digital$5–15/month or $40–80/yearused in 1 side quest
Augmented reality history app
A smartphone app that overlays historical photos, maps, and building reconstructions onto your live camera view. Shows you what stood on the exact spot you're standing, matched to your GPS and compass heading.
What to look for
- 1Large archive for your city or ability to upload custom historical imagery
- 2GPS accuracy refined by visual alignment tools (not just raw location data)
- 3Offline mode for areas with poor cell coverage
- 4Timeline slider to jump between decades
- 5Ability to save and share specific overlays with location tags
Used for: Comparing present streets to historical photos · Finding demolished buildings in real-time · Tracing vanished transit lines and infrastructure · Documenting neighborhood transformations
Side quests that use it
Pick the adventure first; the gear follows.
