Comparison

The Map vs London Explorer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The Map

Access a comprehensive list of countries and their associated territories. This app provides a global overview of nations for informational purposes.

Highlights
  • Extensive country listings
  • Global territory information
  • Informational overview
  • Comprehensive country data
Features
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All the countries available are: - Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Anguilla · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan - Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belarus · Belgium · Belize · Benin · Bermuda · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · British Indian Ocean Territory · British Sovereign Base Areas · British Virgin Islands · Brunei · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi - Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Cape Verde · Cayman Islands · Central African Republic · Chad · Chile · China · Colombia · Comoros · Congo-Brazzaville · Cook Islands · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Croatia - Slovenia · Cuba · Cyprus · Czechia - Democratic Republic of the Congo · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic - East Timor · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Estonia · Ethiopia - Falkland Islands · Faroe Islands · Federated States of Micronesia · Fiji · Finland · France; - Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Gibraltar · Greece · Greenland · Grenada · Guatemala · Guernsey · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana - Haiti · Honduras · Hungary - Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Ireland · Isle of Man · Israel · Italy - Jamaica · Japan · Jersey · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kosovo · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan - Laos · Latvia · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg - Macedonia · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Malta · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Moldova · Monaco · Mongolia · Montenegro · Montserrat · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar - Namibia · Nauru · Nepal · The Netherlands · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · Niue · North Korea · Norway - Oman - Pakistan · Palau · Palestinian Territories · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Pitcairn Islands · Poland · Portugal - Qatar - Romania · Russia · Rwanda - Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · San Marino · São Tomé and Príncipe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Serbia · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands · South Korea · South Sudan · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Swaziland · Sweden · Switzerland · Syria - Taiwan · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · The Bahamas · Togo · Tokelau · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Turks and Caicos Islands · Tuvalu - Uganda · Ukraine · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom · United States of America · Uruguay · Uzbekistan - Vanuatu · Vatican City · Venezuela · Vietnam - Yemen - Zambia · Zimbabwe​

About

London Explorer

Discover London's rich history with an interactive guide featuring over 100 locations, historic maps, and panoramas. Explore famous, quirky, and vanished places, comparing past and present views of the city.

Highlights
  • Interactive London location guide
  • Over 100 historical places
  • Historic map exploration
  • Compare past and present views
  • Searchable location database
  • Historic panoramas
Features
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A free interactive guide to London and its history, featuring over 100 famous, quirky and vanished locations. Visiting London, or think you already know everything about it? Then think again – there's always something new to learn about London! This app includes: Explorer: view over 100 London locations alphabetically, or by those nearest to you. Interact with historic maps of each location, and then view the location mapped on the London of today. Read about the history of each place and interact with historic and contemporary images. Search for anything that interests you – for example, search for "Shakespeare" to find any locations in the app associated with Shakespeare. Map Explorer: view the same locations as in the Explorer, but in an interactive map format instead. Tap on a location to explore it in more detail. Old Maps: explore three historic maps of London – Roman London, London in around 1563 (the time of Queen Elizabeth I) and Hollar's beautiful map of London in the 17th century. Panoramas: explore three historic panoramas of London as seen from south of the river Thames. Wyngaerde's panorama from 1543, Visscher's panorama from 1616 and Hollar's panorama from 1647. With nearly 400 images, more than 200 historic map images and over 100 locations, London Explorer provides a novel way to get to know this great city and its history. Future planned updates include a host of new locations and new features. Watch this space! Oh, and please provide feedback and ratings in the app store – things you'd like to see in future releases, what you like and (okay) what you don't. Your feedback is important to us in making London Explorer the great app we've always wanted it to be. An app worthy of this great city.

Screenshots

The Map4 screens
London Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Map at every 2 months against London Explorer's every 21 months. London Explorer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Map ships an update every 2 months, London Explorer every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Map versus London Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe MapLondon Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size339 MB198 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiseburn LimitedVoeTek Ltd

Customer experience

The Map

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

London Explorer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Map

No in-app purchases

None

London Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Map free?
The Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is London Explorer free?
London Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Map or London Explorer have ads?
Neither The Map nor London Explorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Map or London Explorer?
The Map ships an update every 2 months, and London Explorer every 21 months. Most recently, The Map was updated on October 24, 2026 and London Explorer on October 9, 2026.

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