Comparison

Journi vs Nomad

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

Head to head
About

Journi

Features
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Turn Your Travels Into a Personal Atlas With **Journi**, you can mark visited countries, explore your progress on an interactive world map, and build a travel history that grows with every trip. Switch between a classic map and globe view, check your continent statistics, save dream destinations, and keep your travel memories organized in one clear app. Build Your Travel Map Mark countries with a single tap and watch your world map fill up as you explore. Add pins for cities and memorable places you want to remember. See Your Journey Over Time Organize visited countries by month and year. Your travel timeline makes it easy to look back at previous trips and see how your journey has grown. Plan Where to Go Next Create a wishlist of countries you would love to visit and keep your future destinations in one convenient place. Track Your Progress See how many countries you have visited, check your progress across individual continents, and unlock achievements as you discover more of the world. Explore the World Your Way Switch between a flat world map and an immersive globe view to see your travels from a different perspective. Private by Default Your travel history remains personal. Sharing is optional and always your choice. Key Features • Interactive world map and globe • Visited countries tracking • Travel timeline organized by month and year • Continent and worldwide travel statistics • Destination wishlist • Pins for cities and memorable places • Travel achievements • Clean and intuitive interface Journi is perfect for: • Frequent travelers • Backpackers • Digital nomads • Map and geography lovers • Anyone planning their next international trip Journi gives you one place to remember where you’ve been and decide where to go next. **Build your personal travel atlas with Journi.**

About

Nomad

Features
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Nomad is your personal travel map and country tracker. Mark every country you've visited, watch your world map fill in, and see exactly how much of the planet you've explored - automatically, if you want. Whether you're a frequent flyer, digital nomad, backpacker, or just love exploring, Nomad turns your travel history into one beautiful map. Map your travels • Mark every country you've visited • Watch your personal world map come to life • Switch between all-time and year-by-year views Auto-import your trips • Scan Gmail and Calendar for flight confirmations • Trips get added automatically • Review and edit anything before it's saved Track your progress • See your percentage of the world explored • Count visited countries and territories • Clear stats for every trip, every year Your travel history, organized • Every trip logged on a simple calendar view • Look back on where you were and when • Never lose track of a trip again Share your map • Turn your travel map into a shareable graphic • Show off your footprint on social media • One tap to save or send Whether you've visited 5 countries or 150, Nomad helps you see where you've been, track your progress, and plan where's next. Your journey. Fully mapped. Legal and Regulatory In-app purchases and subscriptions are governed by Apple's standard terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Journi4 screens
Nomad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Journi at every 5 days against Nomad's every 6 weeks. Journi also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Journi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nomad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Journi ships an update every 5 days, Nomad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Journi versus Nomad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJourniNomad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeweryn LaskoShervin Koushan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Journi

One-time1
  • Premium$9.99
2 purchases

Nomad

Subscriptions2
  • Nomad Pro$4.997 Days
  • Nomad Pro$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Journi free?
Journi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nomad free?
Nomad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Journi or Nomad have ads?
Neither Journi nor Nomad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Journi or Nomad?
Journi ships an update every 5 days, and Nomad every 6 weeks. Most recently, Journi was updated on October 30, 2026 and Nomad on October 31, 2026.

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