• Help visitors explore with confidence
  • Deliver a frictionless, no download visitor experience that helps the widest possible audience engage withyour venue and its stories.

    3D isometric floor map showing four building levels with icons for stairs, restrooms, and dining. The ground level is highlighted in purple, indicating a selected or current location.

    Your venue in the palm of their hand

    Intuitive maps, rich media, and built-in accessibility help every guest find their way and the meaning behind what they see.

    A suite of adaptable building blocks

    Empower’s modular building blocks allow you to tailor the experience - configure intuitive wayfinding, rich media, or any combination that fits.

    Actionable analytics then guide updates, keeping your digital companion evolving with your venue.

    Two people collaborate at a computer while reviewing analytics data. Overlaid UI elements show a customizable museum app with color settings, light/dark theme toggle, and content from an artwork titled Silent conversations. Additional overlays display engagement metrics such as “1,473 sessions (+7%)” and “5 mins (+2%),” highlighting branding flexibility and usage insights.

    Explore Empower features

    Tours

    Guide visitors every step of the way. Configure and publish tailored paths that highlight key stops, stories, or spaces, adapted to any audience or environment.

    Image Recognition

    Visitors simply point our in-app camera at a QR code or artwork to open its digital guide entry, making it easy to access stories, media, and interpretation without searching or scrolling.

    Pathways

    Offer step-by-step indoor and outdoor navigation that adapts to how people explore. No beacons, no downloads—just intuitive wayfinding that works in real spaces, in real time.

    Audio Access+

    Let visitors listen their way with phone speakers, transcripts, or headphones. No extra hardware needed—just a smartphone for accessible, on-demand audio in any setting.

    Accessibility

    Make every visit inclusive with step-free routes, multilingual content, screen reader support, and adjustable text sizes. Designed to meet diverse needs across languages and abilities.

    Visitor Analytics

    Track visitor behavior, content views, and engagement trends. Use real-time data to measure impact, improve storytelling, and make informed decisions about what’s working.

    Built for visitors, loved by institutions

    Drive uptake

    Deliver a native app feel in the visitor’s browser with no downloads or logins—frictionless access that drives measurable visitor engagement.

    Ensure accessibility

    Welcome all visitors with multilingual content, Audio Access+ for headphone-optional playback, screen reader support, and accessible wayfinding routes.

    Amplify funding

    Attract sponsors and unlock funding by featuring sponsors, and prompting —directly within the digital experience.

    Try it yourself

    Launch our demo app to experience Empower's features firsthand. Or paste this URL into your phone's browser.

    Pladia's new focus on offering a PWA option aligns well with the MCA's strategy. The platform is robust, designed with accessibility in mind, and incredibly user-friendly.
    Julia Prior
    Head of Digital Media, MCA
    This is the system you've been looking for, backed by a visionary team of professionals who obviously take pride in their work and products.
    Steven Jenkins
    Director, Bob Dylan Center
    Pladia makes content management easy and even fun, allowing us greater flexibility in conceptualizing and realizing multimedia exhibitions.
    Steven Jenkins
    Director, Bob Dylan Center

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