Flags and Capitals vs National Flags (Play & Learn!)
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.
National Flags (Play & Learn!)
Test your knowledge of national flags from 193 countries. This educational app offers interactive quizzes and a zoomable map feature to help identify country capitals. Compete with friends or improve your own score through engaging mental exercises.
- Memorize 193 national flags
- Interactive flag quizzes
- Zoomable map for capital identification
- Hidden challenges
- Score tracking and ranking
- Multiplayer competition
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National Flags (Play & Learn! Series) This is an app for memorizing the national flags of 193 countries. Touch the national flag of the country to answer. If you touch the magnifying glass on a question's map, it will zoom in or out. Try using it when you can't tell where the capital of a small country is. There are hidden problems in the app. You can try them if you complete some condition. Enjoy mental calisthenics with this app by competing with your friends or family members in the ranking or by simply working to increase your own score.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: National Flags (Play & Learn!) at 5.0 against Flags and Capitals's 4.0. National Flags (Play & Learn!) also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 61%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Flags and Capitals's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. National Flags (Play & Learn!) sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Flags and Capitals asks for nothing beyond the download.
National Flags (Play & Learn!) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flags and Capitals has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Flags and Capitals's written reviews are positive against 83% of National Flags (Play & Learn!)'s.
Flags and Capitals ships an update every 7 months, National Flags (Play & Learn!) every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Flags and Capitals | National Flags (Play & Learn!) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xcentric systems | UNI-TY INC. |
Customer experience
Flags and Capitals
National Flags (Play & Learn!)
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
National Flags (Play & Learn!)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flags and Capitals
No in-app purchases
National Flags (Play & Learn!)
- remove ads$2.99
- remove the restriction of a playing number$2.99
Questions
Is Flags and Capitals free?
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