Lantern® vs MapTap.gg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lantern®
This application streamlines knee surgery workflows for orthopedic surgeons. It provides a digital platform for pre-operative planning and intra-operative guidance, aiming to improve surgical precision and patient outcomes.
- Streamlined surgical workflows
- Pre-operative planning
- Intra-operative guidance
- Improved surgical precision
- Enhanced patient outcomes
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Lantern software workflow
MapTap.gg
Engage with world geography through a daily game featuring 5 historical locations on a 3D globe. Explore stories, earn badges, and compete on leaderboards. Offers practice modes for honing skills with curated challenges.
- Daily geography challenges
- Historical location discovery
- Interactive 3D globe
- Global leaderboards
- Earn badges and streaks
- Curated practice modes
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MapTap turns world geography into a daily adventure. Every day, discover 5 locations connected to events that happened "this day in history" ... then tap them on a beautiful 3D globe. Each location comes with historical context: unexpected heroes, surprising discoveries, and stories that changed the world. And maybe learn a little geography along the way.. DAILY GAME • 5 new locations every day • Compete on global leaderboards • Earn badges and streaks PRACTICE MODES • 50+ curated geography challenges • World capitals, major cities, themed collections • Play anytime, perfect your skills BEAUTIFUL GLOBE • Realistic Earth visualization • Smooth rotation and zoom Terms of Use (EULA): https://maptap.gg/terms Privacy Policy: https://maptap.gg/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lantern® at none against MapTap.gg's 2. Lantern® also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). MapTap.gg's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (17K vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. MapTap.gg sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Lantern® asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lantern® against 4.9 for MapTap.gg. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapTap.gg has 17K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lantern® ships an update every 13 months, MapTap.gg weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lantern® | MapTap.gg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (17K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 93.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 17K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #46 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OrthAlign, Inc | MapTap Inc |
In-app purchases
Lantern®
No in-app purchases
MapTap.gg
- MapTap+ Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- MapTap+ Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
