# Lorescape: AI Tour Guide

> AI audio guide: hear a true, fact-based story for any landmark, read aloud.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.paulchwu.instantexplore](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.paulchwu.instantexplore)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.paulchwu.instantexplore`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Paul Wu
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 20260821.0110
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-22
- **First published:** 2026-02-03
- **Publisher country:** TW
- **Size:** 25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paulchwu.instantexplore)
- **Website:** [https://lorescape.app/](https://lorescape.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://lorescape.app/privacy](https://lorescape.app/privacy)

## Description

Standing before an old monument, Google gives you a cold list of facts, and guided tours lock you into fixed routes and schedules.<br><br>Lorescape is your pocket AI travel storyteller and audio tour guide. Walk up to any place and, with one tap, it generates a true story grounded in Wikipedia facts—then reads it aloud in a clean, natural voice. Slip your phone into your pocket, look up at the world, and let the story fill your ears. Heritage sites, natural landscapes, city landmarks—every place has an audio guide of its own.<br><br>• A story for the view in front of you<br>Not a bullet-point encyclopedia entry, but a narrative with characters, twists, and depth worth reading.<br><br>• One landmark, more than one story<br>Politics, legends, architectural secrets—AI prepares 2 to 3 angles for every place. Pick the one that draws you in.<br><br>• Word-by-word audio highlighting<br>Read along as you listen. Keep your eyes on the view and read history with your ears.<br><br>• Explore nearby places<br>By distance and theme, see the sights worth a stop within reach—perfect for self-guided travel.<br><br>• A daily story<br>Build the habit of reading the world a little every day.<br><br>• Your journey, bound into a journal<br>Every stop is saved automatically into a travel journal you can export as PDF.<br><br>Grounded in real history, not AI invention. Look up—the world itself is the exhibit.

## Rankings

- #3,081,589 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.paulchwu.instantexplore.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Plori: Audio Tour Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.eodin.plori) — 27 users
- [SelfTour AI: Audio Tour Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.aloteq.autoguide) — 344 users
- [Lokali: AI Audio Tour & Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.lokali.travel) — 33 users
- [Lore: Guided Audio Tours](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.loreaudio.app) — 6 users
- [WanderLensAI](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.wanderlens.ai) — 10 users
- [Road Trip: Voice Tour Guide AI](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.streetphonia.app) — 3,278 users
- [ALE](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ale.tours) — 8,724 users
- [Travel Tales: AI Tour Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.traveltales.app) — 107 users
- [Wander — AI Tour Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.aebu.wander) — 16 users
- [Guidude: AI Voice Tour Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.inithere.guidude) — 73 users
- [Narrativ: AI Themed City Tours](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.narrativ.travelhistorian) — 352 users
- [HAI GPS Audio Tour Guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.audiotourguide.app) — 1,380 users

---

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