# MapTap.gg — Daily Geography Game

> Daily geography game with historical locations on a 3D globe. (iPhone/iPad app by MapTap Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maptapgg/id6755205355 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MapTap Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1852574722)
- Category: Education, Games, Casual, Family
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 10,912 App Store ratings · 250 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 38 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and 2 more
- Released: 2025-11-18
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maptapgg/id6755205355/reviews.md

## What is MapTap.gg?

MapTap turns world geography into a daily adventure. Every day, discover 5 locations connected to events that happened "this day in history" ... then tap them on a beautiful 3D globe. Each location comes with historical context: unexpected heroes, surprising discoveries, and stories that changed the world. And maybe learn a little geography along the way..

  DAILY GAME
  • 5 new locations every day
  • Compete on global leaderboards
  • Earn badges and streaks

  PRACTICE MODES
  • 50+ curated geography challenges
  • World capitals, major cities, themed collections
  • Play anytime, perfect your skills

  BEAUTIFUL GLOBE
  • Realistic Earth visualization
  • Smooth rotation and zoom

  Terms of Use (EULA): https://maptap.gg/terms
  Privacy Policy: https://maptap.gg/privacy

## Key features

- Daily geography challenges
- Tap locations on a 3D globe
- Historical context for locations
- Global leaderboards
- Earn badges and streaks
- Practice modes with curated challenges

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MapTap+ Yearly | $14.99 | per year |
| MapTap+ Monthly | $2.99 | per month |


## Chart rankings

- #34 in Top Free · Education (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 250)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maptapgg/id6755205355/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Educational and fun!

*2026-08-31*

Excellent modern way to learn the globe.

### 5/5 — Good

*2026-08-30*

Also good

### 5/5 — Best game ever

*2026-08-27*

No need to elaborate, really - but such a brain-sharpener, and we have learned about so many fascinating lives and moments in history through the daily stories. We’d be bereft without it.

### 5/5 — Ray

*2026-08-25*

Fun, reveals how much don’t know about many continents.. but has created a robust family rivalry

### 5/5 — Factual and interesting

*2026-08-23*

Only played this app everyday since downloading… the facts lure me back everytime

### 5/5 — Become knowledgeable

*2026-08-21, version 4.16*

Learning where countries really are

### 5/5 — Still Learning!!

*2026-08-20, version 4.16*

This is the perfect app! Learning geography I had long forgotten ( or never knew lol). It’s really fun and I play with a group of family members which is a little competitive. Also a great and little known story from history of each location.

### 5/5 — Greatest Daily Game

*2026-08-19*

This game has to be the best game meant to be played for a few minutes every day, even for people who aren’t into geography. The development team also does an outstanding job of delivering subtle but impactful updates. Most recently I enjoy the little blurbs about each location as you guess that replaced the generic feedback based on how close you guessed.

### 5/5 — Awesome!

*2026-08-18, version 4.16*

Fun to learn geography, history and share/compete against family and friends in a lighthearted way!

### 5/5 — So much fun.

*2026-08-18, version 4.16*

Fun to play, especially in a group. Plus you learn where things are!

## Frequently asked questions about MapTap.gg

### What does MapTap.gg do?

MapTap.gg is a daily geography game that turns learning about the world into an adventure. Each day, you'll discover five locations linked to historical events and tap them on a realistic 3D globe, learning about their historical context.

### What are the key features of MapTap.gg?

Key features include a daily game with five new historical locations, the ability to compete on global leaderboards, earn badges and streaks, and practice modes with over 50 curated geography challenges like world capitals and themed collections.

### Is MapTap.gg free to play?

The app is free to download and play, offering daily challenges and practice modes. It also includes in-app purchases for additional content or features.

### What kind of geography challenges are available?

MapTap.gg offers a variety of geography challenges, including identifying world capitals, major cities, and themed collections of locations. These are available in both the daily game and dedicated practice modes.

### Who is this app for?

This app is designed for anyone who enjoys learning about world geography and history in an interactive and engaging way. It's perfect for students, trivia enthusiasts, or anyone looking to expand their global knowledge.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.19 — 2026-09-02

- crash fix for 2018 and earlier iPads
- fix for the screen being overly dark when playing prior days
- fix for xp gained not reporting correctly

### 4.18 — 2026-08-31

Update August 31, 2026
- update notes will now appear in app (I think?)
- Hall of fame / best of in Versus mode. A bunch of new leaderboards
- Groups: additional support for teachers (teacher mode, reach out to me if you are a teacher and want to try this)
- Groups: you can see group members achievements
- Rolling in field notes to the end game screen for FFA, practice, frontier, etc.
- Streak achievements should work cross platform now
- Achievements show rarity
- Fixing an issue where a drag and a pinch could get confused with each other

### 4.17 — 2026-08-24

New
- beginning the implementation of an upcoming 'teacher mode'. Some teachers have asked me for a way to use maptap for their classrooms. A teacher will have more groups, larger groups, but no chat (apparently, don't give competitive teenagers unrestricted chat with each other ... who knew??)
- the orange snarky text is loved by some, and hated by others. There's now three options: snarky, facts, nothing
- groups will now show how many 100 rounds each player has had so far this month
- create practice drills for yourself and your group
- date format now adjusts to what is standard based on your language settings
- end game review in practice modes will now show provinces / states

Fixes
- player maps have grown! you can now page through them all, and search by name
- accepting an open challenge could send you to the Home Screen instead of into the match. Whups
- the 'play next challenge' button sometimes didn't.
- FFA "view results" was showing a block of json code. oof.
- Stopped drawing Western Sahara as part of Morocco, and added (very small) outlines for Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Lichetenstein, Vatican City, Guam, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, and Martinique)
- Versus rounds weren't counting towards your atlas location coverage. It does now
- Trivia mixing English with Chinese or Japanese broke mid-word

### 4.16 — 2026-08-17

Features
- beginning the roll out of drills, a new way to do practice maps
- ocean color is now customizable. Find it frustrating to see the small islands? Set your ocean to a brighter blue.
- additional versus challenge options
- ability to transfer group ownership
- search added to explore
- the snarky text will now sometimes be replaced by facts for a location. 
- beginning the integration of per-location notes, which will start becoming available on the end game screen of practice games

Bug fixes:
- Finished games that failed to reach the server now have a recovery path
- missed days showed days you had already played. fixed
- The leaderboard challenge button would lie to you, which is quite rude. Fixed
- Friend open challenges were blocked by rated daily cap. Fixed
- Story heart

### 4.15 — 2026-08-10

Features
- new "borders" practice mode. There won't ever be borders in the daily game. But if you truly can't live without them, well, here you go. 
- new practice game "gauntlet". Plays like the new versus game, Free-For-All, but without the pressure of playing against everyone. 
- story collections! at the end of the daily game, you can heart a story and add it to your collection. you can also share just the story now.
- in today's details there's now a page per story, with more details (including references for each story)

Bug fixes:
-Frontier's entry card now goes green + shows your score
-Statesman achievement was unearnable. Whups.
-Group invite code is selectable + tap-to-copy, on both surfaces
-FFA lobby roster sorts by Elo
-A versus match whose clock expired during a scoring reveal never finished

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*