Rama in the News

There are many ways to approach history apps, and… Rama offers the simplest approach: a series of walking tours, each one a stroll through a historically significant area, with pins along the way adding commentary.

Most of the tours focus on what is probably the most popular era of New York’s history, its buildup in the immigration booms of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Each entry consists of an informative written description (no voiceovers), along with an attractive historic photograph. The entry on Hammerstein’s Olympia Theater does not quite conjure up the opulent structure that once stood on the site of what is now the Best Buy Theater. But the stunning images of its interior and exterior help.

-Joshua Brustein, New York Times

I happen to love this idea because it’s cheap and is a great way of using widely available devices to teach people about the past. Plus, travelers can skip the tour bus/duckboat.

-Erica Ogg, GigaOM