Don't just follow directions.

Choose how you feel, and Papia creates your day — food, fun, and discovery, all offline.

Happy Papito

"Let me show you Cabo Verde like no one else can."

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Why Papia is Different

Discover what makes us unique in the world of travel apps

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Emotion-Based Journeys

Not just directions — Papia adapts to how you feel.

Offline Everything

Guides, maps, stories — all work with no internet.

Local Soul

Built by locals, with real Cape Verde culture inside.

Meet Papito!

Papito is your travel buddy. He’ll guide, celebrate, and have fun with you on your journey through Cabo Verde!

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Go beyond the map — live Cabo Verde with Papia

Mood-based itineraries that balance distance, opening hours, and local context — ready to use offline.

Personalized journeys that adapt to you

Choose your mood and time. Papia builds a day plan with places, food and culture — fully offline.

Relaxed Adventurous Cultural Family
Sample route (half-day · Sal · Mix: Relaxed + Cultural): Santa Maria Boardwalk → Viveiro Botanical Garden → Pedra de Lume Salt Crater → Sunset at Ponta Preta
  • Smart ordering by distance and opening hours
  • Inline tips with local context and expressions
  • Works entirely offline once downloaded
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Learn Kriolu, even offline

Instant phrase translation plus a playful card game to practice pronunciation and memory — no internet needed.

  • Offline translation pack with essential categories
  • Native audio and slow mode for clarity
  • Card game drills that reinforce vocabulary
  • English · Portuguese · Kriolu
Works fully offline — perfect for travel days without signal.
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Built with local culture
Kriolu expressions inside → "N ta mostra-u Kabu Verdi dretu."
Community-sourced places and tips
English + Portuguese + Kriolu

How It Works

Choose Your Journey
User selects what type of experience they want (food, culture, hidden gems, surprise).
Get Smart Suggestions
Papia offers offline and community-based suggestions tailored to the user.
Follow Your Path
Turn-by-turn navigation with cultural tips and Kriolu expressions.
Connect With Local Culture
Show that places are inserted by real local businesses, even offline.

Partner With Papia

Papia is an offline, smart cultural guide for Cabo Verde. It builds emotion-based routes, connects travelers with authentic local experiences, and includes a Kriolu learning pack — all without internet.

Guest experience add-on
Curated day plans (food, culture, hidden gems) that run offline.
Local integration
Surface partner tours, venues, and tips directly inside routes.
Low-lift trial
No system integration required for the pilot; simple distribution via test builds.

Commercial model (indicative)

Subscriptions or bundled access; revenue-share available during pilot. Details under NDA.

How We’ll Get There

Papia is currently a functional demonstration designed to show the end-to-end experience. It illustrates the concept, navigation, and core capabilities, but it is not a ready-to-use application yet.

  • Demonstration & Early FeedbackPresent the prototype to strategic partners to collect insights and align priorities.
  • Pilot with Selected PartnersRun a constrained, real-world pilot and refine the service with on-the-ground data.
  • Public ReleaseMake Papia broadly available with expanded content and tuned features.
Partners who join at this stage can help shape the product and receive priority for integrations and launch campaigns.
No exclusivity implied. Flexible pilot options.

About Papia

Interactive Learning

Learn Kriolu through practical exercises, native audio, and real-life situations.

Local Culture

Discover stories, traditions, and curiosities about the Cape Verde islands.

Offline

Access all content even without an internet connection.

Includes an offline translation pack for common phrases.

What early testers are saying

"I discovered places I would've never known existed. Papia feels like a local friend."

Sofia, Portugal

"Loved how I could still use it on the beach with no signal."

Lucas, Brazil

Download Papia

Evaluation builds available upon request (iOS TestFlight / Android Internal Testing)

MVP available soon — join the early access to receive a test build.