Tourient: a PocketSights alternative
PocketSights and Tourient are both platforms for building and sharing self-guided tours. They offer a comparable set of features, but PocketSights costs twice as much.
Update: PocketSights was acquired by STQRY.
Read our comparison with STQRY.
Tourient’s unlimited plan includes unlimited tours and all of the features of PocketSights. For much less money.
PocketSights has no support for multiple languages, and is not built for accessibility. Tourient can handle 64 languages and exceeds Level AA accessibility standards.
Create beautiful exhibit labels, simple social media graphics, and deep-linked QR codes right in the app.
Save time entering repetitive data with templates for architectural tours, art galleries, and more.
PocketSights lacks custom branding, while Tourient lets you add custom colors and fonts for each tour.
Tourient includes 24/7 backups, fixes and updates every month, and new features throughout the year.
“We have used Tourient to transfer two previous tours -- one on CD and one on a website. The tours are so easy to use, and that is feedback I've gotten from people of many ages and abilities.” —Torii Moré, McLean County Museum of History
Tourient supports 64 languages (including RTL) and is WCAG Level AA compliant, while PocketSights is only available in English and lacks key accessibility features.
Move beyond local advertising with sponsored tours, tour stops, in-map local offers, and inline ads.
Tourient's Tour Builder CMS empowers you to make changes any time, anywhere. Create and publish tours whenever you want. PocketSights only offers tour updates by email.
PocketSights is a native app, so it supports Bluetooth beacons. Tourient, a progressive web app, does not support Bluetooth beacons, but offers workarounds like tour access codes and deep-linked QR codes to trigger tour content.
PocketSights accepts update requests by email, and makes changes for you, which some people may prefer. Tourient includes a Tour Builder CMS to make changes yourself at any time.
Tourient and PocketSights are both paid platforms offering unlimited tour creation, but Tourient costs much less.