Comparison

Journeys vs SOMAP

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

Head to head
About

Journeys

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
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旅を記録し、わくわくを共有しませんか? Journeysは、あなたが旅した国や都道府県を地図上に記録し、シェアできるアプリです。 ▼使い方はとても簡単! ①リストから国や都道府県を追加する ②自動でできた地図をシェアする の2ステップです。 国や都道府県を追加すると、追加した場所が世界地図や日本地図上で塗られ、国旗や都道府県旗のアイコンが表示されます。 リストから追加するだけで、今までに旅した国や都道府県の数がカウントされ、世界中の国々の何%を訪れたか、日本の都道府県の何%を訪れたかを、ひと目で確認できるオリジナルの地図ができます。 また、できあがった世界地図・日本地図は、InstagramなどのSNSで友達にシェアすることや画像として保存することができます。 ▼Journeysでできること ・旅した国や都道府県が塗られ、数や割合が表示されたオリジナルの地図を作る ・地図に記録された場所の国旗や都道府県旗のアイコンを見る ・オリジナルの世界地図・日本地図をそれぞれ保存やSNSでシェアする Journeysで、自分だけの世界地図・日本地図を作り、友達とシェアしましょう!

About

SOMAP

Features
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A travel map for marking the countries you have visited. WHAT IT INCLUDES - An interactive world map of 173 countries: tap to mark visited, long-press to add to a wishlist - Records tab with search and four sort orders - Statistics by continent, with capital and population data for each country - A passport view that collects a stamp for each visited country - An A4 certificate of visited countries, exported as a PDF - 15 achievements - JSON backup and CSV export - 10 languages HOW TO TEST 1. Launch the app. No account or login is required. 2. On the Map tab, tap any country to mark it as visited. 3. Open the Stats tab to see continent totals. 4. Open the passport view to see the stamp for that country. All data is stored locally on the device. The only network use is AdMob. Some optional features unlock permanently after watching a rewarded ad. If no ad is available, the app remains fully functional.

Screenshots

Journeys4 screens
SOMAP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SOMAP at 15.0 against Journeys's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Journeys versus SOMAP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJourneysSOMAP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHideaki Touharahaena park

In-app purchases

None

Journeys

No in-app purchases

None

SOMAP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Journeys free?
Journeys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SOMAP free?
SOMAP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Journeys or SOMAP have ads?
Both Journeys and SOMAP show ads.

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