The Edinburgh Address & Adore ScotlandVisiting Edinburgh, capital of Scotland GeoTourist around Edinburgh This is a great one! GeoTourist is basically an auto-play personal audio tour that will guide you through the most interesting attractions and landmarks of Edinburgh. But what's truly amazing with this app is that you can also be creative and build your own tour by recording an audio trail of your journey and simply posting it on the App. Why do we like it? Translation into any language You can follow tours or create your own It is a worldwide travel app meaning that it's not restricted to Edinburgh Works offline Edinburgh Bus Tours The hop on - hop off bus tour is one of the best ways to discover the city. From the Old Town to the Castle, the Yacht Britannia and Botanics Gardens, and even a cruise, choose a tour and just get around to fully enjoy Edinburgh. And believe us, there's quite a lot to discover! Why do we like it? You can buy your tickets from the app and avoid the queue at the ticket office. It's available in 10 different languages It gives you detailed tours and maps as well as recommendations And of course, we love its uncovered upper deck to enjoy the scenery Transport for Edinburgh Talking about buses, we can’t miss out on the fantastic Transport for Edinburgh app made to tailor your bus / tram journey or simply to help you know which itinerary to take. You will no longer ask yourself how much your journey is going to cost and if you have enough change, or which bus you have to take to admire the Scots Monument. A must-have whilst visiting the city. Why do we like it? Super easy to use Purchase your tickets directly on the app Live updates on the traffic Very accurate!
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Apps & The City: Discover Edinburgh by phone

Written by Charlotte Roberts|

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Since our favourite device never leaves our pockets nowadays, we thought you'd be interested in the best apps to discover Edinburgh.

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Want to know the best part?

They're all free and available on the App Store and Google Play!

Visiting Edinburgh, capital of Scotland

GeoTourist around Edinburgh

This is a great one! GeoTourist is basically an auto-play personal audio tour that will guide you through the most interesting attractions and landmarks of Edinburgh. But what's truly amazing with this app is that you can also be creative and build your own tour by recording an audio trail of your journey and simply posting it on the App.

Why do we like it?

  • Translation into any language
  • You can follow tours or create your own
  • It is a worldwide travel app meaning that it's not restricted to Edinburgh
  • Works offline

Edinburgh Bus Tours

The hop on - hop off bus tour is one of the best ways to discover the city. From the Old Town to the Castle, the Yacht Britannia and Botanics Gardens, and even a cruise, choose a tour and just get around to fully enjoy Edinburgh. And believe us, there's quite a lot to discover!

Why do we like it?

  • You can buy your tickets from the app and avoid the queue at the ticket office.
  • It's available in 10 different languages
  • It gives you detailed tours and maps as well as recommendations
  • And of course, we love its uncovered upper deck to enjoy the scenery

Transport for Edinburgh

Talking about buses, we can’t miss out on the fantastic Transport for Edinburgh app made to tailor your bus / tram journey or simply to help you know which itinerary to take.

You will no longer ask yourself how much your journey is going to cost and if you have enough change, or which bus you have to take to admire the Scots Monument.

A must-have whilst visiting the city.

Why do we like it?

  • Super easy to use
  • Purchase your tickets directly on the app
  • Live updates on the traffic
  • Very accurate!
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