BearingsFor rental cars, campervans and vacation rentals
Give your guests a guide that rides along.
Bearings goes wherever your guests do. Every few minutes it tells them, out loud, the story of a place they're passing, picked based on their selected interests (history, architecture, nature, etc.). It plays alongside their maps and music, it's free to try, and you earn 30% of every purchase.
Become a partnerWhat guests get
A local guide for the whole trip.
A guide wherever they go
Bearings narrates the history, culture and landmarks around them, wherever they are, for the whole trip.
No routes, no tour times
Nothing to book and nowhere they have to be. They drive or walk wherever they were going anyway.
Tailored to them
Stories are chosen for what they told the app they're interested in.
Free to start
Their first 20 stories are free, with no card and no subscription.
Press play. This is what your guests hear.
Loon Mountain, about two miles off from here, got its start with Sherman Adams — a New Hampshire native and Dartmouth man who'd just left his job as Eisenhower's chief of staff and quipped he was heading off to operate a ski lodge. That lodge became a full resort by 1966. Somewhere along the Kancamagus, about five miles off from where you are now, sits a little wood-frame farmhouse called the Russell-Colbath House — built around 1831 by Thomas and Amzi Russell, it's the last surviving homestead from the days when families actually lived and farmed in the Swift River valley, before the whole area got folded into national forest land. Heard on a drive along New Hampshire's Kancamagus Highway
What your business gets
A free perk for guests, and 30% for you.
Free to offer
Give every guest an audio guide for their trip. It costs you nothing to offer, and it fits in your welcome email or guidebook.
30% of every purchase
You earn 30% of every purchase your guests make, paid monthly, for as long as they stay subscribed.
Zero ongoing work
Set it up once. There's nothing to manage, restock or answer.
How it works
Three steps, once.
Sign up
Get your code, your guest link and your QR cards.
Paste a blurb
Drop a ready-made paragraph into your confirmation email, welcome message or guidebook.
Set out a card
Optionally, put a printed card in your rental cars, at the counter or on the fridge.
What you earn
Paid on every renewal.
Founding partner rate: 30% on every plan
| Plan | Guest pays | You earn |
|---|---|---|
| Annual | $29.99/yr | $7.65 a year, every renewal |
| Monthly | $5.99/mo | $1.53 a month while subscribed |
| Trip Pass | $9.99 once | $2.55 |
Figures are 30% of what Bearings receives after Apple's 15% fee. Paid monthly by PayPal once your balance reaches $25, for sales past Apple's 30-day refund window. No fees, no minimums, no exclusivity.
Ready-made copy
Paste it where guests already look.
Confirmation or pickup email
Make the drive part of the trip. Before you hit the road, download Bearings, a free iPhone app that tells you the stories behind the places you pass, out loud, as you drive. Old mill towns, forgotten battlefields, the reason that road bends where it does. Your first 20 stories are free: travelwithbearings.com/r/{CODE}
Counter, dashboard or glovebox card
What's the story here? Bearings tells you about the places you're driving past, out loud, wherever the road takes you. Scan to try it free on your iPhone. [QR code] · First 20 stories free
Blog post or road trip tips page
Pair your rental with a guide that rides along
The best road trips aren't just about where you end up. They're about what you pass on the way: the ghost town off the highway, the covered bridge with a story, the main street that hasn't changed in a century.
That's why we recommend Bearings to our renters. It's an iPhone app that notices where you are and tells you the history and stories of the places around you, out loud, while you drive. There's no route to follow and nothing to tap while you're driving. Just turn it on and go.
A few things renters like:
• It works anywhere, from the interstate to back roads to small towns.
• Stories are picked to match what you care about, from history and architecture to food and local legends.
• The first 20 stories are free, so you can try it on day one.
Download it before you pick up your vehicle: travelwithbearings.com/r/{CODE}
Renter FAQ or what-to-bring list
Download Bearings (free) for stories about the places you drive past: travelwithbearings.com/r/{CODE}
Guidebook entry: title
Hear the stories of the area
Guidebook entry: short description
A free app that tells you about the places around you as you walk or drive.
Guidebook entry: full description
Bearings is an iPhone app that narrates the history, culture and landmarks of wherever you are, out loud. Take it on a walk through town or a drive through the countryside, and it tells you what you're passing: who built it, what happened there, why it matters. It's a great way to get to know the area on day one. The first 20 stories are free.
Guidebook entry: link
travelwithbearings.com/r/{CODE}
Pre-arrival or welcome message
One local tip before you arrive: download Bearings, a free iPhone app that tells you the stories behind the places you pass as you walk or drive around the area. It's the easiest way to feel like a local on your first day: travelwithbearings.com/r/{CODE}
Fridge, counter or welcome-book card
Every place has a story. Bearings tells you the history of the places around you, out loud, as you walk or drive. Scan to try it free on your iPhone. [QR code] · First 20 stories free
Printable cards
A card for the counter, rental car or fridge.
Every partner gets a personalized, print-ready set with their own code and QR code, sized for a 4 x 6 counter or fridge card and a 3.5 x 2 glovebox card. Print them anywhere that prints postcards and business cards.
Rental cars & campervans
Vacation rentals & inns
Questions
The short answers.
What does it cost my business?
Nothing. There's no fee, no minimum and no contract.
What does it cost my guests?
Their first 20 stories are free. After that it's $5.99 a month, $29.99 a year, or a $9.99 Trip Pass for a single trip. Your guests pay the same as anyone else.
Is it safe to use while driving?
It's built to be listened to. Stories play on their own as you drive, through the car speakers or headphones, so there's nothing to tap or read. It runs alongside Google or Apple Maps and steps out of the way when they speak.
Where does it work?
Anywhere your guests go, at home or abroad, on any road or street, with no set route to follow.
Which phones does it work on?
iPhone only, for now.
How does tracking work?
Your guests download Bearings from your link and enter your code in the app. Every purchase they make after that, including every subscription renewal, is credited to you. You get a summary of your guests' purchases with each monthly payout.
Can I stop any time?
Yes. Take the blurb or card down whenever you like. You keep earning on guests who are already subscribed, for as long as they stay.
Who do I talk to?
Me, Trevor, the person who built Bearings: trevor@travelwithbearings.com. I answer everything myself, usually the same day.
Sign up
Become a partner.
Tell me about your business. Codes are issued within a day, along with your guest link and printable cards.