# OldMapsOnline - History & Maps — user reviews

> 166 indexed App Store user reviews of OldMapsOnline by Klokan Technologies, rated 3.30/5 from 22 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oldmapsonline-history-and-maps/id1017609581/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oldmapsonline-history-and-maps/id1017609581.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 8 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 5

## What do users think of OldMapsOnline?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🗺️ Great access to historical maps
- 💡 Incredible resource for genealogists and historians
- 👍 User-friendly interface

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy performance
- 🔍 Difficulty zooming and navigating maps
- 📷 Poor map resolution and image quality
- 🔌 App no longer supported or updated

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Maps not loading properly
- Constant crashes and freezes
- Inaccurate GPS and location data

**Most requested features**

- Ability to overlay maps and see current location
- Option to download maps for offline use
- Improved search and filtering capabilities
- Easier map sharing and exporting

## Newest reviews (12 of 166)

### 3/5 — This app is good however there alot of things that need fixing.

*2026-07-17*

The game unnecessarily flashes every time you scroll and many historical countries are empty like the Ajuran Sultanate, Sultanate of Mogadishu, Kingdom of Kinda, etc

### 4/5 — Kosovo

*2026-06-05*

Add kosovo and fix some bugs

### 3/5 — Meh

*2025-09-24, version 2.0*

So a screen is just on having all the data only code

### 2/5 — Disappointing

*2025-09-06*

This app is just disappointing. Not only does it go the lazy route of not including the German states of the HRE, which is understandable, but also not including the warlord states of ww2 china and multiple other flaws have left me in shambles

I would recommend if you just want to look at maps, but if you are trying to be as historically accurate for a phone app, don’t use this.

### 3/5 — Just stopped working

*2025-04-27*

Easily a 5 star app but just started getting random white pages and really slow access to the wikis

### 3/5 — Needs work, quite buggy

*2025-04-19, version 2.0*

Terrific concept if only it updated once the slider stops. For example, scanning the timeline of Egyptian rulers revisiting the same date on the timeline rarely shows the same ruler if at all which makes me doubt the accuracy of information in other locations.

### 1/5 — App does not work

*2025-01-21, version 1.1.4*

It says to update to the latest version. It is the latest version

### 1/5 — No longer updated

*2025-01-17, version 1.1.4*

It says needs updating but there is NO update. Therefore, this is useless. A great shame.

### 1/5 — App no longer works

*2025-01-17, version 1.1.4*

App was grate very good until it stops working and no update   available in App Store it says that I need to update to the latest version  but no updates from what I can see

### 1/5 — No Longer Functions

*2025-01-08, version 1.1.4*

This was a fantastic app but is unfortunately no longer supported by the developer

### 1/5 — Defunct

*2025-01-06, version 1.1.4*

This app no longer works. 
Delete and reinstall… still says “this version no longer works, get updated version” yet it still doesn’t work. Please delete this from the App Store.

### 1/5 — Ne fonctionne plus

*2024-12-24*

C’était une excellente app, mais depuis peu elle affiche un message disant qu’elle n’est plus supportée et qu’il faut la mettre à jour, mais il n’existe pas de mise à jour :-/

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Total garbage and fake history!

*2026-06-19, version 2.0*

This app is incredibly superficial and full of critical historical errors. It completely erases the history of Ukraine and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, while blindly copying outdated Russian imperial narratives. Fix your broken automated data or delete this junk.

### 1/5 — Was good until..

*2026-02-24, version 2.0*

Was good until the site went down and says 522 code. Has not been available since.

### 1/5 — This app is so ahh

*2026-01-12, version 2.0*

The website doesnt work, the app doesnt work i cant go far quickly like mf it js says error if i pass 1500 to quickly fix yo app

### 1/5 — Отвратительно

*2026-01-02*

Постоянно вылетает информация не всегда верная

### 1/5 — Bad

*2025-12-30*

It’s saying it’s not working

### 1/5 — Unusable

*2025-12-25*

Unusable, UI freezes, viewing in landscape breaks the UI. Such a great idea but HORRIBLY executed

### 1/5 — Учите историю

*2025-12-07*

Сплошная фальсификация. Грузино-Абхазский конфликт даже не упомянут, территория Абхазии  отображается как территория грузии. Советую ,впредь, обращаться к более достоверным источникам информации чем википедия. Что касаемо нынешнего времени - достаточно открыть глаза перед истиной и лично посетить независимую республику Абхазия дабы лично удостовериться что границы грузии заканчиваются на реке Ингур.

