

TravelStorysGPS

known forTravelStorys Audio Tours

1 app4.9Travel

Provides GPS-enabled audio tours for travelers, directly overlapping with the source app's core audio-tour functionality.

Uluru Audio Guide Pty

known forUluru Audio Guide Tour

1 app3.4Travel

Provides location-specific audio commentary for a national park, serving as a niche alternative for travelers in that region.

Viator

known forViator Tours & Attractions

1 app4.9Travel

Serves as a booking marketplace for tours, acting as a discovery layer for travelers who might later use the source app for the actual tour experience.

Wesley Vance

known forExploreHere - Roadtrip Guide

1 app4.7Travel

Targets road-trippers with historical landmark storytelling, competing for the same user base interested in educational travel content.

New entrants(2)

Oleksandr Shemyakin

known forPhoneGuide: Audio Tour Guide

1 app0.0Travel

Offers GPS-triggered audio tours for independent travelers, directly overlapping with the source app's core functionality.

Wandering Horizons Travel

known forOdyssey Guide

1 app5.0Travel

Provides AI-crafted walking tours with audio narration, competing for the same audience interested in personalized, narrative-driven exploration.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on Action Tour Guide

Bottom line

Action Tour Guide has successfully productized the self-guided tour experience by standardizing GPS-triggered content across a wide range of U.S. landmarks. Their high weighted rating suggests strong product-market fit for travelers seeking an informative, autonomous alternative to commercial tour operators.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does Action Tour Guide publish?
Action Tour Guide has 83 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Travel & Local category.
What kind of apps does Action Tour Guide make?
Action Tour Guide's portfolio is concentrated in Travel & Local and Travel, with an average rating of 4.5/5 across rated apps.
What is Action Tour Guide's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, Action Tour Guide: Experiences is Action Tour Guide's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are Action Tour Guide's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked Action Tour Guide's apps across 14 countries.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
33
With full intel:
0
With overview:
33
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

Disclosure: Independent intel to help mobile builders succeed.

AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Action Tour Guide, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

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Marlvel.ai. “Action Tour Guide intelligence.” Updated 2026-05-20. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/action-tour-guide-llc

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