Their own headphones
No disinfecting, no collecting. Every guest listens on their own phone and sets their own volume.
For city and tour guides
Leave the radio case at home. Your group hears you on their own phones.
SAMVARO Tour replaces radio receivers and disposable earphones. You speak into your headset and your guests listen with their own headphones, without an account and without an app if they prefer. Get the app, plan your first tour and run it for free.
1. Get the app, free
The app is available for iPhone on the App Store and for Android on Google Play.
- No case to carry, nothing to charge, nothing to collect at the end
- Guests join with a QR code, without an account and without an app if they like
- You see how many are listening and can send notes to everyone
- Your first tour is free, after that you only pay for tours you actually run
An honest comparison
Radio system or SAMVARO Tour? One point goes to radio, all the others to your phone.
A radio system carries your voice without a noticeable delay. SAMVARO Tour usually takes less than a second, because your voice travels over the mobile network and a server in Frankfurt. In return there is no case, no range limit, no charging and no disinfecting.
| What matters | Radio system | SAMVARO Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Delay | Practically none, the sound arrives instantly. | Usually under a second, about the blink of an eye. Your guests hear you a moment after you speak. |
| Range | A few dozen metres depending on the system, then it crackles. | As far as the mobile network reaches. Whoever falls behind keeps listening. |
| Equipment | Receivers, earphones, charging case. Hand out, collect, charge. | The phone and headphones your guests carry anyway. |
| Hygiene | Disinfect earphones or buy disposable ones. | Everyone listens with their own headphones. |
| Cost | Buying or renting the system, replacing lost receivers. | Your first tour is free. After that you pay per tour or for a month in which you run as many tours as you like, one after another. |
| Group size | As many receivers as you can carry. | For groups of any usual size, large events on request. Every guest brings their own device. |
Delay
- Radio system
- Practically none, the sound arrives instantly.
- SAMVARO Tour
- Usually under a second, about the blink of an eye. Your guests hear you a moment after you speak.
Range
- Radio system
- A few dozen metres depending on the system, then it crackles.
- SAMVARO Tour
- As far as the mobile network reaches. Whoever falls behind keeps listening.
Equipment
- Radio system
- Receivers, earphones, charging case. Hand out, collect, charge.
- SAMVARO Tour
- The phone and headphones your guests carry anyway.
Hygiene
- Radio system
- Disinfect earphones or buy disposable ones.
- SAMVARO Tour
- Everyone listens with their own headphones.
Cost
- Radio system
- Buying or renting the system, replacing lost receivers.
- SAMVARO Tour
- Your first tour is free. After that you pay per tour or for a month in which you run as many tours as you like, one after another.
Group size
- Radio system
- As many receivers as you can carry.
- SAMVARO Tour
- For groups of any usual size, large events on request. Every guest brings their own device.
Good to know before you set off
- The delayName what you want to show, then point. Your guests hear you a blink later and their eyes follow your hand.
- Data costsThe broadcast runs over the mobile network. Depending on your contract you may have data costs as a guide, and so may your guests depending on their plan and roaming. One hour needs about 15 to 25 megabytes.
- Bring headphonesTell your guests when they book and at the meeting point to bring their own headphones. Any model works, wired or Bluetooth.
How it works
Three steps to your first tour.
Plan the tour
On samvaro.de you set the title, start time and duration, and you get the guide link for your phone and the join code for your group.
Gather your group
Your guests scan the QR code or type in the six character code. They listen in the SAMVARO Tour app or right in the browser, without an account.
Start talking
You speak into your headset and everyone hears you through their own headphones. Notes to the group appear on everyone's screen.
What is included
Made for the street, not for the conference room.
Join with a QR code
One code for the whole group. Latecomers can join at any time as long as you keep the tour open.
App or browser
Guests who would rather not install the app listen on the join page in their browser. In the app the sound keeps playing with the screen locked.
Notes to everyone
Meeting point, break, departure: a short text reaches every guest, even those not listening at that moment.
You stay in control
Close the tour to new guests, mute your microphone and end the broadcast with a single tap.
Ratings from your guests
After the tour your guests leave stars and a few words. Anonymous for them, valuable for you.
The technology behind it
Your phone, the mobile network and a server in Frankfurt. That is all it takes.
SAMVARO Tour is designed for use outdoors. Instead of short range radio receivers, disposable earphones and charging cases, it uses what everyone carries anyway.
Your phone is the transmitter
You speak into a headset on your own phone. The app sends your voice encrypted and in real time over the mobile network to the audio server.
