Comparison

Wiki Wars vs MapGame!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Wiki Wars

Navigate through an online encyclopedia by clicking only on provided links. Challenge yourself and friends to reach a target article in the fewest clicks and fastest time. Compete on leaderboards and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Link race through online encyclopedia
  • Fewest clicks and fastest time wins
  • Play with friends via shared codes
  • Daily and weekly challenges
  • Global and friend leaderboards
  • Track game history and compare routes
Features
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From Harry Potter to Christopher Columbus – using only links. How many clicks do you need? Wiki Wars is the link race through the online encyclopedia. You start on one article and have to reach the target article using only the links in the text. No search, no shortcuts. Fewest clicks and fastest time wins. GAME OF THE DAY & GAME OF THE WEEK • A new game of the day, every day (Pro) • A game of the week for all players of your language – free • Leaderboard by time and by clicks: who was fastest? PLAY WITH FRIENDS • Create a game, share the code – your friends play the same route • Push notification as soon as someone reaches the target • Easy games or hard games (Pro) • Pick your own target: from football to philosophy, from pizza to Napoleon YOUR HISTORY • All games, times and click paths at a glance • Compare your route with your rivals' IN 5 LANGUAGES English, German, French, Spanish and Russian – with articles of the matching language edition. WIKI WARS PRO • Play the game of the day • Create hard games • Replay all past challenges • See the shortest path after every challenge • Support the further development of Wiki Wars Without Pro, Wiki Wars stays free: your own games, joining by code, the game of the week and your history. RULES 1. Only use the links in the article 2. No search, no second device 3. Every click counts No sign-up required. Wiki Wars is an independent game that uses freely available content of an online encyclopedia. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any encyclopedia or reference platform. Questions or ideas? post@wikiwars.de · www.wikiwars.de --- Subscription note Apple --- Wiki Wars Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription or as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.wikiwars.de/en/datenschutz/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily hidden country challenge
  • Ranked global leaderboards
  • Unlimited practice mode
  • Country-specific hints
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Compete with friends
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Wiki Wars4 screens
MapGame!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wiki Wars at none against MapGame!'s shown. Wiki Wars also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). MapGame!'s advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 60%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wiki Wars sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and MapGame! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wiki Wars ships an update weekly, MapGame! monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wiki Wars versus MapGame!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWiki WarsMapGame!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (421 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews78.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—421 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael PalmerMinas Giannekas

Customer experience

Wiki Wars

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

MapGame!

All ratings420 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative8.7%

Bugs and requests

Wiki Wars

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

3 purchases

Wiki Wars

Subscriptions2
  • 1 month$1.991 Month
  • 1 year$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wiki Wars$17.99
1 purchases

MapGame!

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Wiki Wars free?
Wiki Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapGame! free?
MapGame! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wiki Wars or MapGame! have ads?
MapGame! shows ads; Wiki Wars does not.
Which is updated more often, Wiki Wars or MapGame!?
Wiki Wars ships an update weekly, and MapGame! monthly. Most recently, Wiki Wars was updated on November 3, 2026 and MapGame! on October 30, 2026.

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