Comparison

World Uncovered (Full) vs Maps Uncharted

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

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About

World Uncovered (Full)

This app tracks your journeys, mapping your travels in detail. It shows where you've been, your speed and altitude, and how often you visit favorite spots. Discover new places and challenge yourself to explore more.

Highlights
  • Record travels with GPS devices
  • 4 map display modes
  • Speed, height, and route visualization
  • Score points and earn achievements
  • Landmark bonus points
  • GPX and KML support
  • Battery efficient design
Features
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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: Paid version is the same as free version of World Uncovered (that needs unlocking via In App Purchase), but paid version let's you take advantage of Family Sharing features of iOS. Please note: This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.

About

Maps Uncharted

This app acts like an open-world game, revealing only the areas you've explored on a map, with the rest obscured by fog. It provides statistics on your uncovered territory and features a leveling system to track your progress. Designed for adventurous spirits, it uses battery-efficient tracking.

Highlights
  • Reveals explored areas with fog of war
  • Battery-efficient location tracking
  • Statistics on uncovered area percentage
  • Leveling system for progress tracking
  • Immersive discovery experience
Features
Currently charting
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Turn everyday journeys into a game. Maps Uncharted reveals your personal map as you explore, turning neighborhood walks, city getaways, and faraway adventures into visible progress. See where you’ve been, discover how much you’ve explored, and find a reason to take the next turn. • Reveal your world Watch unexplored areas give way to the places you’ve visited. With background location tracking enabled, keep recording your journey while your phone is locked or you’re using another app. • See your progress, from hometown to country Track your exploration across 150,000+ areas worldwide, including 220 countries, 3,241 states and provinces, and hundreds of thousands of regions, cities, and towns. Across the US, explore 50 states, Washington, D.C., and five territories, plus 3,261 counties and 28,611 cities, towns, villages, and townships. Search for a place to see your progress and the tracks you’ve recorded there. • Find your next challenge Work toward 1,400+ researched achievements inspired by geography and history. Explore areas along the Silk Road, Appalachian Trail, and Great Wall of China, or take on challenges spanning mountain ranges, river basins, and historic empires. • Revisit your adventures Browse your exploration history by date, retrace your daily journeys, and see which countries, regions, and cities you explored. Detailed statistics help you follow your progress over time. • Bring your past travels with you Import GPX tracks and your Fog of War data to add previous journeys to your map and build on the exploration you’ve already done. • Make the map your own Choose between two visual styles and three map styles. • Start exploring without an account Your exploration history is stored locally on your phone. No account required. How much of your world have you uncovered?

Screenshots

World Uncovered (Full)4 screens
Maps Uncharted4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: World Uncovered (Full) at 50% against Maps Uncharted's 0%. World Uncovered (Full) also leads on price ($3.99 vs $7.99) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). Maps Uncharted's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and chart position (#166 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

World Uncovered (Full) costs $3.99 and Maps Uncharted $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maps Uncharted holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Uncovered (Full) has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of World Uncovered (Full)'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Maps Uncharted's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Uncovered (Full) ships an update every 2 months, Maps Uncharted monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
World Uncovered (Full) versus Maps Uncharted: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Uncovered (Full)Maps Uncharted
Price$3.99 — better$7.99
Rating3.9 (12 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#166 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB789 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnawiki GamesWENZHAO TAI

Customer experience

World Uncovered (Full)

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative10.0%

Maps Uncharted

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

World Uncovered (Full)

No in-app purchases

None

Maps Uncharted

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is World Uncovered (Full) free?
World Uncovered (Full) costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maps Uncharted free?
Maps Uncharted costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, World Uncovered (Full) or Maps Uncharted?
Maps Uncharted is rated higher. World Uncovered (Full) averages 3.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Maps Uncharted averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do World Uncovered (Full) or Maps Uncharted have ads?
Neither World Uncovered (Full) nor Maps Uncharted shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Uncovered (Full) or Maps Uncharted?
World Uncovered (Full) ships an update every 2 months, and Maps Uncharted monthly. Most recently, World Uncovered (Full) was updated on November 6, 2026 and Maps Uncharted on November 8, 2026.

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