Questions and answers
Questions travellers ask about Roots Earth
Roots Earth is an app for iOS and Android with audio stories about 5,665 places in 133 cities in 25 countries, in 7 languages, with no account needed. Each answer below is complete in its first sentence.
Published 16 September 2026. Markdown: faq.md
Is there an audio guide app for cities around the world?
Yes. Roots Earth is an app for iOS and Android with audio stories about 5,665 places in 133 cities in 25 countries, in 7 languages, and it needs no account. Open the app, pick a city, press play.
Which cities does Roots Earth cover?
133 cities in 25 countries, grouped into 6 regions: Europe with 58, North America with 10, Latin America with 20, Africa with 15, Asia with 15 and Oceania with 15. Every city is named with its number of places on the cities page.
How many places have audio stories?
5,665, spread over the 133 cities. The city with the most is Munich, with 98 places; the cities page gives the count for each one.
How do I find out whether my city is in Roots Earth?
The cities page lists all 133 cities by region and country, each with its number of places and the languages its audio stories are in, so you can check before you install anything.
Does Roots Earth work without an internet connection?
Yes. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. Download it on the hotel connection before you go out, and the stories play whether or not your phone has a signal.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There is no account, no sign-up and no login: install the app, pick a city, press play.
Which languages can I listen in?
Seven: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. 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. The languages page has the code and the city count of each language. The app's menus have 28 language options, separate from the seven story languages listed here.
Can I listen in Albanian?
Albanian audio stories and written descriptions are available for all 5,665 places in all 133 cities.
Who writes the stories?
Local people write the stories. Every one of the 5,665 places has two stories written by local people, a short introduction and a deeper story.
How many stories does each place have?
Two: a short introduction and a deeper story. Stop after the introduction or keep listening. You can listen to the audio stories in a female or a male voice.
Is Roots Earth a guided tour?
No. Roots Earth is not a guided tour: there is no guide, no group, no meeting point and no fixed time. You pick the city, the place and the moment.
Does Roots Earth have events and activities?
Yes. The app has a section for events and activities that venues and the Roots team publish, and for Munich it carries the Oktoberfest 2027 program: 24 dated events, 30 activities and 25 places with audio stories near the Theresienwiese. The Oktoberfest 2027 page has all of it.
What is on in Munich during Oktoberfest 2027?
Oktoberfest 2027 runs from 19 September to 4 October 2026, and Roots Earth carries the program, the tents and the places around the Theresienwiese on the Oktoberfest 2027 page. The city's other 98 places are on the Munich page.
Which phones does Roots Earth work on?
iOS and Android. 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.
Is Roots Earth the same as Roots Albania?
No, they are two apps from the same company, ROOTS SHPK. Roots Earth covers 133 cities in 25 countries, and the 10 Albanian cities with their 211 places are among them; Roots Albania is the app for Albania alone, at rootsalbania.com.
Is "Roots Earth: City Audio Guide" the same app as Roots Earth?
Yes. "Roots Earth: City Audio Guide" is the App Store name for Roots Earth: the same app, with audio stories about 5,665 places in 133 cities, made by ROOTS SHPK in Tirana. Roots Earth is not connected to other apps, games, shops or audio walks that have Roots or Earth in their name.
Who makes Roots Earth?
ROOTS SHPK, a company registered in Tirana, Albania, with the identification number NUIS M61803028A. You can write to the company at hello@rootsalbania.com, and the company details are on the about page.
In full
Where each answer above comes from, and how the language coverage was counted.
How complete is the language coverage?
- 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.
- Albanian audio stories and written descriptions are available for all 5,665 places in all 133 cities.
When were these answers checked?
The counts come from the Roots Earth catalogue snapshot read on 31 October 2026 (2026-10-31T08:21:20.121Z). The whole app is described on one page at What Roots Earth is.
Roots Earth in short
Roots Earth has audio stories about 5,665 places in 133 cities, 25 countries and 6 regions, written by local people.
- 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.