Flags and Capitals vs Flag Arena
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flags and Capitals
Explore a collection of 3D flag images from around the world. Select a flag to view its capital city on a map, your distance from it, and access Wikipedia information.
- 3D flag images
- View capital cities on map
- Distance calculation
- Wikipedia information access
- World geography exploration
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Tour the world right at your finger tips.. ok, perhaps not quite.. but this fun little collection of 3d flag images is a start, and it's free! Select a flag and see the capital city on a map, and how far away you are. Wikipedia info is just a touch away.
Flag Arena
Test your knowledge of world flags, countries, and capitals through engaging quizzes. Unlock achievements and climb leaderboards as you master geography. Offers customizable themes and supports light/dark modes.
- 6 quiz modalities
- 9 difficulty levels per quiz
- Leaderboards and rankings
- 50 unlockable achievements
- Light and dark mode support
- Customizable color themes
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FlagApp is a quiz game that helps you learn about flags, countries, capitals, currencies and much more in a fun way! There are 6 quiz modalities: Guess the Flag, Guess the Country, Guess the Capital, Guess the Shape, Compare Countries and Trivia Quiz. Every Quiz has 9 different levels with increasing difficulty, try to get the highest scores and see your rank on the leaderboards! The more you play and discover countries the more achievements you will unlock, for a total of 50 achievements available! The app fully supports light and dark mode, and allows the user to choose its own color theme.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flag Arena at 4.7 against Flags and Capitals's 4.0. Flag Arena also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flag Arena holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 63 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Flags and Capitals's written reviews are positive against 92% of Flag Arena's.
Flags and Capitals ships an update every 7 months, Flag Arena every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flags and Capitals | Flag Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (18 ratings) | 4.7 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xcentric systems | Luca Barone |
Customer experience
Flags and Capitals
Flag Arena
Bugs and requests
Flags and Capitals
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes immediately after opening
- App won't open beyond the splash screen
- App refuses to open
- Latest version won't load on iPad
- App doesn't work at all
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- Page keeps flipping upside down in landscape mode
- Flags are stuck and won't move
- Maps only load for a second
- Wrong flag for Northern Ireland
- Wrong flag for United Kingdom
- Atlanta and Georgia stuff incorrect (capital of Georgia is Atlanta)
- Each country has two flags after update
- New update makes you turn a wheel forever to find a flag
Requested features
14 requests- Add new flags (autonomous communities of Spain, provinces of Argentina, states with limited recognition)
- Add sea flags
- Add filters by continent, country, organization
- Add Northern Ireland flag
- Add Curacao flag
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- Add England flag
- Add Isle of Man and other UK isles/counties/states flags
- Add national anthems
- Add a short list with all countries
- Add a dollar version without ads
- Make presentation selectable (old vs new)
- Add more flags
- Add games/quizzes
- Update Libyan flag
Flag Arena
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flags and Capitals
No in-app purchases
Flag Arena
No in-app purchases
