Best Free Walking Tour Apps (2026)

The best free walking tour apps in 2026 are izi.TRAVEL (free and enormous), Rick Steves Audio Europe (free, Europe only), and Roamer (free to start on every tour, with a low-cost option to unlock more). Each is free in a slightly different way, so the right pick depends on where you are going and how much depth you want. Here is an honest breakdown.

Best free walking tour apps compared

App	What's free	Coverage	Best for
izi.TRAVEL	Everything	Tens of thousands of tours, thousands of cities	Free breadth and museums
Rick Steves Audio Europe	Everything	70+ European cities	Free, trusted, Europe
Roamer	Every tour free to start, about first 30%	140+ tours, 45 cities, 12 countries	Curated free previews
GPSmyCity	App and maps free, most tours a few dollars to unlock	1,000+ cities	Offline maps plus articles

izi.TRAVEL: the most free coverage

izi.TRAVEL is completely free and by far the broadest, with tens of thousands of tours across thousands of cities and strong museum coverage. The catch is that publishing is open, so quality varies from one tour to the next. Read reviews before committing, and it is a great free option when you just want something for a city no one else covers.

Rick Steves Audio Europe: best free option in Europe

If you are in Europe, Rick Steves Audio Europe is free, trusted, and well produced, covering more than 70 cities in his familiar voice. It is Europe-only, so it will not help elsewhere, but within Europe it is hard to beat for the price.

Roamer: curated tours, free to start

Roamer is not fully free, but every tour is free to start, so you can walk and listen to roughly the first 30% before deciding whether to buy. That means you can tour on a budget, sampling curated, consistently produced walks in 45 cities, and only pay ($4.99 per tour or $19.99 for a 30-day pass) if you want the full route. Try one for free.

A note on "free" walking tours

Separately from apps, many cities have free walking tours led by a live guide. These are free to join but run on tips, with a customary tip of around $10 to $20 per person, so they are not truly free. For the difference between guided and self-guided, see self-guided vs guided walking tours, and for the full app field including paid options, see the best self-guided walking tour apps.