Real-world tours you tap into.
MyTapTour turns a walk around your favorite neighborhood, brewery crawl, or museum visit into a playable experience. Tap a hidden NFC sticker — or just point your camera at a landmark — to unlock stories, photos, videos, and rewards you can actually redeem.
How it works
Three steps. No sign-up required to start exploring.
Pick a tour
Beer crawls, gallery walks, neighborhood histories, hidden gems. Browse nearby tours in the app.
Tap a tag or aim your camera
Each stop is a tiny NFC sticker you tap, a landmark you point your camera at, or both. Either way the next story, clue, or reward unlocks the moment you arrive.
Collect rewards
Earn points, badges, and real coupons — a free pint, a discount, a secret menu item — that you can redeem on the spot.
Why people love it
It's a tour, a scavenger hunt, and a rewards program — all rolled into one.
No lines, no guides
Go at your own pace. Arrive, tap, enjoy. The story waits for you.
Real rewards
A free drink at the next stop, a discount at a partner shop. Earn as you explore.
No tag? No problem.
Outdoor monuments, murals, and storefronts can use camera-based check-ins powered by your iPhone's augmented-reality cameras. Aim your phone at the spot and the app confirms you're there — no sticker required.
Hidden stages
Finish a stage to unlock the next one. Some tours even hide mystery stops you'll only reveal after finding the others.
Built for your city
Local operators write the stories, pick the stops, and decide the rewards. Every tour feels hand-crafted because it is.
Are you a venue, brand, or creator?
If you run a brewery, gallery, historic district, BID, or festival — MyTapTour gives you a turnkey way to turn foot traffic into repeat visits.
For venues
Stick a tag in your window. When customers tap it, they can check in, unlock a loyalty reward, or start a tour that brings them back.
For creators
Build your own tour: upload stops, write stories, set rewards, design unlock rules. Mix NFC tags and camera-only check-ins per stop. Publish in minutes. Track real-world engagement.
Paid or free
Offer your tour for free, or charge once for access. Payments are processed by Stripe (cards plus Apple Pay) and routed straight to your bank.
Interested in publishing a tour? hello@mytaptour.com
Frequently asked questions
Common questions from explorers and creators. Don't see yours? hello@mytaptour.com.
Is the app free?
Yes. MyTapTour is free to download. Many tours are free to play. Some creators charge a one-time fee for premium tours (typically $1–$15) — you'll see the price clearly before you start, and checkout is handled by Stripe, which accepts major credit and debit cards as well as Apple Pay.
Do I need a special phone?
You need an iPhone running iOS 17 or newer. Tapping NFC tags works on every iPhone from the iPhone XS onward. Camera-based check-ins work on the same set of devices, and a few specific stops may ask for a Pro model (which has a LiDAR sensor for higher-precision verification).
An Android version is not available today.
How does the camera check-in work? Is it scanning my face?
No. It uses your iPhone's built-in augmented-reality (AR) cameras to recognize the place, not any person. When a creator sets up a camera-based stop, they capture a small piece of anonymized spatial data — a sparse cloud of 3D points describing landmarks, edges, and corners — and your phone matches against that data when you arrive.
No photo or video of you is sent anywhere. No facial recognition. The matching happens on your device.
What's an NFC tag?
A small, paper-thin sticker with a chip inside. No batteries, no Bluetooth, no app needed by the venue. You just hold the top edge of your iPhone (the antenna sits near the top) within an inch of the sticker and a notification pops up. Tap the notification to open the tour stop.
Do I need cell service to play a tour?
You need a connection (cellular or Wi-Fi) when starting a tour and when checking in at each stop — that's how the app verifies you were there and unlocks the next bit of content. Stops with large media (audio narration, video) work best on Wi-Fi or LTE.
If you're going somewhere with spotty coverage, start the tour on Wi-Fi first so the basics are cached. We're working on a stronger offline mode.
What about my privacy and location data?
MyTapTour only records where you are when you actively check in at a tour stop. We do not track your background location, sell location data, or share it with advertisers. Camera frames used for visual check-ins are processed on your device and not uploaded.
Full details: Privacy Policy.
Will it drain my battery?
The app only uses GPS and the camera when you're actively at a stop checking in — usually a few seconds. Between stops the app sits quietly in the background. A typical hour-long tour uses about the same battery as 15 minutes of Maps navigation.
What happens if a tag is missing or the sticker has been peeled off?
Report it in the app — tap the stop, then the "report a problem" link — and we'll alert the creator. Many tours pair the NFC tag with a camera-based fallback so you can still check in even if the sticker is gone.
Can kids use it?
MyTapTour is rated for ages 12+ in the App Store. Tours themselves vary — some are family-friendly history walks, others are 21+ brewery crawls. Every tour shows its age recommendation on the listing.
Can I build my own tour?
Yes. Anyone with a published tour idea can sign up at the Creator Portal. You draft stops, write the stories, decide on rewards, and set the price (or make it free). When you publish your first paid tour, you connect a Stripe account so payouts go straight to you.
NFC tags and any printed signage you want for camera-based stops are available through the Creator Portal's supplies section.
How do creators get paid?
Through Stripe Connect Express. You see your earnings in the Creator Portal in real time, and balances above the payout threshold are swept to your bank account on a weekly schedule. We take a small platform percentage on each paid tour purchase, which is shown on the Fees page before you sign up.
What's the difference between NFC and the camera check-in for creators?
NFC tags are best when you own or have permission at the venue (a shop window, a doorframe, the back of a poster). They work in any light, indoors or out, and are nearly impossible to spoof — the user has to physically be there.
Camera check-ins are best for outdoor monuments, public murals, storefronts you don't have permission to stick anything on, or any spot where a sticker would be vandalized or removed. Setup takes a couple minutes of walking around the spot with your phone; after that, end users just point and confirm.
You can mix both in a single tour. Most successful creators use NFC for indoor / partner stops and camera check-ins for outdoor landmarks.
Ready to tap in?
Download MyTapTour free on iPhone. Find a tour near you and go play.