Odyssey vs Been There
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Odyssey
This travel app lets you mark visited and desired destinations on a visually appealing map with customizable pins. It includes a journal to log your travels and future plans. Data is stored locally on your device.
- Customizable map pins
- Light and dark themes
- Travel journal
- Note-taking for past and future trips
- Device-specific data storage
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With Odyssey you can keep track of the destinations you traveled with customizable pins on a beautiful map, available with stunning light and dark themes. With the Journal, you can get a glance of your overall pins and keep notes of where you went and where you want to go. Available on device, not in the cloud.
Been There
Track your travel history and compare it with friends. Discover new places and see who has explored the most locations. A fun way to gamify your adventures and share experiences.
- Track visited locations
- Share with friends
- Compete with friends
- Discover new places
- Gamify travel experiences
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See where you and your friends have been and compete with friends to visit more places
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Been There at fortnightly against Odyssey's every 4 months. Odyssey's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Odyssey against 5.0 for Been There. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
Odyssey ships an update every 4 months, Been There fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and July 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Odyssey | Been There |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin George | Jared Jones |
Customer experience
Odyssey
Been There
In-app purchases
Odyssey
No in-app purchases
Been There
No in-app purchases
