Janken vs GeoCompass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Janken
Engage in a fast-paced game of rock, paper, scissors against your device. Success in the game reduces your available time, demanding quick strategic thinking. Explore the historical origins of the game.
- Play against iPhone
- Time-reducing mechanic
- Quick thinking required
- Historical game facts
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Play rock paper scissors against your iPhone! The more you succeed, the more the referee will reduce your remaining time, so think quickly... (Did you know? Janken would have originally meant "stone game" with the pronunciation Jakuken (じゃくけん) now Janken.)
GeoCompass
A geography game that challenges your sense of direction by having you locate global landmarks. It offers various game modes, daily challenges, and fun facts to enhance your world knowledge.
- Locate points of interest using compass
- Multiple game modes (Standard, Timed, Tour, Survival, Multiplayer)
- Daily skill challenges
- Location-specific fun facts
- Challenge friends to duels
- Intuitive interface with animations
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GeoCompass is a geography game that tests your sense of direction around the world. Point your device at famous monuments, capital cities and tourist sites in a variety of challenging game modes: - Use the compass to locate points of interest around the world - Several game modes: Standard, Timed, Tour, Survival and Multiplayer Duels - Daily challenges to test your skills - Location-specific fun-facts - Challenge your friends to a duel - Intuitive interface with fluid animations - Available in English and in French Improve your knowledge of world geography while having fun. Perfect for travel enthusiasts, students and anyone who wants to test their spatial orientation on a planetary scale. Download now and discover the world from a new angle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GeoCompass at daily against Janken's every 4 months. Janken's advantage is iOS requirement (14.4 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Janken sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GeoCompass sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Janken ships an update every 4 months, GeoCompass daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Janken | GeoCompass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yanis KERRIOU | Theodore,Jean, Romain FERRE |
Customer experience
Janken
GeoCompass
In-app purchases
Janken
- Buy me a coffee !$0.99
GeoCompass
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
- Buy me an Americano$1.99
- Buy me a Shawarma$3.99
