Comparison
Roots Earth and izi.TRAVEL: 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. izi.TRAVEL is an app for iOS and Android with a web catalogue; its App Store description says it "turns your phone into a personal audio guide for city walks, museum visits, road trips, cycling routes, and boat journeys." The table puts the facts of both side by side; every izi.TRAVEL fact on this page comes from izi.TRAVEL's own pages, read on 16 September 2026, and is listed under Sources.
Published 15 September 2026. Markdown: izi-travel.md
How do Roots Earth and izi.TRAVEL compare?
| Fact | Roots Earth | izi.TRAVEL |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | 133 cities in 25 countries across 6 regions | 6500 cities in 166 countries (home page); 2,500 cities in 137 countries (store descriptions) |
| Cities and places, where published | 133 cities and 5,665 places | 30000 titles in 6500 cities (home page); 25,000 titles in 2,500 cities (store descriptions) |
| 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. | More than 50 (store descriptions); 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) |
| Who writes the content, where stated | Local people write the stories | Not stated as one sentence; the home page links "Create a guide" |
| Platforms | iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play) | iOS, Android and the web catalogue |
| 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.
izi.TRAVEL: The home page counts 6500 cities in 166 countries. The App Store description counts 2,500 cities in 137 countries, and the Google Play description gives the same numbers. Sources: 1, 2, 3.
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).
izi.TRAVEL: The home page counts 30000 titles in 6500 cities and 166 countries. The App Store description counts 25,000 titles across 2,500 cities and 137 countries, and the Google Play description gives the same three numbers. Sources: 1, 2, 3.
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.
izi.TRAVEL: The App Store description states "more than 50 languages" and the Google Play description states "50+ languages". The App Store Languages field lists English only. Sources: 2, 3.
Account needed
izi.TRAVEL: Not stated on their site. No page read on 16 September 2026 states whether listening needs an account.
Plays offline
izi.TRAVEL: Yes. The App Store description lists "offline listening". Source: 2.
Who writes the content, where stated
izi.TRAVEL: Not stated as one sentence. The home page carries the links "Create a guide" and "Creator Login", and the Google Play description states it is "Trusted by over 3,000 museums". Sources: 1, 3.
Store links
izi.TRAVEL: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id554726752. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=travel.opas.client. Sources: 2, 3.
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.
izi.TRAVEL: App Store seller: Informap Technology Center LLC. Google Play developer: Informap Technology Center. Sources: 2, 3.
Sources
Every izi.TRAVEL fact on this page was read on 16 September 2026 from a page izi.TRAVEL publishes itself; times are UTC. Where a page counts its own audio items, this page gives the number and calls them titles. 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://izi.travel/en: izi.TRAVEL home page, read 16 September 2026 at 07:05 UTC.
- https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=554726752&country=us: izi.TRAVEL 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=travel.opas.client&hl=en&gl=US: izi.TRAVEL 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.