Live audio for guided tours
Every word reaches the back of the group.
Tourpod streams your voice live to your group's phones. Tourists scan a QR code, put in their own earbuds and hear you clearly. No receivers to rent, charge or clean.
- Android and iPhone
- Works offline with a pocket router
- Captions in 50+ languages
Your group already has the receivers: their phones and earbuds.
Create an event, show the QR code and start talking.
Traffic, crowds and wind stop mattering when your voice is in their ears.
How it works
Three steps from the meeting point to the first stop
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Create an event
Name the walk or pick a tour you prepared. Tourpod gives it a QR code and a six-character join code.
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Tourists scan and join
They scan the code in the Tourpod app and type their name. No account, no sign-up.
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Start talking
Tap Start talking. The whole group hears you live, even with their screens locked.
Live captions
Captions in each tourist's language
Turn on captions and your speech appears as text on every phone while you talk. Each tourist picks a language, and their phone translates it.
- More than 50 languages, translated on the tourist's phone
- Language packs download once and work offline
- Helps hard-of-hearing guests follow every stop
“This square was the city's fish market for four hundred years.”
During the tour
Everything you need to run the group from your phone
Questions
Tourists send questions from their phones. You see them in a queue and answer out loud. Urgent ones go first.
Polls
Let the group vote on a lunch spot or an extra stop and watch the results come in.
Photos and notes
Share prepared photo sets with descriptions at the right stop.
Break timer
Start a break with a countdown everyone sees, and add five minutes when the coffee takes longer.
Group map and SOS
See your tourists on a map. A tourist who gets lost can send you their location and follow a walking route back to you.
Ratings and reviews
Tourists rate the tour when it ends, and you see the scores for each tour.
Tour history
Every event keeps a timeline: who joined, questions, polls and breaks.
Stays connected
If a phone loses signal, Tourpod reconnects on its own. If your app closes, resume the event with the same code.
Offline mode
Works where mobile internet doesn't
Catacombs, castle cellars, mountain trails, groups abroad without roaming. Bring a pocket travel router and Tourpod carries your voice over its Wi-Fi without any internet.
- Tourpod sets up its voice server on the router from the app
- When the internet is available, phones switch between Wi-Fi and the internet on their own
- Ready-made settings for GL.iNet travel routers and the Cudy TR3000
FAQ
Questions guides ask us
Do tourists need to install an app?
Yes, the free Tourpod app for Android or iPhone. They scan your QR code and enter a name. No account is needed.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. With a pocket travel router, your voice goes over the router's Wi-Fi. Without one, Tourpod uses mobile internet.
Will tourists who don't speak my language understand me?
Turn on live captions. Your speech is transcribed, and each tourist reads it translated into their own language. Captions need internet on your phone; tourists with Android 13 or newer can also get captions offline.
Can tourists lock their phones?
Yes. Tourpod keeps playing in the background, so tourists can lock the screen or open other apps.
How many people can listen?
Over the internet there is no fixed limit. Offline, it depends on the router's Wi-Fi; a modern Wi-Fi 6 travel router handles a typical walking group.
When can I start?
We're running a closed beta for guides on Android. Write to us and we'll send you an invite.
Guiding tours? Try Tourpod before launch.
We're inviting guides to the closed beta on Android. Write to us and we'll send you an invite.