The City Speaks.
Are You Listening?

Your home, retold by historians, artists, and visionaries.

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Discover

1,500 tours.
One app.

No dry facts. Feel real storytelling that moves you. Red Thread turns your city into a stage. Over 1,500 guided tours are waiting for you – in flawless German and English.

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Tour details

Fact-based.
Told like you're there.

Every tour is grounded in researched facts and brought to life through a compelling narrative shaped by experts and locals. The result is a vivid experience that informs you while making you feel as if you are right there in the story.

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Your tour

Request your
story.

Tell us your topic, city, and special wishes – Red Thread builds the perfect tour. Within 30 minutes, you receive a complete audio tour, voiced by the right guide.

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Playful discovery

Collect badges, stamps, and level-ups. Become the ultimate city explorer.

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Your guide on demand

Questions about the tour? Your guide responds in real time. Deep knowledge right when you need it.

Simple pricing.

Start free. Upgrade for the full experience. Cancel anytime.

Free

0€ / month

The perfect start to get to know the app.

  • Dozens of free tours
  • Limited real-time guide
  • Access to all tours
  • Start Together mode
  • Offline mode
  • Custom tour creation
Recommended

XL

12,99€ / month

The most popular plan for locals and travelers.

  • Enjoy 6 premium tours per month
  • Access to all tours
  • Real-time guide during the tour
  • Together mode with up to 4 people
  • Offline mode
  • 1 custom tour per month

Unlimited

34,99€ / month

Unlimited adventures without compromise.

  • Unlimited premium tours to enjoy
  • Access to all tours
  • Real-time guide during the tour
  • Together mode with up to 10 people
  • Offline mode
  • 5 custom tours per month
Worldwide

At home everywhere.

Just a small taste of the cities where you can experience Red Thread.

