Map vs Name That Language
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map
This app helps you learn and test your knowledge of countries worldwide, including US states, UK counties, and London boroughs. It offers practice and timed challenge modes with score tracking.
- Learn 200+ countries
- US states and territories
- UK counties and London boroughs
- Practice mode
- Timed challenge mode
- Global top scores
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Learn all 200+ countries of the world + the States & Territories of the US, counties of the UK and Boroughs of London! Use this app to learn and test your skills. What's included: • Practice mode: take as long as you need and as many tries as you like. • Challenge mode: test yourself! Timed, and only three bad guesses allowed. • Top Scores page: see your best timed scores for each map and compare them with other players from around the world.
Name That Language
Test your language identification skills with short audio clips. Choose the correct language from multiple options and aim for the highest score before running out of lives. This game offers a fun way to challenge your auditory perception of different languages.
- Identify languages from audio clips
- Multiple-choice language selection
- Score-based gameplay
- Life system for challenges
- iOS platform availability
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Name That Language brings a limited version of the game at namethatlanguage.org to the iOS platform, letting the player test their ability to identify languages based on small audio clips. In each round, the player is given a short audio clip to play along with three choices for what the language might be. After listening to the audio, they make their guess as to the language. Get the highest score before losing all your lives!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Map at 81% against Name That Language's 0%. Map also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (403 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Map holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map has 403 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Map's written reviews are positive against 0% of Name That Language's.
| Parameter | Map | Name That Language |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (403 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 403 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Phosphorous Labs Pty Ltd | University of Pennsylvania |
Customer experience
Map
Name That Language
Bugs and requests
Map
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ranking/scoring system not updating properly
- Map elements disappearing during gameplay
- Inconsistent tapping responsiveness, especially for small islands
Requested features
10 requests- Add Canadian provinces and territories
- Add Mexican states
- Add Australian states and territories
- Add country capitals
- Add country flags
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- Add physical geography features (rivers, mountains, etc.)
- Add option to hide already-guessed countries
- Add option to start with all countries greyed out
- Add option to filter countries by size, population, etc.
- Add reverse mode to name countries based on location
Name That Language
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Map
No in-app purchases
Name That Language
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Map free?
Is Name That Language free?
Which has better reviews, Map or Name That Language?
Do Map or Name That Language have ads?
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