WhatTheFlag vs World Flags & Capitals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhatTheFlag
Identify countries by their flag emojis. Search for countries by name, capital, or flag emoji. View detailed country information including ISO 3166-2 codes.
- Identify countries by flag emoji
- Search by country name
- Search by capital city
- Search by flag emoji
- View ISO 3166-2 codes
- Detailed country information
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How well do you know the flags of the world? WhatTheFlag is an interactive reference guide and collection of educational games designed to help you learn countries, capitals, and national flags. Find a country by its name, capital, international code, or emoji flag. View detailed information, locate capitals on the map, and save countries to your favorites. Features: • A comprehensive collection of country and territory emoji flags • Search by country, capital, flag, or international code • Capital information for each country • ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2, Alpha-3, and numeric country codes • Interactive maps showing capital locations • Themed flag collections • A personal favorites collection • Learning cards for effective memorization • Multiple quiz modes to test your knowledge • Light and dark appearance support • English, Russian, French, German, Italian, and Spanish languages Learn geography, train your memory, and challenge yourself to recognize every country by its flag. WhatTheFlag is now available on Mac with a completely redesigned interface optimized for larger screens, mouse, trackpad, and keyboard controls.
World Flags & Capitals
Learn world flags and test your knowledge with an engaging, social media-style feed. This app also covers US state flags and their corresponding capitals. It offers a fun and accessible way to expand your geographical awareness.
- Learn world flags
- Test flag knowledge
- Includes US state flags
- Learn capitals
- Social media-style learning
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Super easy way to learn world flags and test your knowledge. Also includes US state flags, plus the capitals. As easy as scrolling thru an endless social media feed. Only with flags.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: World Flags & Capitals at weekly against WhatTheFlag's every 3 weeks. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WhatTheFlag ships an update every 3 weeks, World Flags & Capitals weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WhatTheFlag | World Flags & Capitals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Semen Babich | David Richmond |
Customer experience
WhatTheFlag
World Flags & Capitals
In-app purchases
WhatTheFlag
No in-app purchases
World Flags & Capitals
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WhatTheFlag free?
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