Surroundings

Turn waiting time into discovery time. Uncover stories and hidden gems near you.

Surroundings is your smart local guide. Walk around and discover the history, art, and stories behind the places around you.

🔍 DISCOVER
• Automatic discovery of nearby points of interest using WikiData, Wikipedia, and OpenStreetMap
• Street name etymology — learn why streets are named the way they are
• Rich details with Wikipedia summaries and Wikimedia Commons images
• Works in 5 languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French, German

🗺️ MAP
• Interactive map with free basemaps (no API key needed)
• See discovery markers and explore your surroundings visually
• Optional premium basemaps via MapTiler (bring your own key)
• Add custom basemap styles with any compatible tile server

🚶 WALKING TOURS
• Create walking tours connecting nearby discoveries
• Optimized pedestrian routing via OpenRouteService (free key available)
• Step-by-step navigation with distance and estimated time

🤖 AI-POWERED DESCRIPTIONS
• Get rich AI-generated descriptions for any point of interest
• Supports multiple AI providers: Google Gemini (free tier), Groq, OpenAI, Anthropic
• Bring your own API key — calls go directly from your device to the provider

🔊 TEXT-TO-SPEECH
• Listen to descriptions read aloud in your language
• Customizable voice, speed, and pitch in Preferences

🔔 SMART NOTIFICATIONS
• Background notifications when you approach interesting places
• Configurable radius and cooldown to avoid noise

🔒 PRIVACY-FIRST
• No user accounts, no ads, no tracking
• All data stored locally on your device
• API keys encrypted with Android Keystore
• Crash reports via Sentry (anonymous, no GPS data)
• You control which optional services to enable

Surroundings is free and open to everyone. Optional premium features (MapTiler basemaps, OpenRouteService routing, Cloud AI descriptions) work with your own API keys — the app never charges you.

Privacy policy: https://surroundings.otenz.it/privacy-policy.html