# World Uncovered — Travel. Explore. Uncover!

> Travel tracker and visualizer that maps visited locations and travel statistics. (iPhone/iPad app by Anawiki Games.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/world-uncovered/id1119505618 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Anawiki Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/480479527)
- Category: Travel, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 125 App Store ratings · 72 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 28 MB
- Languages: American English, Polish
- Released: 2016-07-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/world-uncovered/id1119505618/reviews.md

## What is World Uncovered?

World Uncovered tracks your travels for you and maps them in vivid detail. It will show you where you’ve been, how fast and how high you were going, and how often you’ve returned to your favorite places. Can you walk every block in your city? Climb all the mountains in your area? How many countries have you visited? What landmarks have you seen? Find out, with World Uncovered.


Features:
- Record your travels using your phone or almost any other GPS-enabled device
- 4 map display modes show you: where you've been; how fast you got there; how high it was; and how often you've revisited your favourite spots.
- Speed map, height map and routes mode all present your travels in vivid colour
- Score points and earn achievements: whether you're a beginner or an expert, we'll help you set goals and take your vacation game to the next level.
- When you visit some of the world's most famous landmarks, you'll score bonus points, and keep a record of when you were there for posterity.
- GPX and KML support: any GPS device using either of these standard formats is compatible with World Uncovered
- Compete with your friends with Game Center integration
- Fog of World user? You can import your data to World Uncovered and pick up where you left off
- Battery efficient: We understand that charging opportunities are few and far between when you're on the go, so we've built our app with the goal of maximizing battery life.

World Uncovered is a simple concept with the potential to go far. The world is yours to discover and our app is the perfect tool to help you do it, and make the experience even more fun. Start with a map that’s completely covered, and uncover locations by visiting them. Change up your routine and find ways of going places you’ve never been. Take a different route to work or school. Take a bike ride through the countryside. Travel. What better day to start the journey of a lifetime than today?

Travel. Explore. Uncover!
 
Whether you’re making a trip across town or across the ocean, World Uncovered will lead you to visit places you’ve never seen. The more you travel, the more your map begins to paint a picture of your life. Are you a wanderer or a creature of habit? A jet-setter or a mountain climber? Whatever your style of travel, World Uncovered will push you to reach new horizons and seek out new experiences.


Please note: This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.

## Key features

- Record travels with GPS devices
- Detailed map display modes (speed, height, revisit frequency)
- Score points and earn achievements
- Bonus points for visiting landmarks
- GPX and KML file support
- Game Center integration for competition
- Battery efficient design

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full version unlock | $3.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of World Uncovered?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Fun and easy to use
- 🗺️ Great for tracking travel
- 💡 Innovative concept
- 🌍 Visualizes world exploration
- 🚀 Imports data from other apps
- 🤩 Addictive and engaging
- 🆓 Free version available
- 💯 Good alternative to Fog of World
- 👍 Works well for many users
- ✨ Nice graphics and presentation
- 🗺️ Tracks speed and altitude
- 👍 Good for exploring local areas

**Cons**

- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🔒 Location access requires 'always'
- 💰 Becomes paid after a certain point
- 📉 Recording stops unexpectedly
- ❌ No automatic backup
- 📱 Background refresh issues
-  dark Map view is too dark
- 🪲 GPS inaccuracies and jumps
- 🗺️ Inaccuracy around international borders
- 📉 Stops working in background
- 💸 Uses large amounts of data
- 🚫 No landscape support
- ❌ Gamification can be annoying
- ❓ Summary at end of trip disappears
- 🔗 Dropbox linking issues
- ❌ False location information

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes permanently
- App crashes when adding data or reaching a certain amount of data
- App crashes in the background
- Recording stops when phone turns off or dies
- Background refresh is dead
- No export feature
- App stops working in background
- Regular map view is too dark
- GPS jumps around and leaves random dots/lines on the map
- Inaccuracy around international borders
- App crushes and closes in background on iOS 10.3
- Full version doesn't link to Dropbox
- App shuts down with 30% battery
- Location isn't right and gives false information

**Most requested features**

- Add setting to change fog opacity
- Add section to see percentage of city explored
- Add state-level exploration percentage
- Add more landmarks and achievements
- Allow users to request landmarks
- Implement a time-lapse view of travels
- Allow users to set custom landmarks
- Add a picture mode to upload photos to uncovered areas
- Add ability to tag/categorize tracks and show/hide certain ones
- Add more POI
- Make the app develop further

## Recent user reviews (10 of 72)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/world-uncovered/id1119505618/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Simple and fun

*2026-05-25*

Fun. Easy to use.

