Tourient: a Glide Apps Audio Tour Alternative
Glide is a no-code app builder that pulls data from spreadsheets to create internal business tools. Tourient is an app builder that helps organizations create and share audio tours with many customization options.
Tourient is WCAG 2.2 compliant, while Glide lacks even basic accessibility features like ALT text support.
Tourient gives you control over how you tell your stories with 18+ content types, which is more than just the text, images, and audio that Glide gives you.
Tourient lets you theme each tour for an immersive experience, while Glide Apps only includes a brand color and "branded" sign in page.
Tourient lets you update your tour as often as you want, while Glide Apps limits how many updates you can make.
Tourient includes audio uploads, a built-in text to speech tool, and an award-winning audio player, while Glide only supports uploaded audio in a basic player.
Glide includes chatbot and email support, while Tourient gives each customer a dedicated account manager to handle your tour support needs.
“This is the best if anyone is looking for an easy, user friendly way of showing content and audio for any museum exhibit. The staff are also very helpful in assisting with setup and random technical questions we’ve had.” —Jason Broman, Moana Ministries
Tourient uses a block-based CMS, with a Live Preview mode to see your changes as you work.
Glide uses a spreadsheet-based CMS, but also includes a Live Preview tab to see your changes.
Users describe Tourient as "intuitive for all ages and abilities", "fast", and "easy to use".
Users describe Glide as "fast", "limited", and "best for simple use cases".
Glide Apps provides you a generic app container for those who prefer bring-their-own-everything, while Tourient includes everything you need to create and share engaging audio tours.
Tourient is WCAG 2.2 compliant, supports 64 languages, and has built-in translation tools. Glide Apps is not WCAG compliant, and has no tools for creating tours in multiple languages.
Tourient is easy to build tours with, and easy for your visitors to use. Glide, as shown in the side by side comparison above, is functional, but not necessarily pleasant to use.
Tourient uses a block-based content management system to make edits, while Glide uses a spreadsheet-based CMS. If you prefer working with spreadsheets, Glide may be a better fit.
While we believe everyone benefits from accessible experiences, maybe you don't. If you don't care about being WCAG compliant and have no interest in supporting multiple languages, Glide Apps may be a better fit.
Tourient is focused on helping organizations tell their stories to diverse audiences of many abilities, and aims for an easy-to-use platform both in content creation and content consumption. If you want a generic, barely usable experience for your visitors, however, Glide may be a better fit.
Tourient and Glide Apps cost about the same, but you get considerably more for your money with Tourient.