Comparison

World Geography vs MapGame!

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

Head to head
About

World Geography

Test your knowledge of countries with a fun quiz game. Learn about maps, flags, capitals, population, and much more. Compete with players worldwide and improve your geography skills.

Highlights
  • 6000+ questions across 4 difficulties
  • Over 2000 images
  • Covers 500+ countries, regions, and islands
  • Personalized weakness training
  • Worldwide player rankings
  • Integrated encyclopedia
Features
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World Geography is a quiz game that will help you to learn everything about countries: maps, flags, capitals, population, languages, religion, currencies, and much more. Learn geography in an easy and fun way by competing with players from all over the world. Features of World Geography - Quiz Game: ● 6000 questions x 4 difficulties ● Over 2000 different images ● 500 different countries, regions, and islands ● Train your weaknesses after every game ● Worldwide rankings ● Encyclopedia 26 topics: ● Find on Map ● Capital City ● Flag ● Population ● Border Outline ● Religion ● Emblem ● Language ● Currency ● Highest Point Name ● Elevation ● Area Size ● Capital on Map ● Capital Population ● Head of State ● Local Name ● GDP Nominal ● GDP PPP per Capita ● Median Age ● Life Expectancy ● Religion in % ● Population Density ● Arable Land ● School Life Expectancy ● Fertility ● Country Motto

About

MapGame!

A daily geography challenge where you guess a hidden country on a map. Features multiple game modes, helpful hints, and global leaderboards. Track your progress with detailed statistics and compete with friends worldwide.

Highlights
  • Daily hidden country challenge
  • Ranked global leaderboards
  • Unlimited practice mode
  • Country-specific hints
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Compete with friends
Features
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Guess the hidden country on a map every day! Meet MapGame, a fun and challenging geography game with three exciting modes: Today's Game: Each day, there's a new country to guess for everyone around the world. Use the hints and move around the map to figure out the correct answer! Share your results and compete with friends. Ranked Mode: Think you're a geography expert? Put your skills to the test! Play three consecutive random challenges and compete for the top spot on our global leaderboard. Challenge players worldwide and climb the rankings! Practice Mode: Perfect your skills with unlimited games. Game Features: Helpful Hints: Who knew hints could be this interesting?! They range from "The country is west of Congo" to facts about the country's flag colors or its capital city. More Guesses, More Hints: Can't get the guess in the first go? No problem. Every wrong guess unlocks another hint to help you out. It's a New Day, It's a New Game: A new quiz appears every midnight. Test your knowledge with fresh challenges every day. Global Competition: • Compare daily scores with friends • Compete on the worldwide leaderboard in Ranked Mode • Track your position against players globally Comprehensive Stats: Keep track of your progress with detailed statistics: • Average completion time • Win percentage • Max streak • Global ranking • Personal best scores 100% Free to Play: MapGame is completely free, with all game modes available to everyone! Get ready to sharpen your geography skills with MapGame. Challenge yourself daily, compete globally, and become a geography master! Join millions of players exploring the world on their screens, one country at a time. Download today and let the adventure begin!

Screenshots

World Geography4 screens
MapGame!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MapGame! at monthly against World Geography's every 7 months. World Geography's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 78%) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 421). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. World Geography sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and MapGame! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for World Geography against 4.8 for MapGame!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Geography has 3.5K ratings behind it against 421, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of World Geography's written reviews are positive against 78% of MapGame!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Geography ships an update every 7 months, MapGame! monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
World Geography versus MapGame!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld GeographyMapGame!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.5K ratings)4.8 (421 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better78.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3.5K — better421
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin TomasMinas Giannekas

Customer experience

World Geography

All ratings3,456 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews817 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.6%

MapGame!

All ratings420 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative8.7%

User reviews

World Geography

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent for learning geography
  • 🧠 Engaging and educational
  • 🎓 Improves knowledge and skills
  • 🤓 Challenging but fun
  • 🆓 Free with minimal ads

Room to improve

  • 🗺️ Small map size can be difficult
  • 🕰️ Outdated information in some cases
  • 🔢 Scoring system could be improved
  • 🔒 Difficulty recovering account/progress
  • 🤖 Occasional bugs or crashes

MapGame!

From 421 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🧠 Helps improve geography knowledge
  • 🌍 Covers a wide range of countries

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Incorrect or misleading clues
  • 🔍 Difficulty accurately clicking small countries
  • 🔋 Device overheating and battery drain issues

Bugs and requests

World Geography

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login screen issues
  • Blank screens or crashes
  • Incorrect or outdated information
  • Inconsistent scoring and progression

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add interactive map with more details
  • Improve scoring and progression system
  • Implement offline mode
  • Add more categories (e.g. rivers, mountains, cultures)
  • Improve account management and data portability
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  • Add support for more languages

MapGame!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Tutorial screen gets stuck with no exit option
  • Scores not properly recorded on leaderboards

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more languages (e.g., Portuguese, Russian)
  • Update country data and population information
  • Improve leaderboard functionality and tracking

In-app purchases

10 purchases

World Geography

One-time10
  • +25 Lives$0.99
  • +100 Lives$2.99
  • +1000 Hints$2.99
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  • No Advertisements$2.99
  • Unlock Topic 1$3.99
  • Unlock Topic 2$3.99
  • Unlock Topic 3$3.99
  • Unlock Topic 8$3.99
  • +1000 Lives$19.99
  • +10000 Hints$19.99
1 purchases

MapGame!

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is World Geography free?
World Geography is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapGame! free?
MapGame! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, World Geography or MapGame!?
MapGame! is rated higher. World Geography averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while MapGame! averages 4.8 from 421 ratings.
Do World Geography or MapGame! have ads?
Both World Geography and MapGame! show ads.
Which is updated more often, World Geography or MapGame!?
World Geography ships an update every 7 months, and MapGame! monthly. Most recently, World Geography was updated on November 6, 2026 and MapGame! on October 30, 2026.

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