The history app that talks to your kids in the car.
Plug your iPhone into CarPlay and, as you drive past a castle, a Roman road, a Tudor manor or a village church, the app notices and tells your children what happened there — in a friendly voice, in plain words, for ages 6 to 12.
Swipe through the adventure
Every screen is real, from launch to leaderboard.
Key
- 500,000+ places across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- 1,200+ UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Works on CarPlay, iPhone and iPad
- Independently made in the UK
- Rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store (3 ratings)
Real places. Real stories.
Over half a million historic places covering every corner of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — plus every UNESCO World Heritage Site on Earth. Not just the famous landmarks: the ruined abbey you've driven past a hundred times, the pub that used to be a coaching inn, the field where a battle was fought. Your children will start asking “what's that?” — and finally get an answer.
Works with CarPlay
Stories play through your car speakers, hands-free. Nothing to tap, nothing to read while driving. Just drive, and history comes to you.
A SatNav that knows its history
Built-in turn-by-turn directions take you to any site. Plan a day out around castles, Roman forts or stately homes, and let the kids pick where next.
Meet Fiona, your guide
Fiona introduces each place, reveals the stories behind the stones and answers the questions children actually ask. Tap “Gruesome Tales” if you dare — the Tudors were more fascinating, and more grisly, than any classroom admits.
Learn without noticing
Nearly a million quiz questions and 700,000 “Did You Know?” facts earn coins, badges and streaks. It feels like a game. It's the history curriculum — Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Tudors, Victorians and more — arriving one real place at a time. Curated, fact-checked STEM questions sit alongside the history — the shapes of a castle keep, the simple machines that lift Tower Bridge — so a day out covers Key Stage 1–2 maths and science too.
Not in the car? Fly.
Fly over sites in stunning 3D, tap to land and explore, and listen as Fiona reads each story aloud.
The world's greatest wonders, too
Beyond Britain, fly over 1,200+ UNESCO World Heritage Sites — the Pyramids of Giza, Machu Picchu, the Great Wall of China, Neuschwanstein Castle and hundreds more — each with its own story, facts and quiz.
Even grander on iPad
The same adventure, with room to breathe — more map, bigger stories, easier to share on the sofa.
Three steps to time travel
Plug in and drive
Connect to CarPlay, or let a passenger open the app. The map shows the historic places all around you.
Hear the story
Drive past a place — or have a passenger tap a marker — and Fiona tells your children what happened there.
Collect and quiz
Answer “Did You Know?” quizzes, earn coins, badges and streaks, and power up the Time Machine.
Built for families, built for trust
Free to start
Free tier for every family; Full Access is optional, behind a parental gate. Free for schools through Apple School Manager. Anyone who bought the app before it went free keeps Full Access for as long as the app is available. No ads, no coin packs.
Completely ad-free
No adverts, no advertising SDKs, nothing sold or shared.
No accounts, no chat, no strangers
No sign-up, no messaging, no user-generated content. External links sit behind a parent gate.
Collects no data
The App Store privacy label says “Data Not Collected”, and we mean it. Read the policy.
Reviewed for young audiences
Content reviewed for young audiences, with parental controls. “Gruesome Tales” sit behind parental consent and a declared age of 9 or over. Full Wikipedia articles appear only if a grown-up switches on Encyclopedia Mode.
Original music and sound design
Made for the app — not stock loops.
Who it's for
- Road trips and the school run
- Days out with National Trust, English Heritage and Cadw sites
- Home educators and Key Stage 1–2 history, maths and science topics
- Grandparents who want a good answer to “what's that, Grandad?”
Before you buy
How much does it cost?
Free to download: the map, Fiona's introductions to every place, twenty stories with their quizzes, coins and badges, and a taste of CarPlay. Full Access — every story, every tour, the complete time-machine collection — is an optional purchase in the Grown-up Area from 99p a month, monthly, yearly or lifetime, shared with up to six family members through Family Sharing. No coin packs, no ads. Bought Travelling In Time when it was a paid app? You keep Full Access for as long as the app is available, at no charge. Schools get Full Access free through Apple School Manager. If it is not right for your family, Apple handles refunds at reportaproblem.apple.com.
Does it work with CarPlay?
Yes — plug in and Fiona's stories and optional route guidance appear on the car display. Stories play through your car speakers, hands-free.
Is it safe for kids?
Yes. No accounts, no behavioural ads, no social features, and no external links without a parent gate. Stories and facts are written for children. The full, unedited Wikipedia articles (Encyclopedia Mode) only appear if a grown-up switches them on in the Grown-up Area, which needs Face ID, Touch ID or the device passcode. Designed around the Apple Kids guidelines, UK GDPR and COPPA.
Does it collect location data?
Only to choose which nearby story to play and to draw the map, and during SatNav or CarPlay navigation to keep guiding you while the app is in the background. Your location is processed on the device, sent only to Apple Maps for the map and directions, and never stored on our servers. Full detail in the privacy policy.
Which devices does it work on?
Any iPhone or iPad running iOS 18.6 or later, and CarPlay via iPhone. Some AI features — fresh quizzes and narration — use Apple's on-device intelligence available on the newest devices; everything else works everywhere.
Does it cover the school curriculum?
Yes. Quizzes and stories follow the Key Stage 1–2 history topics — Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Tudors, Victorians — and a curated set of fact-checked STEM questions ties maths and science to the real places you visit. Every question is written for ages 6–12 and checked before it ships.
Will it work where we live?
The map works anywhere Apple Maps does. Over half a million story markers cover England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus 1,200+ UNESCO World Heritage Sites worldwide, so it is at its richest on UK days out, school-run routes and holidays.
Every road in Britain has a story.
Now your children can hear it.
Download on the App Store