# Museo Galileo

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id871818097](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id871818097)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id871818097`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Telemaco Srl
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (28 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2023-06-06
- **First published:** 2016-03-16
- **Size:** 3.49 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/museo-galileo/id871818097)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.museogalileo.it/en/privacy-en.html](https://www.museogalileo.it/en/privacy-en.html)

## Description

Free official guide to the Museo Galileo.
This guide will accompany your visit with audio commentary, text pages, and videos as you discover the outstanding collections of scientific instruments gathered over approximately four centuries by the Medici and Lorraine dynasties. Toward the mid-sixteenth century, Cosimo I de’ Medici formed the first nucleus of the collections exhibited in the Museum today. Highlights include all the original instruments designed by Galileo, including his only two surviving telescopes.
The guide provides information on all the items on display.

Please note:
- The app requires an Internet connection. Free WiFi is available in the Museum.
- To listen to the audio content within the Museum you will need earbuds.

## Rankings

- #258,410 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its content and audio quality and its value as a museum companion when it works, but frequent crashes, slow performance, confusing navigation, and audio playback issues severely hinder the experience.

### Pros

- High-quality, informative content about the Museo Galileo collection.
- Clear, understandable audio segments and generally good audio when the app is working.
- Easy-to-navigate interface/rooms, making it easy to follow the tour when the app functions.
- Free to use and serves as a useful museum companion during visits.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes, hangs, and blank screens that make content inaccessible.
- Slow loading and overall poor performance with repeated errors.
- Confusing or unintuitive navigation and UI that make certain features hard to find or use.
- Audio playback interruptions, such as audio stopping when the screen locks or the device sleeps, and the need to keep the screen on.

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