### 1/5 — Nicht nutzbar

*2026-04-08*

Die App stürzt permanent ab. Sei es beim hinzufügen von Daten oder ab erreichen einer gewissen Datenmenge (10-12 Importe). Vollversion gekauft. Neuinstallation schafft keine Abhilfe und zudem müssen dann alle Daten erneut einzeln und händisch hinzugefügt werden.

### 5/5 — Fun

*2026-03-17*

nice app and free :) super fun

### 5/5 — Just what I wanted

*2026-01-22*

Previously, I walked every street in my town while filling in each street in black on a printed map. This is much easier.

### 5/5 — Awesome app, but needs one tiny QoL fix

*2025-10-16*

Can we add a setting that changes the opacity of the fog? I want to be able to completely black-out areas I haven’t been yet. Right now you can still see a darkened map.

### 2/5 — Location access always

*2025-10-06*

Doesn’t allow me to set location access to “while using the app” - I have to set it to “always”.

### 4/5 — Great game

*2025-09-26*

Tried to get the achievements for hitting the landmarks in Russia and now I've somehow become a part of a "special operation", whatever that is.

### 3/5 — would recommend

*2025-08-17*

Super fun def worth premium. Had no problems switching phones and keeping my progress. Landmarks a little random (at least in the US) but overall awesome.

### 3/5 — Bonne application

*2025-07-27*

Très très bonne app cependant j’ai changé de téléphone et j’ai perdu toutes les données donc allez vous faire cuire un œuf et mettez en place des compotes non ?

### 2/5 — payment for full version

*2025-07-07*

I have 81k points and all of a sudden I need to pay 4 dollars to continue traveling?? That's stupid. This app does well but the fact it advertises itself as free is silly.

## Frequently asked questions about World Uncovered

### What does World Uncovered do?

World Uncovered tracks your travels and maps them in detail, showing where you've been, your speed, altitude, and how often you've revisited places. It encourages exploration by allowing you to uncover locations on a map and earn achievements for visiting landmarks.

### What are the key features of World Uncovered?

Key features include recording travels via GPS devices, multiple map display modes (speed, height, revisit frequency), scoring points and earning achievements, bonus points for landmarks, GPX/KML support, Game Center integration, and a battery-efficient design.

### Is World Uncovered free to use?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. These purchases likely enhance the user experience or unlock additional features beyond the core tracking and mapping functionalities.

### What devices is World Uncovered compatible with?

The app can record travels using your phone's GPS or almost any other GPS-enabled device. It also supports GPX and KML file formats, making it compatible with a wide range of GPS devices.

### How can I use World Uncovered to enhance my travels?

You can use World Uncovered to visualize your past trips, challenge yourself to explore new areas, track your progress in visiting landmarks, and compete with friends. It turns everyday travel into a gamified exploration experience.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.72 — 2020-05-20

Improved iOS 13 compatibility.

### 1.70 — 2020-05-07

Improved iOS 13 compatibility.

### 1.69 — 2019-01-02

Thank you for using World Uncovered. This update includes a fix for random startup crash.

### 1.68 — 2018-11-17

Thank you for using World Uncovered. New version brings:
- iOS 12 improvements,
- Speed optimisations,
- Reduced start up time, 
- Fixed low battery mode crash, 
If you find any issues please email us at support@worlduncovered.com.

### 1.67 — 2018-08-29

Major update: Trips! You can now split your travels into individual trips and manage and view those trips separately.

Your current trip is shown in color on the map. You can end it and start a new trip at any time. Mark trips as favorites to make them easy to find later to review or show your friends. You can also delete unimportant trips to reduce clutter while still keeping the areas you’ve visited uncovered on the global map. 

Fix for iOS 9.3.5.

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