Comparison

World Map vs pin map

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

Head to head
About

World Map

This app functions as a personal travel atlas, allowing users to mark countries they've visited, lived in, or wish to visit on an interactive world map. It also tracks cities, dates, and can import data from photo metadata to build a comprehensive travel history.

Highlights
  • Interactive world map
  • Track visited, lived, and bucket list countries
  • Log cities and dates
  • Import travel data from photos
  • Travel statistics and timeline
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Visited Countries turns your iPhone/iPad into a personal travel atlas. Tap any country on the world map to record where you've been, where you've lived, and where you dream of going next. KEY FEATURES - Interactive World Map: Pan, zoom, and explore your travels on a beautiful, responsive map. Every country you've visited glows with your chosen color. - Three Visit Types: Mark countries as Visited, Lived In, or Want to Visit. See your life's journey and your bucket list side by side. - City & Date Tracking: Go deeper than just countries. Log the cities you explored, the dates you were there, and let the app build your full travel history automatically. - Import from Photos: Already have years of travel photos? Visited Countries scans your photo library's location metadata to discover countries and cities you've been to - instantly populating your map. - Travel Stats & Timeline: See your total country count, a timeline of every trip, and browse city photos from your destinations. Perfect for sharing your travel story. - Word Cloud: A visual snapshot of all the places you've been, rendered as a beautiful word cloud. - Home Screen Widgets: Glance at your visited, lived, and bucket-list counts without opening the app. - Custom Map Colors: Personalize the color of each visit type so your map looks exactly the way you want. - iCloud Sync: Your travel data syncs seamlessly across all your iPhone and iPad devices. - Offline Ready: Country identification works without an internet connection. SHARE YOUR TRAVELS - Screenshot your map or share a summary card with your country count and travel stats. Show the world where you've been. --- Privacy Policy: https://federicoramos.com.ar/visited-countries/privacy-policy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

pin map

Map your travels by pinning visited locations with details like dates, photos, and travel companions. Discover new destinations through friends' pins and an explore page, and plan future adventures with a wishlist feature.

Highlights
  • Personalized travel map
  • Pin visited locations
  • Add travel dates and photos
  • Catalog travel buddies
  • Discover friends' travels
  • Wishlist for future trips
  • Track travel stats
Features
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Pinplanet is a free travel app where users can pin the places they’ve traveled on their personalized planet. These pins can include travel dates, spots hit, reviews, photos, and travel buddies to catalog every detail of your trips (so you actually remember them). Your home feed is where you’ll see where in the world your friends have pinned. We have an explore page where you can search for and follow new friends, and see where other travelers have pinned so far to inspire your future trips. You can even copy pins/spots directly on to your wishlist. Your profile includes your planet that shows all of your pins in each country at once. The profile also includes your travel stats including percentage of the world’s countries and percentage of the world’s continents. Finally, pinplanet’s wishlist feature allows you to begin planning upcoming trips which can be converted to a pin when you return. Send us an email at hello@pinplanetapp.com if you run into any issues or have feedback. We’d love to hear from you! Instagram, TikTok: @pinplanet X: @pinplanet Pinplanet - pin where you’ve been.

Screenshots

World Map4 screens
pin map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: pin map at 100% against World Map's 39%. pin map also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. World Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and pin map sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

pin map holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 100 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of World Map's written reviews are positive against 100% of pin map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Map ships an update every 3 weeks, pin map weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
World Map versus pin map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Mappin map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (51 ratings)4.9 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51100 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFederico German Ramospinplanet co.

Customer experience

World Map

All ratings51 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive38.9%
Neutral27.8%
Negative33.3%

pin map

All ratings100 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

World Map

One-time1
  • Plus$5.99
3 purchases

pin map

One-time3
  • ice cream sized tip$1.99
  • sandwich sized tip$7.99
  • breakfast buffet sized tip$14.99

Questions

Is World Map free?
World Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is pin map free?
pin map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, World Map or pin map?
pin map is rated higher. World Map averages 4.1 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while pin map averages 4.9 from 100 ratings.
Do World Map or pin map have ads?
Neither World Map nor pin map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Map or pin map?
World Map ships an update every 3 weeks, and pin map weekly. Most recently, World Map was updated on September 25, 2026 and pin map on September 23, 2026.

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