Museum audio guide app for smartphones
Guideius helps museums, castles and heritage sites offer a smartphone visit designed for interpretation: digital labels, exhibition trails, QR codes, GPS, offline mode, multilingual content and accessibility, without requiring visitors to use dedicated devices.
© Cedarc - Musée du Malgré-Tout
© Cedarc - Musée du Malgré-Tout
What a museum expects from an audio guide app, beyond a discovery platform
More than a regional showcase
For a museum, the main priority is not to list every place in a destination. It is to create a narrative around objects, guide visitors' attention, provide context for collections and adapt the level of detail to different audiences.
A good museum audio guide app must also remain easy for your teams to manage. You should be able to publish, correct, enrich and update digital labels, room-by-room trails, children's visits and temporary exhibitions without relying on a heavy deployment process.
Digital labels and objects
Add commentary, visuals and audio content to extend labels and enrich interpretation around your collections.
International visitors and families
Adapt visits for families, international groups, independent visitors and audiences with specific needs.
Temporary exhibitions
Publish and adjust content at your own pace for permanent collections, temporary trails and events.
Visits without dedicated devices
Deliver the visit on smartphones with adaptable reading settings, without managing a fleet of audio guide devices on site.
The essential building blocks of a museum audio guide app
QR codes and GPS
Trigger content with QR codes, geolocation or a combination of both, depending on the layout of your trail.
Multilingual content
Publish your trails in several languages to welcome international visitors and diverse groups more effectively.
Offline Mode
Let visitors download content before their visit to prevent interruptions in areas with poor mobile coverage.
Accessible reading
Offer adaptable reading settings to improve visitor comfort and make the trail more inclusive.
Useful analytics
Track downloads and trail usage to improve your content, without collecting personal data.
Digital labels and multimedia
Combine text, images, audio and video to enrich the visit and provide context for objects.
Need the full feature list?
Visit our dedicated Guideius features page to learn more about text-to-speech, quizzes, multimedia content, digital labels and use cases for each type of organisation.
Explore all featuresA museum audio guide app designed for interpretation and day-to-day operation
Guideius is designed for teams that want to enrich visits without making operations more complex. The app adapts to museums, castles, heritage centres, interpretation centres and outdoor trails, with a focus on your content rather than a simple directory of places.
- Delivery on visitors' own devices, with no fleet of audio guide hardware to maintain.
- Create digital labels, themed trails and audio content independently.
- Update content quickly when a gallery changes, an object is removed or a temporary exhibition opens.
- Protect privacy with useful analytics that do not collect visitors' personal data.
- Combine text, media, text-to-speech and your own recordings in galleries and on outdoor trails.
Formats designed for museums and heritage sites
Permanent collection
Add audio commentary, themed highlights and multimedia content to enrich permanent galleries without adding more signage.
Temporary exhibition
Quickly deploy a dedicated trail for an exhibition, event or seasonal programme, then update the content as your needs evolve.
Castle or heritage site
Combine GPS content, QR codes and offline mode to guide visitors through courtyards, gardens, outbuildings and outdoor trails.