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COMPARISON
Live translation for guided tours: four systems compared.
If you guide groups that don’t all speak your language, there are four ways to offer live translation today without a second guide. Two differences matter most: what visitors listen on (their own phone or a receiver you hand out) and how you pay. This comparison gathers what each maker publishes on its website or has told the press, with the date we checked it.
The comparison at a glance
| ViuTour | Nubart LIVE | VOX Aura | BMS Live Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What visitors listen on | Their own phone and headphones, joining with a QR code, no app | Their own phone, with a QR code, no app | A radio receiver you hand out | A receiver from the BMS tour guide system |
| What the guide needs | Their phone and a microphone | Their phone | A connected VOX device | The BMS tour guide system and two smartphones |
| Languages | 60, plus the original audio | 35+ | 200+ available; up to 4 per tour | 29 listed |
| Catalan | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Untranslated original audio | Included, at no cost | Yes | Yes | Yes, on a separate channel |
| Public price | From €49 a month (15 language hours) | €39 per translation hour + QR cards (from €154) | Not published | Not published (monthly rental or per-minute rate) |
| How you pay | Language hours per month | Per hour of the guide’s stream, whatever the number of languages | — | — |
| Trial | Free: 30 min of tours, up to 2 languages at a time | 6 cards + 30 minutes of translation | Not stated | Not stated |
Data checked on 14/10/2026 on each maker’s website and, for VOX Aura, in the trade press. Prices exclude VAT. If anything has changed, write to us and we’ll correct it.
Sources: Nubart (official website) · BMS Audio (official website) · VOX Aura (TourMaG, 16/07/2026)
Example: a 2-hour tour in 3 languages
- ViuTour: 3 languages × 2 hours = 6 language hours. It fits in the €49 monthly plan, which includes 15. The original audio doesn’t count.
- Nubart: 2 hours of translated stream = €78, plus the QR cards the first time (from €154 for 50).
- VOX and BMS: no public price; you need to ask for a quote.
If you run tours in many languages at once and only a few a month, Nubart’s model (per stream, not per language) may suit you. If you run several tours a month in 1 to 3 languages, ViuTour is usually cheaper.
When not to choose ViuTour
If visitors can’t or won’t use their phones (school groups without phones), or the tour goes through areas without coverage, a receiver-based system such as VOX Aura or BMS is the better option.
When ViuTour fits
- Mixed groups where every visitor has a phone: they join with a QR code, with nothing to install.
- Guides who want to offer the tour in each visitor’s language, with no second guide and no devices to hand out.
- Anyone who wants to try it with no commitment: the trial is free.
Frequently asked questions
Do visitors need to install an app?
With ViuTour and Nubart, no: they join with a QR code in the browser. With VOX Aura and BMS they listen on a receiver.
Which system is cheapest?
It depends on how many tours you run and in how many languages. Only ViuTour and Nubart publish prices: a 2-hour tour in 3 languages fits in ViuTour’s €49 monthly plan, while with Nubart it costs €78 plus the cards.
Which one works in Catalan?
ViuTour and Nubart include Catalan. VOX Aura and BMS don’t mention it in what they publish.