Been There vs PassportPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Been There
Track your travel history and compare it with friends. Discover new places and see who has explored the most locations. A fun way to gamify your adventures and share experiences.
- Track visited locations
- Share with friends
- Compete with friends
- Discover new places
- Gamify travel experiences
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See where you and your friends have been and compete with friends to visit more places
PassportPal
Map your journeys and track visited locations worldwide. Automatically import past trips from photos, create custom travel lists, and access country-specific insights. Manage your passports and visa requirements with this privacy-focused travel journal.
- Map visited countries, cities, and states
- Auto-import trips from photos
- Create bucket lists and custom travel lists
- Access country insights (safety, climate)
- Track passport visa requirements
- Privacy-focused with no account needed
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Track the places you’ve visited with PassportPal, your personal travel map and travel tracker. Mark countries, cities, and states you’ve been to, build bucket lists, and keep a record of your journeys. Import past trips from your photos and visualize your travel progress on a clean world map. No account required. No tracking. No ads. ► Track where you’ve been Log the countries, cities, and states you’ve visited and watch your personal travel map come to life. ► Auto-import from Photos Turn your photo library into your travel history. Discover and log past trips automatically, with everything processed privately on your device. ► Travel with Friends Build your own travel profile with a visual history of your journeys. Connect with friends, explore where they’ve been, see where they are now, and find out where they’re heading next. ► Down to the region Tick off what is inside a country, not just the country around it. Japan’s prefectures, China’s provinces, Canada’s provinces and much more. ► Country Insights Research the best place to live, travel or work remotely. Explore safety, cost of living, climate, quality of life, and other useful insights for countries around the world. ► Passports & Visa Requirements Add your passports and instantly check visa requirements around the world. If you hold multiple passports, see which one is best for each destination. ► Travel Recap See how many days you spent in each country and get a clear overview of your trips in one place. ► Bucket & Custom Travel Lists Turn travel goals into lists you can actually check off. Save dream destinations, create custom lists, and watch your progress grow with every trip. ► Privacy Focused No account. No data collection. Everything stays on your device. ► What's free? - Track countries, cities, and states you’ve visited - Build your personal travel map - Create a profile and connect with friends - Explore country information and travel insights - Keep your travel history private and on-device - Create custom travel lists ► What's PRO? - Import from Photos - Detailed country insights and data - Visa requirements for your passports - Tracking regions other than states - Some recap sections For travelers and digital nomads who want precise travel journaling and visual tracking without compromise. Terms of Use: https://passportpal.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://passportpal.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Been There at none against PassportPal's 4. Been There also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). PassportPal's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. PassportPal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Been There asks for nothing beyond the download.
Been There holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively.
Been There ships an update fortnightly, PassportPal every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Been There | PassportPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jared Jones | Kamil Borowski |
Customer experience
Been There
PassportPal
In-app purchases
Been There
No in-app purchases
PassportPal
- Pro (Weekly)$5.997 Days
- Pro$6.991 Month
- Pro$17.991 Year
- PassportPal Pro Lifetime$24.99









