# GVQ

> Real-time audio-guided tours — your guide, right in your headphones.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gvq.tourguide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gvq.tourguide)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.gvq.tourguide`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Groupe Voyage Québec
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 268
- **Version:** 2.13.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-07
- **First published:** 2025-02-09
- **Publisher country:** CA
- **Size:** 69 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gvq.tourguide)
- **Website:** [https://gvq.ca/](https://gvq.ca/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://gvq.ca/fr/politique-de-confidentialite](https://gvq.ca/fr/politique-de-confidentialite)

## Description

GVQ turns every tour into a smooth, personal audio experience. Whether you&#39;re a professional guide or a curious traveler, the app puts your group on a private local network so the guide&#39;s voice arrives instantly in everyone&#39;s headphones — no Internet required.<br><br>For travelers<br>- Scan the QR code your guide shows you, or join automatically over the group&#39;s local network.<br>- Hear your guide live, no matter the distance — perfect for noisy streets, museums, and outdoor sites.<br>- Raise your hand with a single tap to ask a question. Your guide is notified instantly.<br>- Track tour time remaining and signal quality at a glance.<br><br>For guides<br>- Start a tour in seconds, share the QR code, and start talking.<br>- See connected travelers in real time — names, devices, raised hands.<br>- Built-in audio level meter to confirm mic quality before and during the tour.<br>- Works with any Bluetooth headset or microphone.<br>- Haptic alerts when a traveler raises their hand, even with the phone in your pocket.<br><br>Why GVQ<br>- No Internet connection required — everything runs on the group&#39;s local network.<br>- Low-latency Opus audio, high quality even with large groups.<br>- Bilingual French / English.<br>- Designed specifically for professional guided tours in Québec and beyond.<br><br>GVQ is a Groupe Voyages Québec product.

## Rankings

- #1,595,824 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUDIO_CAPTURE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.VIDEO_CAPTURE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.gvq.tourguide.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Similar extensions and apps

- [VoiceGuide.it](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.anonymous.voiceguide.it) — 58 users
- [Voice Guided Tours](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.voiceguidedtours.gocar_vgt_app) — 13 users
- [Your Next Tours: Audio Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.yournext.tours) — 3 users
- [GuideVoice](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lrstudio.tourguideapp) — 26 users
- [Guidentry](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.guidentry) — 61 users
- [Voxego](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tourguide.guideapp) — 5 users
- [AI Smart Tour Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.heebok.smart_tour_guide) — 17 users
- [Guidude: AI Voice Tour Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.inithere.guidude) — 68 users
- [Hear Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.atulek.aguide) — 7 users
- [E-Guide Solutions](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.e_guide_mobile_app) — 24 users
- [Live Voice for Guided Tours](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mtsoft.livevoice) — 121 users
- [Road Trip: Voice Tour Guide AI](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.streetphonia.app) — 3,274 users

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gvq.tourguide)