Comparison
Roots Earth and VoiceMap: 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. VoiceMap is an app for iOS and Android; its App Store description says its audio is "like podcasts that move with you, to tell stories about what you're seeing right now." The table puts the facts of both side by side; every VoiceMap fact on this page comes from VoiceMap's own pages, read on 15 September 2026, and is listed under Sources.
Published 15 September 2026. Markdown: voicemap.md
How do Roots Earth and VoiceMap compare?
| Fact | Roots Earth | VoiceMap |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | 130 cities in 25 countries across six regions | 86 countries (site); over 600 destinations worldwide (Google Play) |
| Cities and places, where published | 130 cities and 5,665 places | 2,292 titles in 86 countries (site); over 600 destinations (Google Play) |
| 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 17 entries |
| Account needed | No account | Yes, a VoiceMap account (site) |
| Plays offline | Yes, once a city's audio is downloaded | Yes, once downloaded in advance (site) |
| Who writes the content, where stated | Local people write the stories | "Historians, podcasters, novelists, chefs, experienced guides, and passionate locals" (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.
VoiceMap: The site counts VoiceMap titles in 86 countries. The Google Play description states "over 600 destinations worldwide". Sources: 1, 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.
VoiceMap: The site counts 2,292 VoiceMap titles in 86 countries. The Google Play description states "over 600 destinations worldwide". Sources: 1, 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.
VoiceMap: Not stated on their site. The App Store Languages field lists 17 entries: Afrikaans, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Chinese, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Xhosa. Source: 2.
Account needed
VoiceMap: Yes. The site states: to "access them with the VoiceMap app, please sign in or create a VoiceMap account". Source: 1.
Plays offline
VoiceMap: Yes. The site states that audio downloaded in advance will "work offline and include offline maps". Source: 1.
Who writes the content, where stated
VoiceMap: The site names "Historians, podcasters, novelists, chefs, experienced guides, and passionate locals". Source: 1.
Store links
VoiceMap: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id852027939. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.voicemap.android. Sources: 2, 3.
Sources
Every VoiceMap fact on this page was read on 15 September 2026 from a page VoiceMap 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://voicemap.me: VoiceMap home page, read 15 September 2026 at 18:03 UTC.
- https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=852027939&country=us: VoiceMap 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=me.voicemap.android&hl=en&gl=US: VoiceMap 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.