Chengdu Can Tho Santiago de Cuba Stavanger Scottsdale Lille Arusha Uppsala Nashville Johannesburg Cuzco Lucknow Tucson Parma Puerto Princesa Jerez de la Frontera Leiden San Juan Plovdiv Gelsenkirchen Fussen Braga Louisville Cairo Annecy Hamm Singapore Puri Salzgitter Kurashiki Innsbruck Stuttgart Nevsehir Chennai Taichung Olinda Graz Beograd Essaouira Reims Samarkand Orleans Melbourne Utrecht Rostock Pittsburgh Bremen Wurzburg Dublin Sendai Geneva Valencia Kobe Antwerp Madrid Yogyakarta Kathmandu Sydney Tours Nimes Krakow Oxford Rennes Naha Siem Reap Cape Town Split Nanjing Hanoi Venice Bergen Tampa Brasov Ferrara Colorado Springs Hiroshima Bergamo Philadelphia Nuremberg Klagenfurt Marrakech Busan Foz do Iguacu Funchal Darmstadt Hamburg Fortaleza Atlanta Himeji Erlangen Amman Lapu-Lapu Sousse Winterthur Essen Monastir Kingston Shimla Bogota Hualien Athens Sao Paulo Caen Bremerhaven Ise Fethiye Madurai Santander Rabat Erfurt Tauranga Hue Calgary Luxembourg Strasbourg Edinburgh Trondheim Gold Coast Fukuoka Fes Zagreb Buenos Aires Kolkata New Orleans Saarbrucken Remscheid Offenbach am Main Male Montpellier Santa Marta Auckland Memphis Dusseldorf Arequipa Portland Recife Gottingen Chemnitz Mendoza Mannheim Bratislava Glasgow The Hague Ghent Kyoto Sucre Oslo Ajmer Turin Huaraz Haarlem Warsaw Lisbon Lubeck Dijon Augsburg Salamanca Hurghada Agra Bielefeld New York Osaka Sapporo Livingstone Trieste Punta Arenas Trento Manila Alicante Washington Giza Duisburg Alexandria Virginia Beach Palma de Mallorca Christchurch Bodrum Barcelona Pforzheim Chicago Batumi Prague Havana Hakodate Neuss Saint Petersburg Lyon Taipei Ha Long Kota Kinabalu Bari Lima Berlin Bochum Haifa Matsumoto Las Palmas Incheon Lausanne Mombasa Austin Hong Kong Cairns Moshi Mumbai Bruges Bilbao Doha Braunschweig Tbilisi Perth Koblenz Tunis Heraklion Moscow Aarhus Tel Aviv-Yafo Anaheim Modena Birmingham Furth Beijing Catania Yokohama Chiang Mai Ludwigshafen Zanzibar City Agadir Salvador London Alkmaar Kochi Valparaiso Denpasar Verona Kamakura Freiburg im Breisgau Bologna Groningen Panama Bolzano Kyiv Kelowna Bursa Stockholm Pamplona Nice Puerto Montt San Diego Ninh Binh Thimphu Sofia San Francisco Oldenburg Antalya Baltimore Kuching Toronto Ravenna Santo Domingo Rome Vila Nova de Gaia Zaragoza New Delhi Municipal Council Marbella Manchester Dresden Puno Surat Thani Guangzhou Honolulu Boston Timisoara Dallas Orlando Budapest Vicenza Jaipur Winchester Quito Las Vegas Padua Dunedin Otaru Newcastle A Coruna Magdeburg Burgos Muscat Porto Belfast Wiesbaden Odesa Exeter Negombo Poznan York Linz Angra dos Reis Cadiz Gothenburg Canakkale Trier Leverkusen Messina Udaipur Delhi Municipal Corporation Potosi Thiruvananthapuram Cienfuegos Potsdam Port Louis Coimbra Florianopolis Torun Los Angeles Wolfsburg Nagoya Sintra Meknes Jena Dortmund Porto Seguro Nagano Mulheim Portsmouth Namur Macau Aachen Nassau Hagen Balneario Camboriu Vina del Mar Oberhausen Salzburg Marseille Miami Hildesheim Anchorage Jerusalem Lalitpur Cascais Vilnius Munster Tokyo Urayasu Brno Kuala Lumpur Reykjavik Mataram Tainan Halle Maastricht Istanbul Kandy Bristol Rotterdam Regensburg Cagliari Lhasa Piraeus Okinawa Cambridge Cebu City Sanjose Bergischgladbach Oviedo Cordoba Zurich Hobart Bangalore Bonn Seattle Ouarzazate Luxor Lviv Lucerne Leipzig Malmo Denver Kumamoto Puerto Plata Naples Kagoshima Vancouver Salta Lujan de Cuyo Bordeaux Siegen Leon Brighton Uji Dubai Basel Durban Santiago Beppu Nagasaki Riga Aswan Reutlingen Abu Dhabi Ipoh Albuquerque Copenhagen Jodhpur Tirana Natal Bern Palermo Rouen Cologne Rimini Tashkent Matsuyama Nha Trang Tarragona Helsinki Cuenca Xian Montevideo Florence Montreal Yerevan Heidelberg Herne Casablanca Quebec City Port Blair Malaga Sarajevo Cluj-Napoca Ingolstadt Perpignan Thessaloniki San Juan Colombo Sunshine Coast Perugia Halifax Syracuse La Paz Cartagena Gondar Shanghai Guilin Bariloche Kiel Tanger Frankfurt Grenoble Mysore Wuppertal Bukhara Iquitos Vienna Kanazawa Puducherry Naivasha Karlsruhe Manaus Nairobi Nantes Brussels Salerno Seoul Amritsar Liverpool Cork Shenzhen Krefeld San Antonio Wellington Ottawa Bridgetown Willemstad Houston San Sebastian Milan Paris Phnom Penh Darwin Toulouse Genoa Georgetown Angers Cardiff Amsterdam Varanasi Minneapolis Rio de Janeiro Hanover Kunming Heilbronn Ho Chi Minh City Bournemouth Lemesos Nara Baku Izmir Aqaba Brisbane Munich Vientiane Delft Medellin Hangzhou Granada Qingdao Ljubljana Swansea Santa Cruz de Tenerife Bucharest Adelaide Seville Mainz Metz Monchengladbach Bangkok Recklinghausen Nancy Phoenix Paderborn Kaohsiung Zermatt Hyderabad Solingen Sibiu Pokhara Interlaken Kassel Aix-en-Provence Tallinn Osnabruck Leuven Reno Ulm Moers Pattaya San Cristobal de La Laguna Alanya

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is Red Thread?
Red Thread is a smartphone app offering more than 1,500 guided audio tours from experts across many disciplines. Rediscover your hometown or explore new places while traveling – always at your own pace.
Can I do tours with friends or family?
Absolutely! With our innovative "Together mode" (available in the XL or Unlimited plan) you can experience tours as a group. Everyone has the same information on their own device, making it perfect for shared adventures.
What does "custom tour creation" mean?
If a place or topic fascinates you, our experts craft a personal audio tour for you (available in the XL or Unlimited plan). It’s thoroughly researched and ready for you within 30 minutes.
What can I find in my "My Area"?
"My Area" is your personal profile and adventure journal. Track your progress, level up, view tour stats, collect virtual badges for completed challenges, and fill your passport with stamps from places you have visited.
Which languages are available?
The Red Thread app, including all tours and narration, is fully available in perfect German and English.
How does the real-time guide work?
During your tour you can ask your guide anything (available in the XL or Unlimited plan). Need a break, want more details, or looking for a restroom? Your guide adapts to your pace and interests.
Can I use tours offline?
Yes. In the XL and Unlimited plans you can download tours and use them without an internet connection. Perfect for trips or areas with poor reception.
What topics do the tours cover?
Our tours are incredibly diverse: history, architecture, art, culinary experiences, pop culture, myths, nature, and more. Each expert brings their unique perspective.
Is the app really free?
Yes, the Red Thread app is free in the "Free" plan. In Free mode, you can take as many tours as you like from a limited catalog and use the core features. For full access and premium features like Together mode, choose our XL or Unlimited plans.

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