### 1/5 — This used to be useful

*2025-08-08*

The people behind this sold out. They could have offered us a chance to buy their handywork. They sold out instead. Don’t bother.

### 1/5 — Just not that great

*2025-06-19*

I thought I would get access to many different maps, but the idea of this app is still cool. I thought it was worth looking through, but it’s a buggy mess

### 1/5 — Dud

*2025-02-02, version 1.1.4*

No longer works. Message upon opening states to up date but no update is indicated.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-06-13*

I love it and I’m able to use it without any major bugs or issues, my recommendation is let us look at maps beyond 2010, add maps when the first civilization appeared, and add the option to set a flag map.

### 5/5 — Love it. Just one request.

*2026-05-11, version 2.0*

Although I’m very young I love history and geography. It’s my life. And this app is HEAVEN for me. But I request a feature that shows a flag map (map with the flags covering the borders of a nation) version with the names as well. That would make me a happy little nerd. But if that’s a consideration, please make sure it’s the flag, and not a map of it within a map or something. Although I’d like it if it never had a flag and a coat of arms or national animal. I’d be overjoyed if it was added as an optional feature.

### 5/5 — Sehr Gut!!!

*2026-05-08*

Ich kann hier alles machen!

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2026-02-17*

I use this app alot more than I use too, its extremely helpful from the wiki articles the searching the year dates and everything. Its also really helpful because finding accurate historical maps is Really difficult- I usually use it when making and checking years for my countryhumans world, its really hard to make it accurate when theres conflicting data and arguments on whats 'accurate' and whats not accurate. So I genuinely recommend this app, theres a few issues like when you first open it or when it takes some time to go back in the years, but its really good nonetheless

### 5/5 — Very good

*2026-01-22*

The problem are all fix and the zoning in incredible

### 5/5 — Splendide !

*2026-01-05*

Avant tout, un grand merci pour cette application c’est un vrais plaisir, autant le concept que l’interface
Si je peut me permettre quelque recommandation et ‘plainte’;
Problem : 
- Le gros bémol c’est la stabilité j’ai testé l’appli sur mac, sur ipad et sur plusieurs iphones et sur tous ces appareils, on a très très souvent une erreur code 500 qui s’affiche; le plus souvent quand on bouge trop rapidement la barre de navigation temporelle mais pas uniquement dans ce cas. Ou bien souvent elle ne repond plus simplement sans code d’erreur.

- Un autre problème c’est qu’on est vraiment constamment deconnecté de notre compte, j’ai bien du me connecter 10 fois en 2 jours sans trop l’utiliser pourtant (le reglage de la langue ne s’enregistre pas dans le compte non plus)
- impossible de devenir membre premium ca crash à chaque fois quand on est sur la fenetre en question 

Feature request :
-La recherche dans les cartes n’est pas satisfaisante (a moins qu’il faille etre premium ?) Ce serait bien de pouvoir faire des recherches poussées (par exemple chercher un terme dans la description/le nom de la carte)

- pouvoir sélectionner une nation et que ses frontières se mettent en surbrillance, car c’est desfois compliqué de différencier (plusieurs nations cote à cote avec la meme couleur, ou bien territoires dispersés et il n’y a du coup pas le nom sur toutes ses terres) 

Voila voila merci encore pour votre travail!

### 5/5 — Best

*2025-10-01, version 2.0*

Extremely good

### 5/5 — Incroyable

*2025-05-27*

C’est tres utile pour apprendre les anciennes choses, personnes, comment se sont former les pays bon. La meilleur app pour apprendre l’histoire

### 5/5 — Map significant

*2024-05-13, version 1.1.4*

No longer will launch. I’ll miss it.z

### 5/5 — Instructif et complet

*2023-07-03*

Appli sympa et très instructive. Énormément de cartes. Il semble que la plupart des cartes viennent d’universités Suisses, ça serait génial de tenter des collaborations internationales, par exemple avec des universités japonaises, pour avoir des cartes anciennes plus détaillées d’Asie. On sent la patte « fait à la main » mais ça fonctionne très bien sur mon téléphone.

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