Comparison

The World Flags * vs Alt+History

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

Head to head
About

The World Flags *

Explore the history, design, and meaning behind national flags worldwide. Discover detailed country information including official names, capitals, geography, population, and listen to national anthems. Visualize country locations on Google Maps.

Highlights
  • Flag design, definition, and history
  • Country official name, capital, location
  • Country area and population data
  • Listen to national anthems
  • View country location on map
  • Full screen high-resolution flag view
Features
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Do you know the definition of the flag of your country? This app will tell you more than just the definition of the flag of your country and more information about your country. Moreover, understand about the flags of each nations in the world how their flags were designed, which is reflected by their history, achievement, culture, and geography. Even more, know about each country official name, the capital name, where is each location locations, how big is their countries, what is its population, as well as listen to the national anthem. Still cannot catch up each country’s location, view it on the Google Maps. FEATURES: • Access information about flags design, definition, and history • Additional information about each nation's official name, capital, location, area, population • View flag in full screen high resolution • Listen to national anthems • View country location on the map Note: All vertical flags were designed for display only, the actual flags may be variously different.

About

Alt+History

Features
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Today in History turns the historical record for any day into a calm, readable daily edition. Start with one featured event, then open the surrounding context: related events from the same day, source links, a century timeline, saved editions, and a searchable library of records you have explored before. Twistory uses DeepSeek to generate optional alternate-history branches for selected events. With your permission, event context, your prompts, and branch text are sent through our server to DeepSeek. It keeps the known record visible, separates speculation from source context, and supports follow-up questions when you want to examine a branch more deeply. Features: - Daily Edition: a focused lead record with surrounding context. - Source context: Wikimedia event records and linked article references. - Century timeline: scan every available event by century. - Edition archive: save and revisit daily picks. - Library search: find saved records, cached dates, and Twistory branches. - Spotlight: find saved historical records from system search and open the exact record in the app. - Daily rhythm: optional reminders for a consistent history habit. - Siri: ask for today's featured event, hear the title and year, and open the exact Daily Edition. - Widgets: small, medium, large, and the iOS 27 extra-large portrait reading surface on supported iPads. - Twistory: 10 free alternate-history uses, with an optional monthly subscription for unlimited branches and follow-up threads. The app does not require an account and does not use advertising or cross-app tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://today-in-history-twistory-proxy.jorgeaguirre-chronicle.workers.dev/privacy

Screenshots

The World Flags *4 screens
Alt+History4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Alt+History at none against The World Flags *'s shown. Alt+History also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). The World Flags *'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The World Flags * sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alt+History sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The World Flags * ships an update every 3 months, Alt+History weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The World Flags * versus Alt+History: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe World Flags *Alt+History
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (615 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings615 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRatha SouJORGE AGUIRRE

Bugs and requests

The World Flags *

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Montenegro shown as Mongolia
  • Old Afghanistan flag displayed
  • App crashes
  • Gallery images slow to load
  • App fails to load
Show 1 more
  • London flag incorrect

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add Sark flag
  • Add Wallis & Futuna flag
  • Add England flag
  • Add Scotland flag
  • Add country ideology section
Show 3 more
  • Improve Netherlands' Caribbean accuracy
  • Fix alphabetical placement of North Macedonia
  • Historical flags section

Alt+History

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The World Flags *

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Alt+History

Subscriptions1
  • Alternative History Playground$0.991 Month

Questions

Is The World Flags * free?
The World Flags * is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alt+History free?
Alt+History is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The World Flags * or Alt+History have ads?
The World Flags * shows ads; Alt+History does not.
Which is updated more often, The World Flags * or Alt+History?
The World Flags * ships an update every 3 months, and Alt+History weekly. Most recently, The World Flags * was updated on November 6, 2026 and Alt+History on November 7, 2026.

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