An audio server in Frankfurt
The server passes your voice to all guests at once, like a one way video call. It is located in Germany and stores nothing.
Less than a second of delay
The broadcast uses WebRTC, the technology behind calls in the browser. Your guests hear you practically at the same time, even while you walk on.
No range limit
Nobody has to stay within sight. Whoever stops for a photo round the corner or falls behind across the street keeps listening as long as the phone has signal.
Made for outdoors
Traffic noise, wind, big squares: your microphone sits close to your mouth, so there is no need to shout. The phone stays in the jacket pocket, the headphones in the ear, and nothing gets wet in the rain.
Light on data and battery
Speech travels as a slim audio stream, about 15 to 25 megabytes per hour. If the network drops for a moment, the app and the browser reconnect by themselves.
SAMVARO Tour
Your first tour is free, after that you pay per tour.
Guests always listen for free. You only pay for the tours you actually run, or for a month with as many tours as you like, one after another.
Included in every tour
- Groups of any usual size
- Join with a QR code, no account
- Listen in the app or the browser
- Notes to the whole group
- Ratings from your guests
- Tour overview with listener numbers
Tour pass
€4.90/ tour
net, plus VAT at the statutory rate
One tour with a group of any usual size, valid for one year.
Ten tour pack
€39.00/ 10 tours
net, plus VAT at the statutory rate
Ten tours at €3.90 per tour, valid for one year.
Monthly flat rate
€29.00/ 31 days
net, plus VAT at the statutory rate
As many tours as you like within 31 days, one at a time, no automatic renewal.
A tour pass covers one tour with a group of any usual size and stays valid for one year. For large events we make you an offer on request. The monthly flat rate runs for 31 days, covers one tour at a time and ends by itself. Agencies with several guides book channels instead of radio kits. Each channel is one tour that may run at the same time, and we put packages together on request. Our tour terms (in German) apply. Prices are in euro for every country.
You buy tour passes in your tour overview and pay via Stripe. The passes are ready straight away.
Questions from guides
What guides ask us before their first tour.
Do my guests need an account?
No. Guests scan the code and listen. Nothing about them is stored, only how many people listened.
How do I sign in as a guide?
With your SAMVARO account, on samvaro.de or directly in the app, also with Apple or Google. An account takes a minute, then you create your own organisation. If you work for an agency, it invites you to its organisation and you share the passes.
How big is the delay really?
Your voice travels over the mobile network and a server in Frankfurt to your guests. That usually takes well under a second, about the blink of an eye. A radio system transmits practically without delay. In practice you only notice the difference when you point at something while talking about it. Name the target briefly before you point and it fits.
Is it really made for outdoors?
Yes. SAMVARO Tour is designed for walking tours in the open air: old towns, harbours, parks and market squares. There is no device to hand out, collect or charge, and no radio range for the group to get stuck on.
How far can the group spread out?
As far as the mobile network reaches. Whoever falls behind or walks ahead keeps listening and finds the group again by your voice.
What does it cost for guests?
Nothing. Guests always listen for free. Only guides and agencies pay, either per tour or with a monthly flat rate.
We are an agency with several guides. What applies to us?
You book channels instead of radio kits, as many as tours should run at the same time. One after another you run as many tours as you like, and all guides of your organisation share the channels. Write to us and we will put a package together for you.
How much data does a tour use, and who pays for it?
Speech is transmitted sparingly, about 15 to 25 megabytes per hour. The data runs over the mobile contract of each phone. Depending on your contract you may have data costs as a guide, and so may your guests depending on their plan and roaming, for example guests from abroad. A normal plan with mobile data is enough, and SAMVARO charges nothing for the broadcast.
What do I tell my guests before the tour?
To bring their own headphones, wired or Bluetooth, and that their phone needs signal. Ideally the note is already in the booking confirmation and again at the meeting point. Anyone without headphones can hold the phone quietly to their ear.
What happens if the network drops for a moment?
The app reconnects by itself. Guests who drop out simply tap Listen again.
Which headphones and headsets work?
Any that work with your phone, wired or Bluetooth. For guides we recommend a headset with the microphone close to the mouth.
Is anything recorded?
No. The broadcast runs live through an audio server in Germany and is not stored anywhere.
Your first tour in two steps
Download today, leave the case behind tomorrow.
Get the SAMVARO Tour app on your phone, plan your first tour on samvaro.de and run it for free. Your guests only need the code the app shows you.
Plan your first tour for freeThe SAMVARO Tour app
The app is available for iPhone on the App Store and for Android on Google Play. Guests can also listen in the browser without the app.