MapGame! vs Cruciverse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapGame!
A daily geography challenge where you guess a hidden country on a map. Features multiple game modes, helpful hints, and global leaderboards. Track your progress with detailed statistics and compete with friends worldwide.
- Daily hidden country challenge
- Ranked global leaderboards
- Unlimited practice mode
- Country-specific hints
- Detailed performance statistics
- Compete with friends
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Guess the hidden country on a map every day! Meet MapGame, a fun and challenging geography game with three exciting modes: Today's Game: Each day, there's a new country to guess for everyone around the world. Use the hints and move around the map to figure out the correct answer! Share your results and compete with friends. Ranked Mode: Think you're a geography expert? Put your skills to the test! Play three consecutive random challenges and compete for the top spot on our global leaderboard. Challenge players worldwide and climb the rankings! Practice Mode: Perfect your skills with unlimited games. Game Features: Helpful Hints: Who knew hints could be this interesting?! They range from "The country is west of Congo" to facts about the country's flag colors or its capital city. More Guesses, More Hints: Can't get the guess in the first go? No problem. Every wrong guess unlocks another hint to help you out. It's a New Day, It's a New Game: A new quiz appears every midnight. Test your knowledge with fresh challenges every day. Global Competition: • Compare daily scores with friends • Compete on the worldwide leaderboard in Ranked Mode • Track your position against players globally Comprehensive Stats: Keep track of your progress with detailed statistics: • Average completion time • Win percentage • Max streak • Global ranking • Personal best scores 100% Free to Play: MapGame is completely free, with all game modes available to everyone! Get ready to sharpen your geography skills with MapGame. Challenge yourself daily, compete globally, and become a geography master! Join millions of players exploring the world on their screens, one country at a time. Download today and let the adventure begin!
Cruciverse
Create, play, and share custom puzzles with AI generation. Features four difficulty levels, a smart hint system, and cross-device progress saving. Enjoy a community-driven experience with user-created puzzles and profiles.
- AI-powered puzzle generation
- Four difficulty levels
- Smart progressive hint system
- Cross-device auto-save
- Community puzzle sharing and rating
- User profiles and creator pages
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Cruciverse brings puzzle gaming to a new level with AI-powered generation and four unique game modes. Whether you love classic crosswords or want something fresh, there's a puzzle waiting for you. CREATE YOUR OWN PUZZLES Use advanced AI to generate puzzles on any topic you can imagine. Add custom words, choose your difficulty, and share your creations with the community – or keep them private for friends and family. FOUR DIFFICULTY LEVELS From casual players to crossword champions: • Easy – Perfect for beginners (12 words) • Medium – A balanced challenge (20 words) • Hard – Test your skills (35 words) • Expert – For true puzzle masters (50 words) SMART HINT SYSTEM Stuck on a tricky clue? Each word comes with up to three progressive hints to nudge you toward the answer without giving it away. PLAY ANYWHERE, ANYTIME Your progress saves automatically across all your devices. Start a puzzle on your phone during lunch and finish it on your tablet at home. Never lose your place. COMMUNITY-DRIVEN • Browse thousands of user-created puzzles • Rate puzzles on quality and difficulty • Leave reviews and discover highly-rated content • Follow your favorite puzzle creators • Search by topic, difficulty, or puzzle type DESIGNED FOR EVERY DEVICE Optimized touch controls on mobile with full keyboard support on desktop. Pinch to zoom in Word Search, use arrow keys for navigation, and enjoy smooth gameplay wherever you play. KEY FEATURES • Three unique puzzle types in one app • AI-powered puzzle generation on any topic • Progressive hint system for every clue • Auto-save progress across devices • Rate, review, and share puzzles • User profiles and creator pages • Search and filter by difficulty and type • Create private puzzles for personal sharing • Responsive design for phones, tablets, and web Whether you're a daily crossword solver, a word search enthusiast, or looking for something completely new with Syllo, Cruciverse delivers endless puzzle entertainment tailored to your skill level. Download now and discover your next favorite puzzle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cruciverse at none against MapGame!'s shown. Cruciverse also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). MapGame!'s advantage is ratings volume (420 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases 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. MapGame! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cruciverse sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cruciverse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapGame! has 420 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of MapGame!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Cruciverse's.
| Parameter | MapGame! | Cruciverse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (420 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 420 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minas Giannekas | Cleaner Concepts |
Customer experience
MapGame!
Cruciverse
Bugs and requests
MapGame!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Tutorial screen gets stuck with no exit option
- Scores not properly recorded on leaderboards
Requested features
3 requests- Add more languages (e.g., Portuguese, Russian)
- Update country data and population information
- Improve leaderboard functionality and tracking
Cruciverse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MapGame!
- No Ads$4.99
Cruciverse
- 10 Credits$0.99
- 33 Credits$2.99
- 60 Credits$4.99
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- 133 Credits$9.99
- 293 Credits$19.99









