Comparison

MapGame! vs GridShell

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily hidden country challenge
  • Ranked global leaderboards
  • Unlimited practice mode
  • Country-specific hints
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Compete with friends
Features
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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!

About

GridShell

Features
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GridShell is a minimalist endless arcade game where every move matters. Navigate the grid, survive falling obstacles, and manage limited space to stay alive as long as possible. Simple controls, deep strategy, and a calm but tense atmosphere. How long can you survive the grid?

Screenshots

MapGame!4 screens
GridShell3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GridShell at none against MapGame!'s 1. GridShell also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price 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

Both are free to download. MapGame! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GridShell asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MapGame! versus GridShell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapGame!GridShell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (420 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings420 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinas GiannekasLASER AYYILDIZ

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

GridShell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MapGame!

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99
None

GridShell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapGame! free?
MapGame! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GridShell free?
GridShell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MapGame! or GridShell have ads?
MapGame! shows ads; GridShell does not.

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