Comparison
Roots Earth and GPSmyCity: the facts
Roots Earth is an app with audio stories about 5,665 places in 130 cities, 25 countries and 6 regions, written by local people. GPSmyCity is an app for iOS and Android which, in its own words, brings "travel tips for 1,800+ cities worldwide" and counts "7,000 self-guided walks". The table puts the facts of both side by side; every GPSmyCity fact on this page comes from GPSmyCity's own pages, read on 15 September 2026, and is listed under Sources.
Published 15 September 2026. Markdown: gpsmycity.md
How do Roots Earth and GPSmyCity compare?
| Fact | Roots Earth | GPSmyCity |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | 130 cities in 25 countries across six regions | "1,800+ cities" worldwide; the App Store title says "Walks in 1K+ Cities" |
| Cities and places, where published | 130 cities and 5,665 places | "1,800+ cities" and "7,000 self-guided walks" |
| Languages | 7 languages: English and German in all 130 cities; Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian in 126 | Not stated on their site; the App Store Languages field lists English only |
| Account needed | No account | Not stated on their site |
| Plays offline | Yes, once a city's audio is downloaded | Yes (App Store description and site) |
| Who writes the content, where stated | Local people write the stories | Not stated on their site |
| Platforms | Android (Google Play) | iOS and Android |
| Store links | Google Play | App Store and Google Play |
This page is about Roots Earth, and the Roots Earth home page describes the app.
Every row in full
What it covers
Roots Earth: 130 cities in 25 countries across six regions. Europe: 10 countries, 55 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.
GPSmyCity: GPSmyCity states "1,800+ cities" worldwide, and "670+ cities" for building a custom walk. The App Store title says "Walks in 1K+ Cities". Sources: 1, 2, 3.
Cities and places, where published
Roots Earth: 130 cities and 5,665 places, counted from the live Roots Earth catalogue on 12 September 2026.
GPSmyCity: GPSmyCity counts "1,800+ cities", "7,000 self-guided walks" and "670+ cities" for building a custom walk. Sources: 1, 2, 3.
Languages
Roots Earth: Audio stories in English and German in all 130 cities, and in Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian in 126 cities; Cannes, Marseille, Nice and Monaco have English and German only.
GPSmyCity: Not stated on their site. The App Store Languages field lists English only. Source: 2.
Account needed
GPSmyCity: Not stated on their site.
Plays offline
GPSmyCity: Yes. The App Store description states "The app is designed to be used offline so No Data Plan or Internet is Needed, and No Roaming either." The site states "No Roaming. No Data Plan Needed" and "Work Offline". Sources: 1, 2.
Who writes the content, where stated
GPSmyCity: Not stated on their site.
Store links
GPSmyCity: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id417207307. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gpsmycity.iwtmaster. Sources: 2, 3.
Sources
Every GPSmyCity fact on this page was read on 15 September 2026 from a page GPSmyCity publishes itself; times are UTC. Where the record of the read does not name which GPSmyCity page a statement is on, the row cites every GPSmyCity page it could be on. Roots Earth facts: its live catalogue on 12 September 2026, and Google Play.
- https://www.gpsmycity.com: GPSmyCity home page, read 15 September 2026 at 18:03 UTC.
- https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=417207307,385252771&country=us: GPSmyCity App Store listing, looked up together with GPSmyCity's separate Tirana app (id 385252771), read 15 September 2026 at 17:57 UTC; Apple's lookup service, which returns the listing's published fields.
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gpsmycity.iwtmaster&hl=en&gl=US: GPSmyCity Google Play listing, read 15 September 2026 at 18:01 UTC.
Roots Earth in short
- No account
- Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection
- Audio stories in English and German in every city, and in Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian in 126 of the 130 cities
Roots Earth for Android is available on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsearth.app.