Matzu The tour guide that talks back
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AI walking guide · any city

The tour guide that talks back.

A live, conversational AI guide for any city. Matzu plans your day, tells you the story of each place as you arrive, and answers anything you ask — hands-free, just by talking.

On iPhone & Android · start with 30 minutes free.

The Matzu app showing a planned Paris walking route — ordered stops from the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre.

› Why Matzu

Not a narrator. A local expert in your pocket.

Matzu knows where to go, where to eat, what’s on, and the stories behind it all — and it just talks to you.

A local expert, not a narrator.

Matzu knows where to go and why it matters — the famous sights and the streets only a local would point you to.

“I’m hungry — find me a spot.”

Ask for food and Matzu recommends a place nearby, then opens the booking site so you can grab a table.

History & deep local knowledge.

Historical sites, the stories behind them, and the context that turns a building into a place you remember.

Themed tours for your obsession.

A cocktail crawl. A Sherlock Holmes walk through London. Caravaggio’s Rome, church by church. Tell Matzu your obsession and get a tour built for it.

“What’s on this weekend?”

Matzu knows local events — “What’s on in Berlin this weekend?” — and works them into your day.

It sends you the links.

Tickets, bookings, websites — Matzu drops the links right in the chat. Intuitive enough to just talk to.

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› Tell Matzu your obsession

Themed tours for whatever you’re into.

A Sherlock Holmes walk through London. Caravaggio’s Rome, church by church. Tell Matzu your obsession — it builds the tour.

› How it works

Matzu plans it. You walk it. Ask anything.

  1. Plan

    Matzu does the planning. Give a few hints — interests, time, vibe — and Matzu builds the full daytrip for you.

  2. Walk

    Matzu tells you the story at each stop as you arrive — and you can ask for more, anytime.

  3. Ask

    Talk live, anytime — in English, German, Italian, French or Spanish. Curious? Just ask out loud.

A travel desk flat-lay: world map with route pins, compass, passport, guidebooks and a tablet showing a planned itinerary.

› See the app

Your day, mapped — with cards that remember.

Ordered waypoint cards you can reorder and revisit, a real walking map, and a live guide that talks back.

Matzu home screen with daytrip cards — Explore Freely and a San Francisco day.
Your daytrips, ready to open.
Matzu planning screen: plan a daytrip By Chat or By Voice, with themed-tour suggestions.
Plan by voice — just speak.
A planned Paris route in Matzu: ordered stop cards from the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre.
Your day as ordered stops you can reorder.
Matzu walking map of Paris with numbered pins connected along a route.
A real walking map, stop by stop.
Matzu stop detail for the Eiffel Tower: photo, hours, address, website link and a Take Me There button.
Tap any stop — photos, facts, hours & links.
Matzu’s themed-tours screen with example tours in London, Paris, Barcelona and Rome.
Themed tours, built for your obsession.

› Matzu vs old-school audio guides

Why pay $25 for a recording that can’t hear you?

Old audio guides

  • Pre-recorded
  • One-way
  • One city per purchase
  • Same script for everyone
  • ~$25 each

Matzu

  • Live & conversational
  • Plans your day for you
  • Restaurant picks + booking links
  • Intuitive — just talk
  • Any city, themed tours too
  • iPhone AND Android
  • from $1.99

e.g. “I’m hungry — recommend a spot nearby” → a local pick, plus a book a table link, right in the chat.

› Pricing

Start free. Then pay only for the minutes you walk.

Start free with 30 minutes. Then top up only what you use — minutes never expire.

Minutes never expire. Cancel nothing — there’s no subscription.

› Coverage

Any city — and any theme.

Matzu builds your guide on the spot, from world capitals to the side street you stumbled onto.

  • Vienna
  • Lisbon
  • Barcelona
  • Rome
  • Paris
  • Kyoto
  • Lucerne
  • New York
  • Tokyo
  • Berlin

Themed tours

  • Sherlock Holmes Walk · London
  • Gaudí’s Cosmos · Barcelona
  • Caravaggio’s Rome
  • Belle Époque Montmartre · Paris
  • Pessoa’s Lisbon
  • Basquiat & Warhol · New York

› Loved by early explorers

Real walks, real questions, real answers.

★★★★★
It actually answered my dumb questions about a fountain. Felt like walking with a clever friend.
Nina · Zürich
★★★★★
I said I was hungry and it sent me a spot two minutes away — with a booking link. Booked, done.
Luca · Lugano
★★★★★
Hands stayed in my pockets, eyes stayed on the street. That’s the whole point.
Camille · Lausanne

› FAQ

Good questions.

How is it different from ChatGPT?

ChatGPT gives you a wall of text you have to scroll back through. Matzu gives you a fixed itinerary of waypoint cards you can reorder, revisit, and that remember what you’ve already done — plus a live, location-aware guide that narrates the right story at the right spot, hands-free.

Already planned with ChatGPT?

Paste it into Matzu and it builds you a map and waypoint cards with full details — turning a chat transcript into a real, walkable day.

Which languages does Matzu speak?

Matzu currently supports English, German, Italian, French and Spanish. Talk to it in any of those five and it answers in kind.

Do I need a connection?

Yes — Matzu is live, so it needs data or wifi to listen, plan and respond in real time as you walk.

What does it cost?

Start free with 30 minutes. After that, top up only what you use — minutes never expire. Tiers start at 20 min for $1.99.