Comparison
Roots Earth and Audiala: the facts
Roots Earth: Audio stories for 5,665 places in 133 cities, 25 countries and 6 regions. The stories are written by local people. Audiala is an app for iOS and Android with a web version, which its Google Play listing describes as "Your personal audio guide, in your pocket." The table puts the facts of both side by side; every Audiala fact on this page comes from Audiala's own pages, read on 16 September 2026, and is listed under Sources.
Published 15 September 2026. Markdown: audiala.md
How do Roots Earth and Audiala compare?
| Fact | Roots Earth | Audiala |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | 133 cities in 25 countries across 6 regions | 117,000 monuments and 1,890 cities (App Store); 117,000+ places across 1,890 cities (Google Play) |
| Cities and places, where published | 133 cities and 5,665 places | 117,000 monuments and 1,890 cities (App Store); 117,000+ places across 1,890 cities (Google Play) |
| Languages | Every place in all 133 cities has its audio story, a short introduction and a longer story, in all seven languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Albanian. | 11 languages (both stores) |
| Account needed | No account | Not stated on their site |
| Plays offline | Yes, once a city's audio is downloaded | Yes, with whole cities downloaded in advance (Google Play) |
| Who writes the content, where stated | Local people write the stories | "AI-assisted content generation", reviewed by their editors (editorial process page); places "narrated by AI" (Google Play) |
| Platforms | iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play) | iOS, Android and the web |
| Store links | App Store and Google Play | App Store and Google Play |
This page is about Roots Earth, and the Roots Earth app page describes the app.
Every row in full
What it covers
Roots Earth: Audio stories for 5,665 places in 133 cities, 25 countries and 6 regions. Europe: 10 countries, 58 cities and 2,313 places. North America: 2 countries, 10 cities and 467 places. Latin America: 4 countries, 20 cities and 892 places. Africa: 3 countries, 15 cities and 650 places. Asia: 3 countries, 15 cities and 705 places. Oceania: 3 countries, 15 cities and 638 places.
Audiala: The App Store description states "117,000 monuments. 1,890 cities." The Google Play description states "117,000+ places across 1,890 cities, in 11 languages". Sources: 4, 5.
Cities and places, where published
Roots Earth: 133 cities and 5,665 places. The counts come from the Roots Earth catalogue snapshot read on 31 October 2026 (2026-10-31T08:21:20.121Z).
Audiala: The App Store description states "117,000 monuments. 1,890 cities." The Google Play description states "117,000+ places across 1,890 cities, in 11 languages". Sources: 4, 5.
Languages
Roots Earth: Every place in all 133 cities has its audio story, a short introduction and a longer story, in all seven languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Albanian. Each language covers all 5,665 places.
Audiala: 11 languages, on both store listings. The App Store Languages field lists 11 entries: Czech, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish. Sources: 4, 5.
Account needed
Audiala: Not stated on their site.
Plays offline
Audiala: Yes. The Google Play description states that whole cities can be downloaded in advance and that Audiala then becomes a full offline travel guide with no signal needed. Source: 5.
Who writes the content, where stated
Audiala: The editorial process page states "Audiala uses AI-assisted content generation to produce guides at scale while maintaining editorial quality" and uses "large language models to transform structured research into readable, engaging prose", drawing facts from "Wikidata and Wikipedia", "Official tourism boards and municipal websites" and "Web search across multiple sources", and adds that its editors review flagged content, low-confidence claims, source contradictions and reader reports, and spot-check new guides. The Google Play description states that places are "narrated by AI and refined with real sources". Sources: 3, 5.
Store links
Audiala: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6446038181. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audiala.audioguide. Sources: 4, 5.
Publisher, as the stores show it
Roots Earth: App Store seller: ROOTS SH.P.K. Google Play developer: ROOTS SHPK. The two stores spell the company name differently; it is the same company.
Audiala: App Store seller and Google Play developer: Audiala Solutions SA. The about page states "Audiala Solutions Ltd", Morges, Switzerland. Sources: 2, 4, 5.
Sources
Every Audiala fact on this page was read on 16 September 2026 from a page Audiala publishes itself; times are UTC. Roots Earth catalogue facts: The counts come from the Roots Earth catalogue snapshot read on 31 October 2026 (2026-10-31T08:21:20.121Z). Store facts retain their cited read dates.
- https://audiala.com: Audiala home page, read 16 September 2026 at 07:05 UTC.
- https://audiala.com/about/: Audiala about page, read 16 September 2026 at 07:05 UTC.
- https://audiala.com/about/editorial-process/: Audiala editorial process page, read 16 September 2026 at 07:05 UTC.
- https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=6446038181&country=us: Audiala App Store listing, read 16 September 2026 at 07:05 UTC; Apple's lookup service, which returns the listing's published fields.
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audiala.audioguide&hl=en&gl=US: Audiala Google Play listing, read 16 September 2026 at 07:05 UTC.
- https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=6772810517: Roots Earth App Store listing, read 24 September 2026 at 08:39 UTC; Apple's lookup service, which returns the listing's published fields.
Roots Earth in short
- No account
- Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection
- Every place in all 133 cities has its audio story, a short introduction and a longer story, in all seven languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Albanian.
Roots Earth for Android is available on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsearth.app. Roots Earth for iOS is available on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6772810517.