Freedom Trail Boston Guide

• Freedom Trail Full Tour — $12.99

Last verified 5 Aug 2026

• Free to download
• In-app purchases: $4.99 - $89.99 per item

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.8 3449 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Just what I needed!

   I was coming up on the end of my trip to Boston and had booked so many group activities (whale watching, day trip to Martha’s Vineyard, etc - all highly recommended) and yet still felt I hadn’t soaked up enough history in Boston, itself. This app was recommended just as I was about to book a bus tour, which I was just feeling wouldn’t have been intimate/involved enough and it was just perfect! It was about a 2-3 mile narrated tour of the freedom trail plus some extra historic sites, I learned SO much, got some good exercise in, and got to see all the sites up close and personal for a fraction of what any other city tour would’ve cost! I would highly recommend this app. The one thing I will say, (which does not take away from my 5 star rating at all) is that the map isn’t as “smart” as your google maps app. I often used google maps as a supplement/ to navigate. Other than that, this was perfection!

   ShevaP · 5 Aug 2026

2. 5/5Benefits over tour group guides

   First time in Boston. My wife and I split a pair of WIRELESS earbuds. I put in the left ear. She used the right ear. Geo triggers worked perfectly. You can repeat the audio if you miss something. What we liked over using the app more than a tour group type was that we could do our own pace. At one point we found ourselves next to the Sam Adams tasting room, so we had a beer and pretzel. Much later in little Italy we saw a charming bakery down a tight alley. We found a bench and had a coffee and pastry before returning to the Freedom Trail. We lingered for a long time in a cemetery moved by the names we recognized. You can even do half of it and come back another day to do the rest of it. This app is Freedom on the Freedom Trail.

   Buddha bill · 5 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Best way to see the Freedom Trail at your own pace!

   We loved doing the self-guided walking tour of the Freedom Trail. It was the perfect way to explore Boston’s historic sites without feeling rushed by a large group. The self-guided map was very easy to follow, taking us through all the major Revolutionary War landmarks like the Paul Revere House and the USS Constitution. Being able to stop for photos whenever we wanted made it a much better experience than a formal tour. If you're looking for an affordable Boston tour that hits all the Freedom Trail highlights, definitely go the self-guided route!

   Caroline Amaral7 · 5 Aug 2026

4. 1/5I think you can skip this app for now

   I found the narrator’s voice to be pleasant, but the info in the tells you way less than you can learn at any of the given sights. The navigation was unhelpful as it doesn’t give you exact points — for instance, I had to ask a local where to actually pick up the trail— and once you’re on the trail you can and should really just follow the path that’s been laid. That’s half the fun! Tying to use/navigate the app kept me with my face in my phone for way longer than I wanted to be given the fact that I was trying to sightsee. And the info was frustrating somethings in its brevity—for instance, at the Granary Burial site it tells you that Hancock is buried there, but not where. In Maui, we used a terrific app that used your GPS location to automatically tell you about what you were seeing as you walked or drove. I wish this app could have done that. It required me to do way too much and offered much less than a simple guidebook would have.

   kindsoldier · 5 Aug 2026

5. 5/5Excellent App!

   As most reviewers have said, this APP is amazing. We downloaded it and used it. We found it simple to use, excellent audio narration, great comments on the stops, and on and on. Each commentary is only about 1 to 2 minutes long. And you can easily pause and wait for the noisy truck to go by or not disturb the other tour groups. And you can repeat the commentary if you want. SUGGESTIONS: • Plan on all day to really take it in. We did and were glad. • Take your phone (or iPad) charger, because we ran out of battery by lunch time and had to buy a charger at Walgreens (which happens to be on the route at about the halfway mark). We plugged in our phone while we ate lunch and were good to go. • If you do go all day (we walked from Boston Commons near our hotel to Battery Park), plan on taking an Uber back to your hotel. Best $20 of the whole day.

   thesimpleHOUSE · 5 Aug 2026

4.6 395 ratings · Google Play

1. 1/5

   Have to buy before you are able to get any info about the stops on the route. Don't bother

   A Google user · 31 Jul 2026

2. 5/5

   The perfect amount of information for the trail. We have a 13 and 11 year old boys who stayed interested throughout. We left on foot about the same time as some of the the paid guided hours and we were pretty much even with them the whole way and we didn't have to pay nearly as much! Highly recommend.

   Ben S · 31 Jul 2026

3. 5/5

   worked great. easy to listen to and informative

   Chris Rossodivita · 31 Jul 2026

4. 5/5

   the walking tour was great. I learned lots of stuff I didn't know about Boston and our shared history.

   Robert Lietzke · 31 Jul 2026

5. 1/5

   Free download, but doesn't tell you to after you've been forced to allow updates and notifications that there's a charge per tour

   Jason Craft · 31 Jul 2026

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