Countries Been vs Been There
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Been There
Track your travel history and compare it with friends. Discover new places and see who has explored the most locations. A fun way to gamify your adventures and share experiences.
- Track visited locations
- Share with friends
- Compete with friends
- Discover new places
- Gamify travel experiences
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See where you and your friends have been and compete with friends to visit more places
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Been There at 5.0 against Countries Been's 3.7. Been There also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Countries Been's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Countries Been sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Been There asks for nothing beyond the download.
Been There holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countries Been has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Countries Been ships an update monthly, Been There fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countries Been | Been There |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Knoblauch | Jared Jones |
Customer experience
Countries Been
Been There
In-app purchases
Countries Been
- iOS Remove Ads$1.99
Been There
No in-app purchases
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