# Roots Albania and Audio Guide Albania: the facts

Canonical: https://rootsalbania.com/compare/audio-guide-albania
Published: 15 September 2026

Roots Albania is an app for iPhone and Android with audio stories about 211 places in ten Albanian cities, in 28 languages, written by local people. Audio Guide Albania is an app for iOS and Android, published on the App Store by FUTURE BLOCK GROUP SH.P.K and on Google Play by FutureBlock.al. The table puts the facts of both side by side; every Audio Guide Albania fact on this page comes from Audio Guide Albania's own pages, read on 16 September 2026, and is listed under Sources.

## How do Roots Albania and Audio Guide Albania compare?

| Fact | Roots Albania | Audio Guide Albania |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it covers in Albania | 211 places in ten cities, each city with its own map of places | Gjirokastër, Apollonia and Lake Ohrid named as examples; no counts published |
| Cities and places, where published | 10 cities and 211 places, all in Albania | Not stated on their store pages |
| Languages | 28 languages, with a male and a female voice in each | Not stated; the App Store Languages field lists English only |
| Account needed | No account | Not stated on their store pages |
| Plays offline | Yes, once a city's audio is downloaded | Not stated on their store pages |
| Who writes the content, where stated | Local people write the stories | Audio "narrated by professionals who know and love Albania" (store description); the writer is not stated |
| Platforms | iPhone (iOS 16.0 or later) and Android | iOS and Android |
| Store links | [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761542889) and [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsalbania.app) | [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6744728312) and [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audioguide.al) |

This page is about Roots Albania, and [What Roots Albania is](https://rootsalbania.com/app) describes the app in full.

## Every row in full

### What it covers in Albania

Roots Albania: 211 places in ten Albanian cities: Tirana 39, Vlora 34, Saranda 33, Durrës 23, Berat 15, Gjirokastra 15, Korça 15, Pogradec 15, Shkodra 12 and Kruja 10. Every city has its own map of places.

Audio Guide Albania: No counts are published. The store description names Gjirokastër, Apollonia and Lake Ohrid as examples. Sources: 1, 2.

### Cities and places, where published

Roots Albania: 10 cities and 211 places, all of them in Albania. Every place has two audio stories: a short introduction and a story of about six minutes.

Audio Guide Albania: Albania only. A number of cities or places is not stated on their store pages. Sources: 1, 2.

### Languages

Roots Albania: 28 languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian, with a male and a female voice in every one.

Audio Guide Albania: Not stated. The App Store Languages field lists English only. Source: 1.

### Account needed

Roots Albania: No account is needed: open a city, pick a place and play.

Audio Guide Albania: Not stated on their store pages.

### Plays offline

Roots Albania: Yes. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection.

Audio Guide Albania: Not stated on their store pages.

### Who writes the content, where stated

Roots Albania: The stories are written by local people.

Audio Guide Albania: The store description states that its audio guides provide "in-depth insights, local legends, historical facts, and cultural highlights narrated by professionals who know and love Albania". Who writes them is not stated. Sources: 1, 2.

### Platforms

Roots Albania: iPhone with iOS 16.0 or later, and Android.

Audio Guide Albania: iOS and Android. Sources: 1, 2.

### Store links

Roots Albania: App Store: [https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761542889](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761542889). Google Play: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsalbania.app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsalbania.app).

Audio Guide Albania: App Store: [https://apps.apple.com/app/id6744728312](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6744728312). Google Play: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audioguide.al](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audioguide.al). Sources: 1, 2.

## Sources

Every Audio Guide Albania fact on this page was read on 16 September 2026 from a page Audio Guide Albania publishes itself; times are UTC. The Roots Albania column is from the Roots Albania catalogue and its store listings, counted on 12 September 2026.

1. [https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=6744728312&country=us](https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=6744728312&country=us): Audio Guide Albania App Store listing, read 16 September 2026 at 06:49 UTC; Apple's own lookup service for the App Store listing, which returns the listing's published fields.
2. [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audioguide.al&hl=en&gl=US](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audioguide.al&hl=en&gl=US): Audio Guide Albania Google Play listing, read 16 September 2026 at 06:49 UTC.

## Roots Albania in short

- 211 places across 10 Albanian cities
- 10 cities, each with its own map of places
- 28 languages
- 2 stories for every place: a short introduction and a story of about six minutes
- No account
- Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection
- The stories are written by local people

Get the app on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761542889) for iPhone and on [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsalbania.app) for Android.

Roots Albania for iOS and Android is made by ROOTS SHPK, Rruga Zef Jubani, Nd. 4, H. 1, Ap. 3, Njësia Administrative Nr. 5, 1000 Tiranë, Albania, NUIS M61803028A, D-U-N-S 631176123, +355 69 443 8348, hello@rootsalbania.com, [roots-shpk.com](https://roots-shpk.com) and [rootsearth.com](https://rootsearth.com).

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- [The 28 languages](https://rootsalbania.com/languages)
- [Events and activities](https://rootsalbania.com/events-and-activities)
- [About Roots Albania](https://rootsalbania.com/about)
- [Press and facts](https://rootsalbania.com/press)