The Espy app

There’s more here
than meets the eye.

Discover stories, useful information and digital finds connected to real places. Point with the Beam, look around, or let the topics you follow surface discoveries as you move.

Espy for iPhone is available on the App Store. The Android version is in preview.

Illustrative discovery concept · Example places and information. Click to enlarge.
Discovery, on your terms

Explore your way.

Follow your curiosity, whether it is right in front of you or somewhere nearby.

Tap. Find what’s ahead.

Point toward a place and tap for the nearest result in that direction.

Double-tap. Look around.

Discover content in all directions around you.

Hold. Reach farther.

Press and hold to extend the Beam, then release to collect results.

Or let discovery come to you.
Opt into proactive discovery to receive content as you move through places, based on the categories you follow.
Discovery: the map and directional Beam. Click to enlarge.
Discovery: content connected to a real place. Click to enlarge.
Inside the app

Four tabs.
A complete discovery toolkit.

Discovery

Find nearby content and explore with the Beam.

Discovery / Explore the map Click to enlarge.
Discovery / Find nearby stories Click to enlarge.
Discovery / Open a discovery Click to enlarge.
Discovery / Read the content Click to enlarge.

Workshop

Create and manage the content you attach to places.

Workshop / Manage your veacons Click to enlarge.
Workshop / Edit a place Click to enlarge.
Workshop / Shape your content Click to enlarge.
Workshop / Set publishing details Click to enlarge.

Assets

Keep the vouchers, resources and collectibles you receive.

Assets / Your digital assets Click to enlarge.
Assets / Browse a collection Click to enlarge.
Assets / Open an asset Click to enlarge.
Assets / Use its available actions Click to enlarge.

Highlights

Review views, opens and reactions to your content.

Highlights / Engagement at a glance Click to enlarge.
Highlights / See content performance Click to enlarge.
Highlights / Explore engagement patterns Click to enlarge.
Highlights / Review your highlights Click to enlarge.
For your own discoveries

Know a place worth sharing?
Leave something there.

Create a veacon with a story, note or resource. Use VoxPin for a spoken note on the go, or move to TS Studio for richer content, custom spatial shapes and publishing controls.

VoxPin turns a spoken note into text and helps categorize it. Review what you create before making it discoverable.

Capture it on the go.

Your knowledge, attached to the place that inspired it.

Refine it on the web.

More space for content, audiences and publishing rules.

Follow what matters to you

Stay in control
of what finds you.

Follow the categories you care about, mute notifications when you want quiet, or discover on demand. Choose official-only content when you want a more focused view.

How do background discovery and audio work?

Proactive discovery is optional. Some veacons can play audio on arrival; you can disable this in Settings → Content → Play audio in background. Mute individual categories or turn proactive discovery off when you prefer to explore with the Beam.

What can I create on my phone?

Create veacons and edit circular signal areas in the app. Draw custom polygons and 3D volumes in TS Studio; those advanced shapes are read-only in the app. Sign in to create and manage your content.

How do I get started?

Download Espy from the App Store on your iPhone, or request the Android preview. You can explore as a guest; sign in to create content and use account-based features. TS Studio requires a verified organization—contact us for help getting set up to test.

Take a closer look at the world around you.

Download Espy for iPhone and start exploring. On Android? Request the preview and tell us what you’d like to explore or create.