Stack the Countries® vs TrueWorld Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
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.
- Drag and compare country sizes
- Visualize true country dimensions
- Learn country facts
- Search for countries
- Interactive map exploration
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Stack the Countries® | TrueWorld Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (1K ratings) | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.5% of reviews — better | 81.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #9 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Freecloud Design, Inc. | Ment Apps Ltd |
Customer experience
Stack the Countries®
TrueWorld Maps
User reviews
Stack the Countries®
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Stack the Countries®
No in-app purchases
TrueWorld Maps
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- 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
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