Comparison

Stack the Countries® vs Maps4Kids

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

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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

Maps4Kids

This app makes learning geography engaging for children through interactive games, puzzles, and visual maps. Explore countries, U.S. states, world wonders, and essential geography terms with fun quizzes and fact-based activities.

Highlights
  • Country and state exploration
  • Interactive quizzes and puzzles
  • Visual maps and diagrams
  • Geography term builder
  • Favorite saving feature
  • Top 10 geography lists
Features
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Maps4Kids Description Maps4Kids makes geography fun, colorful, and easy to explore! Perfect for kids, families, homeschoolers, and classrooms, Maps4Kids turns learning about the world into an interactive adventure. Discover countries, U.S. states, world wonders, and geography facts through engaging quizzes, puzzles, and visual activities designed for curious young learners. Explore the World Learn about countries around the globe including: • Flags • Capitals • Population and geography facts • Languages and cultures • Outline maps Discover the United States Explore all 50 states with easy-to-read facts: • State capitals • Population and area • Highest and lowest points • Major rivers and geography • State birds and symbols Play Geography Games Test your knowledge with fun learning activities: • State capital quizzes • Country flag quizzes • Geography flash cards • Seven Wonders puzzles Learn with Visual Maps Kids learn best visually. Maps4Kids includes: • Country outline maps • Geography diagrams • Elevation profiles • Climate charts Geography Word Builder Learn important geography terms such as: • latitude and longitude • continent and hemisphere • climate zones • rivers, mountains, and more Top 10 Geography Lists Discover amazing world facts like: • tallest mountains • longest rivers • largest countries • most populated places Save Your Favorites Mark countries and states you want to revisit and build your own geography learning list. Perfect For • Kids ages 6+ • Parents and families • Homeschool lessons • Classroom geography learning • Anyone curious about the world Maps4Kids has been helping children explore geography since 2006 and is used by schools and families around the world. Start exploring today and discover the amazing world around you!

Screenshots

Stack the Countries®4 screens
Maps4Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Maps4Kids at 5.0 against Stack the Countries®'s 4.6. Maps4Kids also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 92%) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Stack the Countries®'s advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 2) and chart position (#15 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Stack the Countries® costs $2.99 and Maps4Kids $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maps4Kids holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack the Countries® has 1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Stack the Countries®'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Maps4Kids's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Stack the Countries® versus Maps4Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack the Countries®Maps4Kids
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreecloud Design, Inc.Anthony Kehlhofer

Customer experience

Stack the Countries®

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

Maps4Kids

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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)

Maps4Kids

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stack the Countries®

No in-app purchases

None

Maps4Kids

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stack the Countries® free?
Stack the Countries® costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maps4Kids free?
Maps4Kids costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stack the Countries® or Maps4Kids?
Maps4Kids is rated higher. Stack the Countries® averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Maps4Kids averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Stack the Countries® or Maps4Kids have ads?
Neither Stack the Countries® nor Maps4Kids shows ads.

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