Overview

Features & Capabilities

The official Palace of Versailles app provides free offline audio guides for the Palace, Gardens, and the Trianon estates. It includes tours of major areas (Hall of Mirrors, King’s Apartments, Royal Chapel, Gardens, and the Gallery of Coaches), as well as coverage of temporary exhibitions. An interactive geolocated map covers 500+ points of interest, with audio, text and video bonuses, and a favorites feature to quickly return to saved places.

Plan your visit with opening times, transport tips, FAQs, and direct access to the Palace ticketing service and e-boutique. Use geolocation to find nearby services (Wi‑Fi, toilets, restaurants) and places of interest across the Palace, Gardens, Trianon Estate, and Park, and choose the best day to visit based on crowds and events, then navigate with confidence.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Chateau de Versailles
Rating:
3.00
(77)
Version:
4.15.0 Last updated: 2026-04-24
Version code:
884881271
Creation date:
2014-12-18
Compatible devices:
Size:
226.25MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-16
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Developed by:
Chateau de Versailles
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/palace-of-versailles/id948642447
Website:
http://en.chateauversailles.fr/

User Reviews

The Palace of Versailles app is praised as a free, information-rich tool with an accurate map and room-number search, plus offline audio options. However, users report major UX/navigation issues, misalignment between room numbers, tours, and the map, unreliable offline performance, and occasional outdated content. When it works well, it greatly enhances a visit, but the inconsistent experience across devices and scenarios is a common drawback.
Pros
  • Free app that serves as a strong alternative to physical audio guides.
  • Accurate and detailed map that aids navigation around Versailles.
  • Room-number search works and plaques’ numbers align with the audio tracks, aiding orientation.
  • Offers rich, useful information about Versailles, including the grounds and La Trianon.
  • Ability to download audio tracks ahead of time for offline use.
Cons
  • Audio tour titles often don’t match the rooms or the interactive map, and room numbers are hard to locate, making orientation difficult; QR codes or a direct room-number entry would help.
  • The app is unintuitive to navigate and the map isn’t easily searchable, making it hard to find the right section or narrative.
  • Offline performance is unreliable: content may fail to load without signal, and the app frequently resets or requires pre-downloading instead of streaming.
  • Content is not consistently up-to-date regarding areas that are closed or restricted, reducing accuracy during a visit.
Recent reviews
There are audio numbers on some of the rooms, but they don’t seem to match up with the numbers on the map of the palace, I think they match a purchased audio guide. Room numbers are hard to find to figure out where you are so you can follow the tour in the app. Putting some QR codes inside for at least making the numbers match the room numbers on the interactive map would help a lot or a way to enter the number of the room you are in to get oriented
by Lo*****, 2025-11-06

I downloaded this app because it was the one recommended by the Chateau. However, none of the titles of the audio tours matched the rooms and the map was not searchable. The result was that I didn’t use it at all on our visit.
by Lb*****, 2025-07-20
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