AroundState vs Learn The Flags
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AroundState
Test your knowledge of US state geography by guessing the correct state based on its surrounding neighbors. This educational game challenges your spatial reasoning and understanding of state borders, offering a fun way to learn and reinforce geography.
- Guess state by surrounding states
- Improves understanding of state locations
- Requires critical thinking and elimination
- Suitable for group play
- Challenges geographical knowledge
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Guess the state. The question shows the surrounding states. Question: Oregon Idaho Answer: Washington This app will give you a better understanding of the state's location. It is especially for those who can indicate which state is on the map when told the name of a state or who can say what state it is when pointed to on the map. Compared to simple problems, guessing from the surrounding states requires a solid understanding of their locations. It requires new thinking. It is assumed that you will not look at the choices until you find it. Challenge yourself to eliminate the candidates correctly by looking at the states in question. Reading out the questions makes for a fun game recommended for large groups. Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico are touching at one point. All combinations are in contact with each other. Colorado and Arizona touch. Utah and New Mexico touch.
Learn The Flags
Explore countries, flags, and capitals with this educational app. It offers engaging quizzes and challenges to enhance your geography knowledge in a fun, interactive way. Perfect for students and geography enthusiasts.
- Learn country flags and capitals
- Engaging quizzes and challenges
- Interactive learning experience
- Progress tracking through levels
- Explore world countries
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Discover the world, one country at a time! Our app makes it fun and easy for learners of all ages to explore flags and capitals from around the globe. Whether you’re brushing up for a geography quiz, planning your next adventure, or just curious about the world, this app is your perfect companion. Sharpen your knowledge, track your progress, and become a global expert—right from your pocket! Educational Fun: Enjoy engaging quizzes and challenges designed to enhance your knowledge in a fun and interactive way. Test your memory, speed, and accuracy as you progress through levels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AroundState at none against Learn The Flags's 1. AroundState also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Learn The Flags's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. Learn The Flags sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AroundState asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AroundState against 5.0 for Learn The Flags. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn The Flags has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AroundState ships an update every 6 months, Learn The Flags every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AroundState | Learn The Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Motonari Hibi | Vandan Desai |
Customer experience
AroundState
Learn The Flags
In-app purchases
AroundState
No in-app purchases
Learn The Flags
- Premium Unlock$1.99
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