Comparison

been vs Flags

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

Head to head
About

been

Visually track all the countries and places you've visited on a custom world map. Manage your travel bucket list, view statistics, and share your adventures with friends. Get inspired for your next journey.

Highlights
  • Custom travel map of visited places
  • Mark visited countries
  • Track travel bucket list progress
  • View travel statistics
  • Share map with friends
Features
Currently charting
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Keep track of all the amazing places you've been and share your adventures with friends using Been There! This custom map of the world allows you to mark all the countries and places you've visited. Perfect for the wanderlust, Been There makes it easy to keep track of your travel bucket list and see your travel statistics. Plus, you can use the app to learn about new places and get inspiration for your next adventure. With Been There, you can: - Create your own personal travel map - Mark all the places you've been to - Keep track of your travel bucket list progress - Share your map with friends on social media and compare your travels Don't let your adventures go unrecorded - download Been There today and start marking all the amazing places you've been! Terms of Use - https://been.travel/terms-of-use Privacy Policy - https://been.travel/privacy-policy

About

Flags

Automatically create a visual map of countries visited using photo dates. Track your travel history, count visited locations, and generate a digital passport. Offers premium features for detailed insights and city-level mapping.

Highlights
  • Automatic country mapping from photos
  • Visited country and continent counter
  • Travel history timeline
  • Digital passport for sharing stats
  • Manual entry for missing data
  • City and region mapping (Premium)
  • Favorites map (Premium)
Features
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Your photos already know where you've been. Flags turns them into a private map of every country you've visited — automatically, in seconds. Open the app and your world map is already filled in. No typing, no checkboxes, no sign-in. Just your footprint, drawn from the dates and places already saved in your photos. WHAT YOU GET, FREE • Countries Visited Map — your whole footprint on one world map • Country & continent counter — how many you've reached, and what's left • Travel Timeline — your history, year by year, month by month • Digital Passport — a clean snapshot of your stats to share BUILT FROM YOUR PHOTOS, NOT LIVE TRACKING • Reads the date and place saved in each photo, on your iPhone — no live GPS tracking • Fill any gaps with a fast manual add • Results in seconds that feel like a time machine PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No GPS tracking • No account, no sign-up • Synced privately with iCloud — only you can ever see your data • Share if you want — as an image, never your data FLAGS PREMIUM — $19.99/year (Start with a 7-day free trial.) • Insights — the full story your camera roll has been keeping • What you actually love — the places your photos say you couldn't resist • Real counts, real streaks, and the year everything changed • What comes next — your pace, your next country, your next milestone Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

been4 screens
Flags4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flags at 5.0 against been's 4.6. Flags also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). been's advantage is ratings volume (748 vs 1) and chart position (#173 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. been sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Flags sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flags holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: been has 748 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

been ships an update every 3 weeks, Flags weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
been versus Flags: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbeenFlags
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (748 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings748 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#173 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProstachki LtdZEROCREW AI LTD

Customer experience

been

All ratings737 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral10.4%
Negative36.8%

Flags

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

been

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Losing user data without explanation
  • Inability to select certain cities or countries
  • Inconsistent or incorrect map data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more countries and territories
  • Ability to track states/provinces
  • Wishlist feature for future travel plans
  • Custom colors and personalization options
  • Improved data sync and backup

Flags

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

been

Subscriptions5
  • Been Pro (weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Been Pro (quarterly)$7.993 Months
  • Been Pro (yearly)$12.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Been Pro (yearly)7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Been Pro (yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Been Premium Lifetime$2.99
  • Been Premium Lifetime$4.99
  • Been Premium Lifetime$7.99
Show 2 more
  • Been Pro (lifetime)$9.99
  • Been Premium Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Flags

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is been free?
been is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flags free?
Flags is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, been or Flags?
Flags is rated higher. been averages 4.6 out of 5 from 748 ratings, while Flags averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do been or Flags have ads?
Neither been nor Flags shows ads.
Which is updated more often, been or Flags?
been ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flags weekly. Most recently, been was updated on November 3, 2026 and Flags on October 30, 2026.

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