Comparison

been vs Trāce

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

Trāce

Map your travels by marking countries and US states you've visited, lived in, or want to see. Track your progress with statistics on countries, continents, and world coverage. Share visually appealing maps of your journeys.

Highlights
  • Mark countries and US states with custom statuses
  • Visualize travel progress on a world map
  • Track statistics for countries and continents
  • Generate shareable map images
  • Switch between light and dark map styles
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Trāce is a map of everywhere you've been, and it's free. No subscription, no ads, no account. Mark the countries you've visited, lived in, have booked, or want to see next. Trāce fills them in on a world map that's been drawn to look like an atlas rather than a satnav: no roads, no buildings, no pins, just land, water, borders and names. It's a globe, so you can spin it and zoom right in. It keeps the count for you. How many countries, how many continents, and what share of the world that really is. THE PLACES THAT AREN'T THEIR OWN COUNTRY Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, Macau, Greenland, Guam, Aruba, the US and British Virgin Islands, French Polynesia, the Cayman Islands and more. 44 territories in all, counted separately from the 198 countries, so your country total stays honest. ALL 50 US STATES States get their own map, their own stats and their own share card, Washington DC included. Other travel trackers charge extra for states. Here it's part of the app. FIVE THEMES Paper, Daybreak, Tide, Midnight and Ember. Your theme goes everywhere: the map, the lists, the share card, and the app icon on your Home Screen. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Tap a country on the globe, or tap the box on any row, to mark it Visited, Lived, Booked or Want to visit - Read a list of countries without checking a key, because each status has its own mark - Add 44 territories and islands, counted separately from countries - Track all 50 US states and Washington DC on their own map - Browse your places by continent, with progress for each one - Search for the small places that are hard to hit on a globe - Share your map as a card in your current theme, to Instagram, Messages, or anywhere - Keep your map on your other devices through your own iCloud - Use it offline. No signal needed WHAT IT COSTS Nothing. Other travel maps charge for US states, for regions, or for a subscription. Trāce gives you all of it free, with no ads and no in-app purchases. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no account to make and nothing to cancel. Your travel history lives on your device and syncs through your own iCloud if you want it on more than one. It never touches a server of ours, and we never see your map. Trāce is the free flagship of the Āpex Suite from HYTimes App Studio. Start with the first country you remember. The map does the rest.

Screenshots

been4 screens
Trāce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trāce at none against been's 10. been's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (748 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Trāce asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

been holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: been has 748 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

been ships an update every 3 weeks, Trāce every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
been versus Trāce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbeenTrāce
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (748 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings748 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProstachki LtdDennis Hodgson

Customer experience

been

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

Trāce

All ratings2 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

Trāce

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
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  • 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
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  • Been Pro (lifetime)$9.99
  • Been Premium Lifetime$19.99
None

Trāce

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is been free?
been is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trāce free?
Trāce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, been or Trāce?
been is rated higher. been averages 4.6 out of 5 from 748 ratings, while Trāce averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do been or Trāce have ads?
Neither been nor Trāce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, been or Trāce?
been ships an update every 3 weeks, and Trāce every 5 weeks. Most recently, been was updated on November 3, 2026 and Trāce on October 22, 2026.

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