Wrinkles Launches AI Audio Tour App With 1.3 Million Points Across 177 Countries
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Updated · TechCrunch · Aug 4
Wrinkles Launches AI Audio Tour App With 1.3 Million Points Across 177 Countries
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Aug 4
Summary
Wrinkles debuted on iOS and Android as a location-aware audio guide that automatically plays hidden history and local stories about nearby places.
1.3 million mapped points of interest across 177 countries underpin the launch, and users can ask follow-up questions in real time instead of navigating a screen-heavy self-guided tour.
David Stemler and Ryan Hansan built the app after Stemler grew frustrated using the British Museum’s tour app, saying it kept him looking down at his phone rather than at the exhibits.
Museums, tourism boards, universities and hotels are the main revenue source, paying to build location-based experiences while the company keeps the consumer app free.
Wrinkles is pitching itself beyond travel, adding social sharing and family memory features as it tries to become an everyday way to explore neighborhoods, campuses and hometowns.