Comparison

ChronJour vs World Map

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

Head to head
About

ChronJour

This travel journal app organizes your journeys on a map and timeline. Easily add places, capture routes, and archive content like notes and photos. Syncs across devices and offers optional icon packs.

Highlights
  • Map and timeline view
  • Add places via search, location, or photo import
  • Route capture and planning
  • Attach notes, photos, and videos
  • Guide-based organization
  • iCloud sync
Features
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ChronJour is a personal travel journal built around a map and timeline. Keep places, routes, and trip content in one view so it is easy to revisit past journeys and plan what comes next. • Map + timeline view: filter places and routes by month and jump back to any period. • Multiple ways to add places: map search, current location, or photo EXIF location import. • Route capture and planning: save planned routes or manually selected point-to-point routes with distance, estimated duration, and waypoints. • Trip content archive: attach notes, links, photos, and videos to places or routes. • Guide-based organization: group content by city, theme, or trip and filter the map by guide. • iCloud sync: keep data consistent across devices on the same Apple Account. An optional in-app purchase, “Map Marker Icon Pack,” unlocks additional marker icons.

About

World Map

Features
Currently charting
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World Map: Countries Visited turns everywhere you have been into one picture. Tap a country, and it fills in. Keep tapping, and the world starts to look like your life. IMPORTANT: World Map: Countries Visited requires a paid subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase to use. There is no free version and no free tier. Every feature listed below is unlocked by that purchase. Pricing is listed further down. TAP TO FILL THE MAP 230+ countries and territories, one tap each: Visited, Lived or Wishlist, in three colors. Turn on Quick Mark and every tap marks a country instantly, with Undo. Search any country and the map flies straight to it. DRILL INTO STATES AND REGIONS The 50 US states, Japan's prefectures, the regions of Italy, Spain, France, Brazil, India and more — 4,400+ regions across 200+ countries, each on its own zoomable map. A REAL 3D GLOBE Flick it to spin, pinch to zoom, see your map from any angle. YOUR PASSPORT, IN NUMBERS Percent of the world, continents, the 193 UN member states, regions, nights away. Set a target and watch the ring close. ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRAVEL YEARS Earn 14 badges as your map fills in. Add the year you first went anywhere and your travel timeline builds itself. TRIPS, WISHLIST, SHARE CARDS Dates and notes for every trip. A wishlist on the same map. Export a card of your map and flags — post, story or square, in three looks, made on your device. BACKUP AND 12 LANGUAGES Save everything to Files or iCloud Drive and restore it on any device. The app and every country name follow your language. 100% OFFLINE, 100% PRIVATE The whole world map is inside the app — it works on the plane. No account, no analytics, no ads, no trackers. Nothing you enter leaves your device. The only permission ever requested is adding your map card to Photos, when you choose Save Image. NEUTRAL BOUNDARIES Outlines come from Natural Earth, a public-domain dataset. The app draws neutral, de-facto boundaries, takes no position on any dispute, and can hide contested territories. SUBSCRIPTION & PRICING World Map Pro unlocks every feature in the app. Choose one: • Monthly — $2.99 per month • Yearly — $12.99 per year, with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers (about $1.08 per month) • Lifetime Access — $19.99, one-time payment, not a subscription Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically for the same period and the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Lifetime Access is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://joykhansayan1.github.io/travel-map-countries-visited/terms.html Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/travel-map-countries-visited/privacy.html Support: dmjks120@gmail.com Help: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/travel-map-countries-visited/support.html

Screenshots

ChronJour3 screens
World Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: World Map at #200 against ChronJour's unranked. World Map also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. ChronJour sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and World Map sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ChronJour versus World Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronJourWorld Map
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer华 曹MD Shahariar Nazim Joy

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChronJour

One-time1
  • Icon Expansion Pack$0.49
3 purchases

World Map

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is ChronJour free?
ChronJour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is World Map free?
World Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChronJour or World Map have ads?
Neither ChronJour nor World Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChronJour or World Map?
ChronJour ships an update every 3 months, and World Map every 3 months. Most recently, ChronJour was updated on October 17, 2026 and World Map on October 28, 2026.

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