Countryballs vs MapGame!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countryballs
Engage in a fast-paced reaction game featuring popular Countryballs characters. Test your reflexes and speed in this quick draw challenge.
- Quick draw gameplay
- Countryballs characters
- Reaction-based challenges
- Fast-paced fun
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Quick Draw game with Countryballs!
MapGame!
A daily geography challenge where you guess a hidden country on a map. Features multiple game modes, helpful hints, and global leaderboards. Track your progress with detailed statistics and compete with friends worldwide.
- Daily hidden country challenge
- Ranked global leaderboards
- Unlimited practice mode
- Country-specific hints
- Detailed performance statistics
- Compete with friends
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Guess the hidden country on a map every day! Meet MapGame, a fun and challenging geography game with three exciting modes: Today's Game: Each day, there's a new country to guess for everyone around the world. Use the hints and move around the map to figure out the correct answer! Share your results and compete with friends. Ranked Mode: Think you're a geography expert? Put your skills to the test! Play three consecutive random challenges and compete for the top spot on our global leaderboard. Challenge players worldwide and climb the rankings! Practice Mode: Perfect your skills with unlimited games. Game Features: Helpful Hints: Who knew hints could be this interesting?! They range from "The country is west of Congo" to facts about the country's flag colors or its capital city. More Guesses, More Hints: Can't get the guess in the first go? No problem. Every wrong guess unlocks another hint to help you out. It's a New Day, It's a New Game: A new quiz appears every midnight. Test your knowledge with fresh challenges every day. Global Competition: • Compare daily scores with friends • Compete on the worldwide leaderboard in Ranked Mode • Track your position against players globally Comprehensive Stats: Keep track of your progress with detailed statistics: • Average completion time • Win percentage • Max streak • Global ranking • Personal best scores 100% Free to Play: MapGame is completely free, with all game modes available to everyone! Get ready to sharpen your geography skills with MapGame. Challenge yourself daily, compete globally, and become a geography master! Join millions of players exploring the world on their screens, one country at a time. Download today and let the adventure begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MapGame! at 4.8 against Countryballs's 3.4. MapGame! also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 56%) and ratings volume (421 vs 83). Countryballs's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Countryballs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MapGame! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MapGame! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapGame! has 421 ratings behind it against 83, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Countryballs's written reviews are positive against 78% of MapGame!'s.
Countryballs ships an update every 2 weeks, MapGame! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countryballs | MapGame! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (83 ratings) | 4.8 (421 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 | 421 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Vega | Minas Giannekas |
Customer experience
Countryballs
MapGame!
User reviews
Countryballs
From 83 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addicting gameplay
- 💡 Good reaction time game
- 🖼️ Nice art style and animation
- 🗺️ Good map
- 💰 Affordable countryball purchases
Room to improve
- 😴 Boring and repetitive gameplay
- ❓ Unclear game objective
- 🚫 Ads are too long
- ❌ Some countryballs are invincible
- ⏳ Long intro sequence
MapGame!
From 421 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🧠 Helps improve geography knowledge
- 🌍 Covers a wide range of countries
Room to improve
- 🐛 Incorrect or misleading clues
- 🔍 Difficulty accurately clicking small countries
- 🔋 Device overheating and battery drain issues
Bugs and requests
Countryballs
Reported bugs
8 issues- 🐛 In-app purchases disappear
- 🐛 Game crashes sometimes
- 🐛 Game kicks user off
- 🐛 Intro is too long
- 🐛 Requires multiple taps to start
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- 🐛 Big countryballs are invincible
- 🐛 Cannot complete first level
- 🐛 Game doesn't work
Requested features
21 requests- Add Sudan
- Add Indonesia
- Add Uganda
- Add Egypt
- Add more countries
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- Make quick draw easier
- Add a gun
- Add level editor
- Add multiplayer
- Add instructions on how to get countryballs
- Add Spanish language option
- Add health bar
- Allow colonization of other countries
- Make big countryballs killable
- Improve reaction time mechanics
- Add zoom out functionality
- Add more enemies
- Add team-up option with friendly countries
- Add an exit button
- Add material crafting for swords
- Add shelter building
MapGame!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Tutorial screen gets stuck with no exit option
- Scores not properly recorded on leaderboards
Requested features
3 requests- Add more languages (e.g., Portuguese, Russian)
- Update country data and population information
- Improve leaderboard functionality and tracking
In-app purchases
Countryballs
- Unlock all and remove ads$0.99
MapGame!
- No Ads$4.99
Questions
Is Countryballs free?
Is MapGame! free?
Which has better reviews, Countryballs or MapGame!?
Do Countryballs or MapGame! have ads?
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