Comparison
Roots Earth and izi.TRAVEL: 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. 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 15 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 | 130 cities in 25 countries across six regions | 6500 cities in 166 countries (home page); 2,500 cities in 137 countries (store descriptions) |
| Cities and places, where published | 130 cities and 5,665 places | 30000 titles in 6500 cities (home page); 25,000 titles in 2,500 cities (store descriptions) |
| Languages | 7 languages: English and German in all 130 cities; Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian in 126 | 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 | Android (Google Play) | iOS, Android and the web catalogue |
| 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.
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: 130 cities and 5,665 places, counted from the live Roots Earth catalogue on 12 September 2026.
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: 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.
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 15 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.
Sources
Every izi.TRAVEL fact on this page was read on 15 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 facts: its live catalogue on 12 September 2026, and Google Play.
- https://izi.travel/en: izi.TRAVEL home page, read 15 September 2026 at 18:03 UTC.
- https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=554726752&country=us: izi.TRAVEL App Store listing, 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=travel.opas.client&hl=en&gl=US: izi.TRAVEL 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.