Comparison

Stack the Countries® vs TrueWorld Maps

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

Head to head
About

Stack the Countries®

Learn world geography through a fun, interactive game. Stack animated countries by answering questions about capitals, landmarks, and locations. Collect all countries and unlock bonus games for a comprehensive learning experience.

Highlights
  • Learn country capitals, landmarks, and locations
  • Build stacks of countries to win levels
  • Collect all 193 countries
  • Unlock bonus games: Map It! and Pile Up!
  • Focus on specific continents or the whole world
  • 193 country flash cards and interactive maps
  • Play in English, Spanish, and French
Features
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- Featured on the TODAY show! - Editor's Choice Award! - Children's Technology Review - "Stack the Countries is worth every penny and this is an educational purchase that you absolutely will not regret." - The iPhone Mom Stack the Countries® makes learning about the world fun! Watch the countries actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game! As you learn country capitals, landmarks, geographic locations and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated countries anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of countries that reaches the checkered line to win each level. You earn a random country for every successfully completed level. All of your countries appear on your own personalized maps of the continents. Try to collect all 193! As you earn more countries, you begin to unlock the free bonus games: Map It! and Pile Up! Three games in one! CONTROL YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE: You can choose to focus on just one specific continent or play the whole world. You can also select which types of questions are asked. LEARN BEFORE YOU PLAY: Stack the Countries provides 193 country flash cards and colorful interactive maps of the continents. Use them to brush up on your world geography before you play or as a handy reference tool. HAVE FUN LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: ▸ Capitals ▸ Landmarks ▸ Major Cities ▸ Continents ▸ Border Countries ▸ Languages ▸ Flags ▸ Country Shapes FEATURES: ▸ More than 1000 unique questions ▸ 193 flash cards -- one for each country! ▸ Interactive maps of the continents ▸ Collect all 193 countries and track your progress on personalized maps ▸ Earn FREE bonus games: Map It! and Pile Up! ▸ Play in English, Spanish and French ▸ Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app ▸ Create up to six player profiles ▸ Choose any of the friendly-looking countries as your avatar ▸ High resolution pictures of famous world landmarks ▸ All games are powered by a realistic physics engine ▸ Fun sound effects and music ▸ iPhone 4 Retina Display support THREE GAMES IN ONE: STACK THE COUNTRIES: Build tall piles of countries and try to reach the checkered line. MAP IT: Tap the location of the selected country on the map. Try to complete the whole continent! PILE UP: The countries are piling up! Identify and tap them quickly to get rid of them before they reach the top. Stack the Countries® is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play. Try it now and enjoy three games for the price of one! PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Stack the Countries®: - Does not contain 3rd party ads. - Does not contain in-app purchases. - Does not contain integration with social networks. - Does not use 3rd party analytics / data collection tools. - Does include links to apps by Dan Russell-Pinson in the iTunes App Store (via Performance Horizon). For more information on our privacy policy please visit: http://dan-russell-pinson.com/privacy/

About

TrueWorld Maps

Explore the true sizes of countries by dragging them across a map. Discover how map distortions affect perceived size and learn fascinating facts about each nation. Ideal for educators, students, and geography enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Drag and compare country sizes
  • Visualize true country dimensions
  • Learn country facts
  • Search for countries
  • Interactive map exploration
Features
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Drag countries around to see their true size. You may be surprised! Is Greenland really as big as South America? Because the Earth is a sphere, it's impossible to show it perfectly on a flat map. This means all maps are distorted. With this simple app, you can compare countries and see their actual sizes. Just search or tap and hold on the country you'd like to explore. You can then move it around the map and watch it change size as it moves closer to or farther from the equator. You'll also learn interesting facts about each place. This is a great tool for teachers, kids, and anyone interested in geography. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Disclaimer regarding politics and disputed territories: The primary purpose of this app is to provide an understanding of the relative sizes of countries. It is not intended to accurately reflect national boundaries or current political statuses. We apologize for any political inaccuracies that may exist now or in the future as territorial boundaries change.

Screenshots

Stack the Countries®4 screens
TrueWorld Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TrueWorld Maps at Free against Stack the Countries®'s $2.99. TrueWorld Maps also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 1K). Stack the Countries®'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TrueWorld Maps is free to download; Stack the Countries® costs $2.99 up front. TrueWorld Maps sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Stack the Countries® asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Stack the Countries® against 4.7 for TrueWorld Maps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 3.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Stack the Countries®'s written reviews are positive against 81% of TrueWorld Maps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack the Countries® ships an update every 6 months, TrueWorld Maps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Stack the Countries® versus TrueWorld Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack the Countries®TrueWorld Maps
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (1K ratings)4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews — better81.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1K3.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreecloud Design, Inc.Ment Apps Ltd

Customer experience

Stack the Countries®

All ratings1,031 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews343 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.5%

TrueWorld Maps

All ratings3,695 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive81.2%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.0%

User reviews

Stack the Countries®

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent educational game
  • 🤩 Fun and engaging
  • 🧠 Helps improve geography knowledge
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for all ages
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Repetitive questions
  • 🗺️ Inaccurate country sizes/shapes
  • 🔍 Missing certain countries/territories

TrueWorld Maps

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful for understanding true country sizes
  • 🚀 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 💡 Ability to compare countries and move them around
  • ⭐ Great learning tool for geography

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 💸 Too many ads disrupting the experience
  • 🔍 Lack of detailed country/state information (e.g., provinces, territories)
  • 🔧 Difficulty moving and manipulating smaller countries

Bugs and requests

Stack the Countries®

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Albania's position is tilted
  • Overlapping of certain countries (e.g. Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan)
  • Incorrect information (e.g. Pyongyang in South Korea)
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Progress not saving properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more countries and territories (e.g. Vatican City, Western Sahara, Kosovo, Taiwan)
  • Improve accuracy of country sizes and shapes
  • Increase variety of questions (e.g. capitals, landmarks, languages, geography facts)
  • Add read-aloud option for questions
  • Introduce more game modes and difficulty levels
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  • Create a sequel with enhanced features (like Stack the States 2)

TrueWorld Maps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inaccurate country/territory borders and sizes
  • Certain countries (e.g., India, Greece) cause app to crash
  • Inability to move or manipulate smaller countries effectively

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Canadian provinces and territories
  • Implement more map projections and options
  • Allow grouping/comparing of regions, states, and empires
  • Introduce historical map modes (e.g., WW1, WW2 eras)

In-app purchases

None

Stack the Countries®

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

TrueWorld Maps

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • Donation$1.99
  • Donation$3.99
  • Remove all ads$4.99
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  • Donation$6.99
  • Donation$14.99
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Stack the Countries® free?
Stack the Countries® costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrueWorld Maps free?
TrueWorld Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stack the Countries® or TrueWorld Maps?
TrueWorld Maps is rated higher. Stack the Countries® averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while TrueWorld Maps averages 4.7 from 3.7K ratings.
Do Stack the Countries® or TrueWorld Maps have ads?
TrueWorld Maps shows ads; Stack the Countries® does not.
Which is updated more often, Stack the Countries® or TrueWorld Maps?
Stack the Countries® ships an update every 6 months, and TrueWorld Maps every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stack the Countries® was updated on November 1, 2026 and TrueWorld Maps on October 29, 2026.

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