Yes, you do. Each of our tours take place at a specific location. A StoryTour is a location based, digital tour that utilizes the surrounding environment as part of the experience. You will not be able to start the tour unless you are physically present at the starting point of the tour.

Whenever you want! Since all of our StoryTours are self guided, you can go on a tour on any day or time you choose. There are no set start times, you just press “Start” in the app when you have reached the tour starting point.

Yes, as long as you download the StoryTourist app and the tour you have purchased to your phone while you are still connected to Wi-Fi. If you do that before you leave home, you will be able to walk the StoryTour while being offline.

Once you have bought a StoryTour, it is yours to keep forever! You can revisit it as many times as you would like, whenever it suits you.

You can find the starting point of each tour on our website, or in the StoryTourist app. On our website, pick the tour you are interested in in our menu. You will find the address and a map of the location. In the app, you’ll find the starting point in the description of the tour. In addition, once you start the tour in the app you will be provided with the exact address and an image of what the starting point looks like. As soon as you reach the address of the starting point you will be able to start the tour.

You will need to buy one tour per smartphone. You could share headphones if you like, but for the best possible listening experience we recommend that each participant use their own phone. Once you have bought a StoryTour, it is yours to keep, in case you want to re-experience it later.

No. Our tours are outdoor activities. Our philosophy is that you should be able to take one of our tours at any time of day, and at any day during the week. Because of that, all of the StoryPoints are located in areas that are possible to access at any time.

You need to bring a smartphone with the StoryTourist app and tour of your choice downloaded to your phone. We recommend that you download the app and the tour while connected to Wi-Fi. Remember to bring headphones and to charge your phone before starting the tour. For smartphones with a reduced battery capacity, it can be helpful to bring a power bank.

We always include an age recommendation for each tour on our website and in the app menu. Some of our tours are based on classic literature, where the language might be difficult to comprehend for young children, and some tours deal with themes and topics that might be scary for children, such as crime scene investigations or death.

Please check our website for information about wheelchair accessibility for each tour. Some of our tours are accessible for wheelchair users and some are not, due to stairs or uneven terrain.

Our tours are self-guided audio tours, but the script that the narrator reads from is also available in text form in the app. We want to make all users aware that large parts of the story is narrated to you while you are walking. If you choose to read the text instead of listening to the story, we recommend that you stand still while reading. This will affect the experience of the tour, but it will be a safe option compared to reading and walking at the same time.

Check our website, or in the app, for more information about the language options for the different tours. To date, some of our tours are available in English, some in Swedish and some in Swedish, English and German. We are currently working on making more language options available to our customers.

All of our tours are outdoor activities, where you are able to keep distance to people around you. The equipment used is your own smartphone and headphones. You can choose to walk a tour by yourself, or with family or friends. We ask you to please adhere to all local regulations issued by the government in the country where you are taking part of a tour.