pairs vs State Mapper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pairs
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Classic pairs matching game. The goal is simple - to pair all maching cards. Game starts with all closed tiles, you can open any two tiles and if they match then they disappear, if not, they close again. Once all cards are gone - you win ! game can be played with: * emoji pictures, * icons images, * symbols from all over the world Icons provided by: google, www.1001FreeDownloads.com, www.graphicloads.com, www.iconsmind.com
State Mapper
Test your knowledge of U.S. geography with this interactive game. Guess states based on directional clues and aim for the fewest attempts to identify the randomly selected state.
- U.S. geography testing
- Random state selection
- Directional guessing clues
- Minimize guess count
- Interactive gameplay
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State Mapper is an app that allows you to test your knowledge of United States geography. Each game a state is randomly selected. As you type in a State name, you're shown the direction from your guessed state to the randomly selected state. The goal is to use the arrows provided after each guess to figure out the randomly selected state in as few guesses as possible. Good Luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: State Mapper at daily against pairs's every 9 months. pairs's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
pairs ships an update every 9 months, State Mapper daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pairs | State Mapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liutauras Stravinskas | Jonathan Hesler |
In-app purchases
pairs
No in-app purchases
State Mapper
No in-app purchases
