Comparison

Countries Been vs GetYourStream

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

Head to head
About

Countries Been

Visually track your travel history and future aspirations on a personalized world map. Mark countries and cities visited, lived in, or wish to explore. Share your travel map with friends and discover new destinations.

Highlights
  • Customizable world map
  • Track visited countries and cities
  • Mark places to visit
  • Explore new destinations
  • View popular site images
  • Share travel map on social media
  • Track US states and select international regions
Features
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Want to keep track of all the places you've traveled to? Or show your friends what parts of the world you've seen? Countries Been is your personalized map of the world - mark every country and city you've visited, lived in, or want to visit, and watch your own travel map come to life. Perfect for the adventurer, globe-trotter, and travel-minded person. Highlights: • Create your own personal travel map • Mark countries, states, and cities as Been, Lived, or Want • Track your progress with detailed travel statistics • Discover places and get inspired for your next trip • Share your travel map with friends Browse the world on an interactive 3D globe or a searchable list, and add places to your colorful visual checklist as you explore, plan, or reminisce. Look up weather, photos, and Wikipedia/Wikivoyage info for thousands of destinations - useful for planning your next trip or just satisfying your travel curiosity. Share your map to your favorite social networks to compare with friends or for bragging rights. States and provinces for over 25 countries can be explored and added to your map, with more added regularly. Additional Features: - Browse the world on an interactive globe or a full list of places - Explore and mark over 140,000 places worldwide - Complete list of countries with flags and capitals - Monthly weather for thousands of cities - Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, and photos for most places - Sign in with Apple, Google, Facebook, email, or continue as a guest

About

GetYourStream

This app allows users to easily connect to a guide's Wi-Fi network and listen to live audio streams. It's ideal for tourism, events, and expos, offering crystal-clear sound and low-latency transmission without requiring an internet connection, roaming, or mobile data.

Highlights
  • Live audio streaming via Wi-Fi
  • No internet or mobile data required
  • Low-latency, crystal-clear sound
  • Replaces traditional receiver devices
  • Bring-your-own-device solution
  • Offline functionality
Features
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GetYourStream is designed to easily join the guides' wifi and listen to their audio stream. By the simplicity of its design it doesn’t matter if young or old, you are able to get your stream and enjoy the voices by the guide. Get your stream can be used in many variations like tourism, events or expos. TOURISM During a guided tour you experience a reliable connection with a crystal-clear sound. Even when the speaker is out of sight. *Keep in mind wifi radio signals are subject to physical limitations.* GetYourStream is a software app for iOS with the most powerful audio compression and low-latency technology. That means the audio stream is nearly lip-synced with the speaker. Advantages no Internet connection required no roaming charges no mobile data usage minimal app permissions no active user tracking With our App GetYourStream, we offer our customers a new generation of shore excursions technology that provides all tourists with an enhanced customer experience on their own smartphones. GetYourStream ensures the highest level of hygiene since it replaces all former receiver devices. As a guest, you don't need to use used hardware components, but easily get your stream by choosing your guide. With our bring-your-own-device solution, users do not have to interact with various third-party devices. Our apps will provide a great user experience. That’s why GetYourStream is such a convenient solution for the customer, guests feel as safe and comfortable on the tour as they do at home. GetYourStream removes the last technological constraints of audio transmission via Wireless Lan. Combining our solution with an ever-increasing number of other digitized features, our customers can significantly reduce their need for third-party equipment, associated logistical costs, and technical inconveniences. GetYourStream works with our Smartbox, which is a portable WIFI-Router for real-time live voice streaming with fitting firmware and customer app “GetYourStream” were customers. The GetYourStream technology, an off-line wifi transmitter hardware connected with a native application installed on guests’ phones, was the natural evolution of whisper systems. The industry was in fact claiming for smartphone-based technologies where guests could connect to their tour guide by choosing the channel and get your stream. The industry is looking for more personal and eclectic tools to meet younger guests’ needs and expectations. After installing the application GetYourStream on their phones, all it took to connect to the guide’s transmitter was to select the number of the tour (get your stream) and you were good to stream the guide’s voice in real-time and with crystal clear audio quality. Since the transmission required no internet, passengers did not have to use up their mobile data, which is a big concern, especially for passengers from abroad. Up to 100 passengers were able to connect to one local guide within a range of approximately 100 meters. Connections are stable and interference-free, even inside historical buildings and churches. The app GetYourStream also provides a way to conduct surveys after a tour and to evaluate customer satisfaction. Guests can enjoy using the technology because it allows them to better engage with tour guides and helps them appreciate the great storytellers even more. It helps guests to fully immerse themselves into the destinations. Tour guides find the transmitter easy to use and reliable. GetYourStream is made by Smart Streaming Solutions, a fast-growing German tech startup developing solutions for real-time voice transmission on guided tours, on river and ocean cruises, in museums, and at conferences and events.

Screenshots

Countries Been4 screens
GetYourStream4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countries Been at 63% against GetYourStream's 0%. GetYourStream's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Countries Been sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GetYourStream asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countries Been ships an update every 2 months, GetYourStream every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countries Been versus GetYourStream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountries BeenGetYourStream
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB9 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperDaniel KnoblauchSmart Streaming Solutions Voicetra GmbH

Customer experience

Countries Been

All ratings30 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral13.0%
Negative24.1%

GetYourStream

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countries Been

One-time1
  • iOS Remove Ads$1.99
None

GetYourStream

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countries Been free?
Countries Been is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GetYourStream free?
GetYourStream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countries Been or GetYourStream have ads?
Countries Been shows ads; GetYourStream does not.
Which is updated more often, Countries Been or GetYourStream?
Countries Been ships an update every 2 months, and GetYourStream every 2 weeks. Most recently, Countries Been was updated on October 10, 2026 and GetYourStream on October 3, 2026.

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