Comparison
Roots Earth and Rick Steves Audio Europe: 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. Rick Steves Audio Europe is an app for iOS and Android which, in its own description, organizes walks and radio interviews "into geographic playlists covering Europe's top sights, travel tips, and cultural insights." The table puts the facts of both side by side; every Rick Steves Audio Europe fact on this page comes from Rick Steves Audio Europe's own pages, read on 16 September 2026, and is listed under Sources.
Published 15 September 2026. Markdown: rick-steves-audio-europe.md
How do Roots Earth and Rick Steves Audio Europe compare?
| Fact | Roots Earth | Rick Steves Audio Europe |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | 133 cities in 25 countries across 6 regions | Europe |
| Cities and places, where published | 133 cities and 5,665 places | Not stated on their site |
| 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. | Not stated on their site; the App Store Languages field lists English only |
| Account needed | No account | Not stated as required |
| 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 | Tracks from the radio program "Travel with Rick Steves"; walks excerpted from Rick Steves guidebooks (site) |
| Platforms | iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play) | iOS and Android, and Soundcloud for the audio library |
| 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.
Rick Steves Audio Europe: Europe. No number of cities or countries is stated on the pages read on 16 September 2026. 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).
Rick Steves Audio Europe: Not stated on their site. No number of walks, cities or countries is stated on the pages read on 16 September 2026. 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.
Rick Steves Audio Europe: Not stated on their site. The App Store Languages field lists English only. Source: 2.
Account needed
Rick Steves Audio Europe: Not stated as required on the pages read on 16 September 2026. Sources: 1, 2, 3.
Plays offline
Rick Steves Audio Europe: Yes. The App Store description states "The app downloads and stores audio files on your device. No Wi-Fi or cellphone connection is required to listen." Source: 2.
Who writes the content, where stated
Rick Steves Audio Europe: The description states "Many tracks provide general cultural and sightseeing information gleaned from his public radio program, Travel with Rick Steves." The site adds that the walks are excerpted from Rick Steves country and city guidebooks. Sources: 1, 2, 3.
Platforms
Rick Steves Audio Europe: iOS and Android, and Soundcloud for the audio library. Sources: 1, 2, 3.
Store links
Rick Steves Audio Europe: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id414357125. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ricksteves.audioeurope. 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.
Rick Steves Audio Europe: App Store seller: RICK STEVES EUROPE, INC. Google Play developer: Rick Steves' Europe, Inc. Sources: 2, 3.
Sources
Every Rick Steves Audio Europe fact on this page was read on 16 September 2026 from a page Rick Steves Audio Europe publishes itself; times are UTC. Where a page names its own walking audio items, this page calls them walks. Where the record of the read does not name which Rick Steves Audio Europe page a statement is on, the row cites every Rick Steves Audio Europe page it could be on. 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://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe: Rick Steves Audio Europe page on ricksteves.com, read 16 September 2026 at 07:05 UTC.
- https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=414357125&country=us: Rick Steves Audio Europe 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.ricksteves.audioeurope&hl=en&gl=US: Rick Steves Audio Europe 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.