World Factbook + vs Spatial Agent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
World Factbook +
Access comprehensive information on over 170 countries, including population, geography, government, economy, culture, and history. Features include reference maps, dynamic online maps, country flags, and side-by-side comparisons. Ideal for students, travelers, teachers, and trivia enthusiasts seeking to learn about the world.
- In-depth data on 170+ countries
- Population, area, and geographic coordinates
- Government, capital cities, and economy (GDP)
- Languages, culture, and history
- Reference and dynamic online maps
- Country flags and comparisons
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World Facts – Explore the World at Your Fingertips Discover the most complete and beautifully organized facts about every country in the world – all in one powerful, easy-to-use app. Whether you're a student, traveler, teacher, or trivia lover, World Facts helps you stay informed and inspired. - In-depth data on 170+ countries with over 170 data points each: - Population, Area & Geographic Coordinates - Government, Capital Cities, Economy (GDP) - Languages, Culture & History - Quick-view Reference Maps & Dynamic Online Maps - Country Flags & Side-by-Side Comparisons - Clean, user-friendly design with large, readable text Perfect for travel, study, or just learning more about the world. Stay curious. Stay informed. Explore the planet.
Spatial Agent
Explore global development data, analytics, and visualizations on a planetary scale. This app offers insights into environmental, infrastructural, and societal trends, allowing users to zoom into any region and discover key information.
- Global development data exploration
- Cloud analytics and visualization
- Spatial and temporal data perspectives
- AI-powered building delineation
- Satellite data access
- Infrastructure asset mapping
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Learn more about the planet, people, prosperity, and infrastructure in a new digital asset! A true Spatial treat! A great way to explore the growing world of free, multi-sectoral, public-domain development data, cloud analytics, and visualization at your fingertips! This innovative App has been significantly refreshed by the World Bank as part of an evolving Livable Planet Observatory to improve awareness of a growing world of freely accessible data and analytics of relevance to development. Although challenges still exist in access to development data, there are opportunities to leverage the data collected from across the globe, from earth observation, and generated by models to provide useful insights. This App draws from the hard work over the years of many countries, agencies and individuals that have worked to make data more organized and accessible as free online services to provide insights for any location of interest globally. A new world of cloud analytics and visualization has also enabled access to powerful exploration of complex data. This “Spatial Agent” mobile App update leverages these new capabilities to visualize this growing range of spatial and temporal perspectives of development-related data on iPhones or iPADs. Zoom into any part of the world and explore a range of amazing datasets and perform amazing analytics in seconds! For example… • What parts of the Amazon are being threatened by recent deforestation? • How have China’s Greenhous Gas emissions changed in the last decade as compared to India? • How have urban areas grown in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe in recent decades? • What is the youth population of the Volta basin and how is it distributed? • Where are the buildings (delineated by AI) on the river islands (Chars) in Bangladesh? • Can I see the satellite data from the last week for my area of interest? • Can I explore all the key digital, transport, and energy assets for the entire world? • What projects is the Bank financing in my country? • … …YES! You can do all this and much, much, more with this version of Spatial Agent! Install the App and try it out! Enjoy the experience of discovering the world in a whole new way – whether your interests lie in climate and disaster management or environment and infrastructure! The simplicity of use and wealth of information is sure to appeal to you – whether you are a student, development professional, journalist, sector expert, or a President! We all have a role in better understanding, and contributing to, a more livable planet! The World Bank is committed to improving open data access to all and reflects this enhanced use of mobile App platforms to promote a shared understanding on the livability of our planet. Please do use this data with caution as many of the datasets are still evolving leveraging a new world of technology. We intend to keep adding more exciting data, analytics, and visualizations from across the world as they become available – stay tuned for exciting forthcoming updates! Please do send us feedback and suggestions for new free, public-domain data, analytical, and visualization services to showcase and what we can do to improve the functionality and utility of this App for you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Spatial Agent at none against World Factbook +'s shown. Spatial Agent also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 62%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). World Factbook +'s advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 10). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 — 4.4 for World Factbook + against 4.5 for Spatial Agent. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Factbook + has 79 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of World Factbook +'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Spatial Agent's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | World Factbook + | Spatial Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (79 ratings) | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appventions | The World Bank Group |
Customer experience
World Factbook +
Spatial Agent
Bugs and requests
World Factbook +
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes immediately on iOS 7.1.2 and older devices
- App disappears from screen upon opening
- Requires data plan or WiFi to function
- Incompatible with older iPhone models
- Countries beyond letter L not displaying
Requested features
6 requests- Update information to 2024/2025
- Include all countries (M-Z)
- Add landscape mode support
- More frequent regular updates
- Annual information updates
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- Expand country coverage beyond A-L
Spatial Agent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
World Factbook +
No in-app purchases
Spatial Agent
No in-app purchases
Questions
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