Great app but...
I love this app for practicing geography but not for learning it. There needs to be an option on the ‘learn’ mode to have all the country names turned on! It is not helpful for me to have to click all of them because they disappear so quickly that I can’t look at them all together. I need to be able to make mental connections between each country to memorise its location. This should be a basic feature.
Other than that, great app.
Other than that, great app.
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I absolutely LOVE this app BUT
I have learned so much from this app. I truly appreciate you all so much. But I want to get the developers attention by giving this a 4 so I can raise only one complaint. I play the world quiz most of the time, and when I play on my iPhone being able to go from let’s say Argentina to the next choice being Latvia, I find that scrolling across the map is difficult to go diagonally. It seems to lock in the initial gesture of going east, or north, whereas only 10% of the time I am able to smoothly go north east without having it lock in to only be able to go east or north, if that makes sense. basically I play this so often id like to be able to improve on my speed but I have a hard time knowing if my time is improving, or if I’m faster or slower depending on the mechanics of scrolling. Thank you again, I hope this gets read. Have a great one!
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Response from developer
Hi! Thanks for your feedback. To some extent, you can work around this behaviour by using two fingers when scrolling around.
Fantastic app! Fun and educational
I have never been good at knowing where countries are, or knowing country flags, but with this app I have improved my knowledge so much! It’s been a really fun and easy way to learn. You can save your scores from each quiz so you can see how much you’ve improved.
I don’t usually pay for any apps but this one is definitely worth it. I definitely recommend it for both adults and children.
I don’t usually pay for any apps but this one is definitely worth it. I definitely recommend it for both adults and children.
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Excellent app
Of all the ways to waste time on your phone, this is one of the few that’s worthwhile. It’s not just geography. There’s also some history. The tests vary in difficulty so you can pick your level of challenge. You can also review afterward so you don’t just pass or fail but learn. I’ve used their website for a while and just found the app.
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Basic AF
This app is so basic, it's terrible that it costs $3.50. It should be free given the quality and lack of depth. Really disappointed in Geography Now (YouTube channel) because doing a bit song and dance about how they're really picky about what sponsors they allow and then go ahead and recommend this one
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PLEASE ADD TYPING
I was introduced to Seterra through the website, and I immediately loved it. I learned all the countries in Africa in under a day, and I am now learning Europe. Then I decided to get the app. Mostly, I love it. It’s well put together and interactive. However, the fact that the other gamemodes that are available on the website aren’t available on the app bothers me. I’ve found typing to be the best way for me to learn, pinning is just too easy. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add at least the typing game mode, preferably all of them. Other than that, it’s a great app!
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Great app, just one thing
First off, this app is great and has helped me reach my goal of memorizing where every country is on the map as well as to identify every country’s flag.
The only thing that I feel could be improved is the variety of ways in which the knowledge of countries’ location/flags is assessed. Currently, a country’s name pops up and you have to locate it on the map or locate its flag out of a grid of many flags. However, due to the process of elimination, I feel that this method of learning the countries’ location and flag does not necessarily guarantee mastery. In order to truly know any given country’s location and flag, one must be able to name the country from memory when given either its location on a map or a flag. Thus, this issue could be resolved by adding a feature in which users may type out a country’s name from a highlighted country on a map or type out a country’s name after being shown its flag. I feel that this process of learning, focused on production from memory, requires a different mindset than the current recognition method employed by the app. While I do not believe that the current method of assessment should be removed, the addition of another way to test one’s knowledge of countries’ flags and locations (typing out the country’s name given its flag/location) would be very beneficial and greatly appreciated among the users of your app.
Thank you so much!
The only thing that I feel could be improved is the variety of ways in which the knowledge of countries’ location/flags is assessed. Currently, a country’s name pops up and you have to locate it on the map or locate its flag out of a grid of many flags. However, due to the process of elimination, I feel that this method of learning the countries’ location and flag does not necessarily guarantee mastery. In order to truly know any given country’s location and flag, one must be able to name the country from memory when given either its location on a map or a flag. Thus, this issue could be resolved by adding a feature in which users may type out a country’s name from a highlighted country on a map or type out a country’s name after being shown its flag. I feel that this process of learning, focused on production from memory, requires a different mindset than the current recognition method employed by the app. While I do not believe that the current method of assessment should be removed, the addition of another way to test one’s knowledge of countries’ flags and locations (typing out the country’s name given its flag/location) would be very beneficial and greatly appreciated among the users of your app.
Thank you so much!
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It’s fine.
It’s not terrible. I’ve had fun playing the app and I’ve learned a lot. I admit, before I downloaded I didn’t know anything about where the states were or where half the countries of Europe were located on a map (or that they existed!) I’m definitely fond of the fact you included cities of Massachusetts, as I’m from there and enjoyed remembering each town.
However, in regards to that, I would have like to be able to customize a quiz for MA with more cities than offered. That goes for all maps. It wouldn’t be impossible to make a feature where we add our own locations because you have all the political borders. It would be difficult to screw up.
Also, it would be nice to be able to alter how sensitive the screen is. I’m tired of miss clicking things and then having to restart due to no fault of my own knowledge. You have to go a ton of zooming and swiping in this app so it would just make it a lot more user friendly.
However, in regards to that, I would have like to be able to customize a quiz for MA with more cities than offered. That goes for all maps. It wouldn’t be impossible to make a feature where we add our own locations because you have all the political borders. It would be difficult to screw up.
Also, it would be nice to be able to alter how sensitive the screen is. I’m tired of miss clicking things and then having to restart due to no fault of my own knowledge. You have to go a ton of zooming and swiping in this app so it would just make it a lot more user friendly.
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Response from developer
If you get a Seterra membership, you can create a quiz on the website with more cities. See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oKG0Qpi320 In the Seterra app Settings screen, you can change the "Select with" setting. Set it to "Tap + confirmation button," and that should solve the sensitivity problem.
Willing to pay monthly. Improvements I’d like to see.
I like your website. I would like to restart a game with few touches as possible with minimal load time because I spend hours playing. To restart a game, I currently have to deal with two flows and it takes me away from my dopamine rush. The scoreboard is not very useful to me since I’m the only person playing. I’d like to see a single player mode, that shows how accurate I’ve been recently eg:- a chart that shows my accuracy along with the time taken in the last 10 games for a map or flag. Thank you for helping me improve my geography knowledge.
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Fun way to improve your knowledge of geography
Even though I am am adult and went through years of schooling, I still struggle a lot with basic geography. I have a hard time remembering where states and countries are located in relation to one another which makes it hard to understand current events and history. I also remember less well where people are from since I don’t contextualize it well.
This app has already greatly improved my knowledge of US geography and I am looking forward to seeing improvements in my knowledge of the rest of the world as well. For the first time I feel that learning this information is possible for me.
This app has already greatly improved my knowledge of US geography and I am looking forward to seeing improvements in my knowledge of the rest of the world as well. For the first time I feel that learning this information is possible for me.
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