Our Story

The Origin

Tour guides should not feel like textbooks

We've all been there: pre-recorded audio tracks that drone on about dates you'll forget. Apps that force you to stare at your phone instead of the architecture in front of you.

Walking through a city should feel like a conversation, not a lecture. Exploration should adapt to your curiosity, not a rigid playlist.

So we built citypal — an AI that listens as much as it speaks, learns what fascinates you, and responds to the world in real time.

But it is more than a guide — it is a platform for preserving place history. We work with locals to maintain their stories, connect travelers to communities, and build bridges between people and places that last beyond a single visit.

Our promise: technology that increases awareness, not abstraction. An AI that brings you closer to the world, not further from it.

The Difference

Most tour apps simulate intelligence. citypal amplifies yours.

Traditional Tours

Pre-recorded scripts

Listen to the same narration as everyone else, whether you care about Renaissance art or industrial history.

Fixed routes

Walk exactly where the app tells you. Deviate and you lose the thread.

Screen-dependent

Stare at your phone to know where to go, what to see, what to think.

One-way broadcast

The app talks. You listen. No questions, no adaptation, no personality.

citypal

Living conversation

Ask questions. Change direction. Dive deeper into whatever fascinates you—citypal adapts in real time.

Adaptive routing

Wander freely. citypal knows where you are and what you are seeing, no matter where you go.

Audio-first design

Phone in your pocket. Eyes on the architecture. Ears tuned to stories that matter.

Two-way dialogue

citypal listens as much as it speaks. It learns your interests and tailors every story to you.

Every other app gives you information.

citypal gives you conversation.

What We Stand For

The principles that guide everything we build.

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Audio-First

Your phone stays in your pocket. Your eyes stay on the world. Technology should enhance presence, not distract from it.

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Built with Locals

We work with historians, communities, and cultural experts. Real stories from real people, not Wikipedia summaries.

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Platform for Places

We preserve history, connect travelers to communities, and build bridges that last beyond a single visit.

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Contextual Intelligence

AI that understands where you are, what you are looking at, and what fascinates you—in real time.

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Natural Conversation

Ask questions, change direction, dive deeper. citypal adapts to your curiosity, not a fixed script.

Awareness over Abstraction

We use AI to bring you closer to the world, not further from it. Technology as a bridge, not a barrier.

Join the Movement

We're launching in 3 pilot cities in Q2 2026. Be part of the conversation.