Comparison

Continent Race vs MapGame!

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

Head to head
About

Continent Race

Learn world geography by dragging and dropping countries onto a world map. See flags appear as you place them correctly. Use hints to help you learn locations. Suitable for children aged 3-12.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop country placement
  • National flag display
  • Hint system
  • Beginner and Expert levels
  • Timed play option
  • Offline play
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Have fun learning world geography as you drag and drop countries into the world map. See their national flags appear with a fun star burst as you place them. Still learning where the continents and countries are located? No problem, use the Hint button to get some help from Byron. Continent Race World Puzzle was created as follow-up to Byron's Games Continent Race, award-winning world map board game. "Created by a Kid for Kids!" when young Byron was originally hospitalized at age 6. Now both the Continent Race board game and the app are available for all kids to learn and have fun as they become better global citizens. Great for kids ages 3-12 years. Choose Beginner level for maps with country borders or Expert level to play with no borders. Play the game at your own pace or choose to Time yourself and see if you can beat your best score! More features coming soon! Continent Race World Puzzle is fun learning resource that kids can enjoy at home, while traveling, in homeschools, and in the classroom. Teachers say it's the perfect supplement to their geography lessons, and parents don't feel guilty about their child's screen-time, when they are learning more about the world with Byron's Games Continent Race app. If you like the app, be sure to check out our award-winning world geography board game, Continent Race, and visit us online. For any questions or issues, please contact us, we're happy to help! We appreciate you playing our app. Happy Exploring! - Byron and Julie

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

Continent Race4 screens
MapGame!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Continent Race at none against MapGame!'s 1. Continent Race also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). MapGame!'s advantage is ratings volume (418 vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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. MapGame! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Continent Race asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Continent Race holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapGame! has 418 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Continent Race's written reviews are positive against 78% of MapGame!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Continent Race ships an update every 2 months, MapGame! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Continent Race versus MapGame!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContinent RaceMapGame!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.8 (418 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4418 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByron's GamesMinas Giannekas

Customer experience

Continent Race

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MapGame!

All ratings418 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative8.7%

Bugs and requests

Continent Race

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Continent Race

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MapGame!

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Continent Race free?
Continent Race is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapGame! free?
MapGame! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Continent Race or MapGame!?
Continent Race is rated higher. Continent Race averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MapGame! averages 4.8 from 418 ratings.
Do Continent Race or MapGame! have ads?
MapGame! shows ads; Continent Race does not.
Which is updated more often, Continent Race or MapGame!?
Continent Race ships an update every 2 months, and MapGame! monthly. Most recently, Continent Race was updated on October 7, 2026 and MapGame! on October 15, 2026.

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