Comparison

PurpleMap vs Countries Visited Map ‎

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

Head to head
About

PurpleMap

This app provides offline maps for Europe, allowing users to easily tag and search for locations. It supports dark mode and offers integration with popular map services.

Highlights
  • Offline European maps
  • GPS location centering
  • Tagging favorite locations
  • Search integration (Naver, Kakao, Google)
  • Dark mode support
  • English and Korean language support
Features
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Remember every place that matters with PurpleMap. Save restaurants, cafés, shops, travel spots, and personal memories as photo markers on your map. Add a name, category, address, and photo so each place is easy to recognize and find again. Features: - Save places with photos and notes - Organize places by category - Browse saved places on a map or in a searchable list - Use your current location to create a marker - Full Dark Mode support Build your own personal map, one memory at a time.

About

Countries Visited Map ‎

Visually track your travels by coloring in countries and regions you've visited on a beautiful map. Log places as been, want to go, or lived, and see your exploration progress. Collect flags and relive your journeys with a dated timeline.

Highlights
  • Color in visited countries
  • Track states, provinces, and cities
  • Collect country and state flags
  • View dated travel timeline
  • Syncs across devices with iCloud
  • Export data as CSV or JSON
Features
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Every trip, on one beautiful map. Countries Visited Map turns everywhere you’ve been into a living record of your travels. Mark a country the moment you land, watch your world fill with color, and see how much of the planet you’ve explored. COLOR IN YOUR WORLD * Mark places as Been, Want to Go, Lived, or Layover * Watch your map fill in as you travel * Choose from six map styles, including satellite and a clean monochrome look YOUR TRAVEL PASSPORT * Track your progress across countries, US states, and continents * See the percentage of the world you’ve explored * Tap any stat to browse every place you’ve visited BEYOND COUNTRIES * Track states, provinces, cities, airports, and layovers * Add your own custom places anywhere in the world COLLECT EVERY FLAG * Build a wall of country and US state flags * Each flag lights up in full color when you visit RELIVE EVERY TRIP * See a dated timeline of your travels, year by year SYNCED AND YOURS * Your map automatically syncs across devices with iCloud * Back up and export your data anytime as CSV or JSON FREE TO START Track countries free, forever. Upgrade once to Passport Pro to unlock states, provinces, cities, airports, custom places, data import and export, and more. One payment. No subscription. Yours forever. Share with your family. Start mapping your world today.

Screenshots

PurpleMap3 screens
Countries Visited Map ‎4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PurpleMap at none against Countries Visited Map ‎'s 1. Countries Visited Map ‎'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 42 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Countries Visited Map ‎ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PurpleMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PurpleMap against 5.0 for Countries Visited Map ‎. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PurpleMap ships an update every 42 months, Countries Visited Map ‎ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
PurpleMap versus Countries Visited Map ‎: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurpleMapCountries Visited Map ‎
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul KimZaffles

In-app purchases

None

PurpleMap

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Countries Visited Map ‎

One-time1
  • Countries Visited Supporter$7.99

Questions

Is PurpleMap free?
PurpleMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countries Visited Map ‎ free?
Countries Visited Map ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PurpleMap or Countries Visited Map ‎?
PurpleMap and Countries Visited Map ‎ are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PurpleMap or Countries Visited Map ‎ have ads?
Neither PurpleMap nor Countries Visited Map ‎ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PurpleMap or Countries Visited Map ‎?
PurpleMap ships an update every 42 months, and Countries Visited Map ‎ every 2 months. Most recently, PurpleMap was updated on October 16, 2026 and Countries Visited Map ‎ on October 21, 2026.

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