# Journeys vs Fillmap

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Journeys at none against Fillmap's 1. Fillmap's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Fillmap sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Journeys asks for nothing beyond the download.

Journeys ships an update every 3 weeks, Fillmap monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Journeys | Fillmap |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/journeys/id1502575743/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **6** | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews | **80.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Monthly |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 46 MB | 46 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **13.4** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Hideaki Touhara](https://appshunter.io/developer/1286274315) | [Tateaki Uehara](https://appshunter.io/developer/953694059) |

## What reviewers say

### Journeys

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/journeys/id1502575743)

Record your travels by marking visited countries and prefectures on a world or Japan map. Easily share your personalized travel map and statistics on social media or save it as an image. Track your progress and see what percentage of the world or Japan you've explored.

**Highlights:** Mark visited countries and prefectures, Generate personalized world and Japan maps, Display country and prefecture flags, Count visited locations and show percentages, Share maps on social media, Save maps as images

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Fillmap

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fillmap-jp/id1532900056)

Easily track visited prefectures, collected temple stamps, or memorized capitals across Japan. Save memories with photos, memos, and dates, and organize them by category or year. Auto-fill functionality simplifies initial setup.

**Highlights:** Track visited prefectures, Record temple/shrine stamps, Save photos and memos, Organize by category and year, Automatic date and location tagging, iCloud data sharing, Auto-fill from photos

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hide Ads | $0.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Journeys free?

Journeys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Fillmap free?

Fillmap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Journeys or Fillmap have ads?

Both Journeys and Fillmap show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Journeys or Fillmap?

Journeys ships an update every 3 weeks, and Fillmap monthly. Most recently, Journeys was updated on October 18, 2026 and Fillmap on October 6, 2026.

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