Stele
Stele is a history learning app for Android and the web, combining interactive maps, animated tours, lessons, timelines and quizzes.
What Stele is
Stele is a history learning app for Android and the web, combining interactive maps, animated tours, lessons, timelines and quizzes. Map tours follow historical events as borders, cities and campaigns change over time. Lessons pair a brief overview with deeper context, while Battle mode narrates armies moving along real routes. Its Voices feature presents social-media-style posts attributed to people who lived through the history, but the dialogue is creatively imagined rather than historical quotation and should not be cited as fact. Timelines cover Rome, Ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, American history, World War I and World War II. Interactive timelines, guided study paths, quizzes and knowledge checks support exploration and review. The Rise and Fall of Rome timeline is free to explore. Stele says it has no subscription or recurring charges; other timelines unlock through a single purchase, and new timelines may be optional one-time add-ons. The Google Play listing reports no data collected and no data shared with third parties.
Good
- Animated map tours show historical changes over time
- Lessons combine summaries with deeper context
- Quizzes and knowledge checks support review
- Rome timeline is free to explore
- No subscription or recurring charges
Watch out
- Voices dialogue is imagined, not historical quotation
- Other timelines require a single purchase
- New timelines may be optional one-time add-ons
Who it suits
Stele suits students, lifelong history enthusiasts and people curious about the past. Its maps, guided study paths and quizzes support learners who want interactive exploration and review.
Verdict
Stele offers several ways to explore and review history, including maps, narrated battle routes, lessons and quizzes. The Rome timeline is free, and the app says purchases do not recur.
Plans and prices
From Stele's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | The Rise and Fall of Rome is free to explore |
| All other timelines | — | A single purchase unlocks every other timeline; new timelines may be optional one-time add-ons |
The facts
Each one read from Stele's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Battle mode
- Cinematic battle mode shows armies advancing along real routes with beat-by-beat narration.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Data safety
- The Google Play listing reports no data shared with third parties and no data collected.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Imagined dialogue limitation
- The terms say Voices dialogue is creatively imagined, does not represent historical quotes and should not be cited as such.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The listing describes Stele as for students, lifelong history buffs and people curious about the past.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Lessons
- Story lessons offer a TL;DR summary and deeper historical context.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Map tours
- Animated map tours fly users to historical events and show borders, cities and campaigns changing over time.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purchase model
- The app says it has no subscription or recurring charges; new timelines can be optional one-time add-ons.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Stele is a history learning app with interactive maps, animated flyovers, immersive lessons, timelines and quizzes.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Quizzes
- Built-in quizzes and knowledge checks let users test what they have learned.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The listed support email is [email protected].checked 3 Oct 2026
- Timeline coverage
- Listed timelines include Rome, Ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, American history, World War I and World War II.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Voices
- The Voices feature presents fact-checked, social-media-style posts from people who lived through the history.checked 3 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The terms describe Stele as available on the web and as an Android app.checked 3 Oct 2026
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