Clio - Your Guide to History

Name: Clio - Your Guide to History
Rating: 4.9 (101 reviews)
Author: Clio Foundation

by Clio Foundation

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 28 Jul 2026

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Free

Last verified 28 Jul 2026

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4.9 101 ratings · App Store

5/5The most important app you can have on your phone
This interactive and educational app allows local stories to be told. It shows how important every person is in making sure that accurate and representative stories are told when it comes to history. Clio brings these stories to life and allows for the user to engage further than ever before with history. Before I got to college, the history that was generally taught was "pop culture". They were stories and representations that painted an overall general narrative of American History. What has always fascinated me about history, were the stories that weren't well known. They gave better insight to what the average person or less represented communities were encountering compared to "mainstream history". Clio is a necessary tool to help engage and enlighten individuals, as well as, connect them to the history around them

EbonyAB · 28 Jul 2026
5/5Excellent resource
This app is an excellent resource for locating and learning about historical sites and museums in the United States. It makes history accessible and highlights just how much history actually surrounds us, often in the most unlikely of places. From obscure historical markers mounted on buildings or in public parks, to well-known national historic landmarks and museums large and small, Clio is an indispensable guide to U.S. historic sites. Download the app before your next visit to a major U.S. city and enjoy a self-guided heritage walking tour. It might even make you start to look differently at the streets you traverse daily in the neighborhoods, towns, and cities where you live.

Evie Carlyn · 28 Jul 2026
5/5Incredible Gateway to History
I’ve started to discover history all around me that I couldn’t believe was there. When I’m visiting a new place for the first time, this is the kind of stuff I’m looking for—it’s just so nice to have it all in a one-stop shop (figuratively, since Clio is free and non-profit). Since discovering Clio, I’ve become a regular contributor. The platform keeps getting better as more and more knowledgeable folks contribute. The Tour creation feature is especially amazing. Sure, the UI could be snazzier, but it’s absolutely the best platform out there for discovering history everywhere you go. Keep it up, Clio!

mellors · 28 Jul 2026
5/5A window to the past
My family has loved exploring this app on our trips around the country. Looking for a quick break to stretch your legs? Pull up Clio to see what history surrounds you to explore. Or see if you can follow along on a walking tour. Clio has really changed the way I see old buildings I walk past. Now I can walk by and see the residents that have lived their, the conversations that were only heard within those four walls, the celebrations and triumphs of those that came before us. Truly an incredible resource!

Teachme2134 · 28 Jul 2026
5/5Excited to have this app
I read an article about Clio on Facebook and was impressed with their website. Searching my area brought up locations I've never been - even though they are less than 30 miles away. Now that I know more about the history, I want to visit these places in person. (Feels like that was the objective - way to go Clio!) Excited to have this app.

Powbry33 · 28 Jul 2026

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Versions

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1.1
Bug fixes.
1.1.1
Bug fixes.
1.1.12
Updated Google Maps integration.
1.1.13
Improvements to text-to-voice functionality so that users have a choice of reading and/or listening to each entry.
1.1.15
Internal changes to google maps integration.
1.1.3
Bug fixes
1.1.6
Text to speech for listening to entry information. Bug fixes.
1.1.7
Bug fixes for new text to speech feature.
1.1.8
Bug fixes. Uses Apple Maps now for navigation.
2.0.0
Completely revamped to support the new Clio website! Includes full functionality of the site and provides an infrastructure for mobile tour features coming soon!
2.0.16
Fixes certain links opening outside of the app
2.1.0
Our new Heritage Trails and Walking Tours page now allows you to download tours and experience them offline!
2.10.0
This new version of Clio include a number of additions and improvements to the Geofencing feature, making it easier to use and configure for your location. Also includes other fixes and improvements.
2.11.0 · 22 Sep 2025
This version of the Clio app includes an improved audio tour experience, more tour options, better text-to-speech audio, and other fixes and improvements.
2.2.0
Adds color scheme and font size options. Integrates Clio's tours-within-entries. Bug fixes and performance improvements.
2.5
Added experimental AR features to navigate along tours and find entries nearest you!
2.5.1
AR related performance improvements
2.5.2
Includes AR performance improvements, and adds a birds-eye map view when taking a tour.
2.5.3
Some fixes and improvements
2.6.0
- Adds Bluetooth beacon scanning and notifications - Other bugs and fixes
2.7.0
- New Geofencing Functionality! Let Clio notify you of historical entries within range as you walk, bike, or drive around your area. Leave your phone in your pocket and listen to audio narrations, or open the app to read along, view photos, check the map, and more. Even let Clio guide you along a tour with proximity-based turn-by-turn directions. Also includes some bug fixes and improvements.
2.7.1
Version 2.7.1 includes a new and improved Geofencing interface, along with a suite of bug fixes and performance improvements.
2.7.2
Fixes issue with some QR codes not redirecting properly
2.7.5
Fixes an issue preventing the compass arrow from working correctly.
2.9.0
This new version of Clio include a number of additions and improvements to the Geofencing feature, making it easier to use and configure for your location. Also includes other fixes and improvements.

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