Quick context
A short summary for the moment when you just want to know what you are looking at.
Audio guide for curious travelers
Stand in front of something interesting. Get a 3-minute researched audio story in your language, right there.
Or read the full article. Parroo covers European cities, including places other audio guides skip. Pay once. No subscription.
What is Parroo?
Parroo is a researched audio guide for European cities. You stand in front of a place, the app gives you a 3-minute audio story written for listening — or the full article to read. Pay once for the geography you want, no subscription.
4,000+ places across Germany and France
3 languages: English, German, French
EUR 4.99 starts with a city purchase
What you get at each place
Full article
A researched article of about 700 words when a place catches your eye.
Audio written for listening
A 3-minute script adapted from the same factual base, not the article simply read aloud.
Languages
One place. Separate writeups per language.
Every place gets researched and written in each language Parroo supports. English, German, and French today. More languages over time.
English
German
French
Pricing
No subscription. No trial trap. Yours to keep.
From EUR 4.99 for one city to EUR 49.99 for the Worldwide tier. One payment per pick. No subscription anywhere.
City
EUR 4.99
A weekend in Cannes.
Region
EUR 14.99
A road trip through Provence.
Country
EUR 34.99
Three weeks across France.
Worldwide
EUR 49.99
For people who keep traveling.
Process
Researched, not generic
Parroo uses AI in the stack, but not as a one-prompt shortcut. Each place goes through research, source logging, article writing, verification, and a separate audio rewrite for listening.
Quick answers
Is Parroo a subscription?
No. Every purchase is one-time. You buy the geography you want and keep access to it.
Does it work offline?
Not yet. You currently need a connection to load the map, articles, and audio.
Is the audio just text-to-speech?
No. The audio is adapted separately for listening, with a different perspective and storytelling style while keeping the same factual base.
What do the four pricing tiers cover?
City unlocks one city — about 4.99 EUR. Region covers a road-trip area like Provence — 14.99 EUR. Country gives you everything researched in one country — 34.99 EUR. Worldwide unlocks everything Parroo currently has — 49.99 EUR.
How long is each audio story?
About three minutes per place — written as a script for listening, not the article read out loud.
Which cities does Parroo cover?
Germany and France today, with new cities added over time. The full list lives in the app; the Coverage page shows the current country totals and the cities that already have a dedicated web page.
Who writes the content?
Lucky Parrot, a small studio in Freiburg run by Stefanos Parussis. Each place is researched, sourced, written, verified, and then rewritten separately for audio.
If I switch phones, do I keep what I bought?
Yes. Purchases are tied to your App Store or Google Play account and restore automatically when you sign in on a new device.
Parroo
Or read the full article. Parroo covers European cities, including places other audio guides skip. Pay once. No subscription.