Comparison

Flags vs Atlas

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

Head to head
About

Flags

Automatically create a visual map of countries visited using photo dates. Track your travel history, count visited locations, and generate a digital passport. Offers premium features for detailed insights and city-level mapping.

Highlights
  • Automatic country mapping from photos
  • Visited country and continent counter
  • Travel history timeline
  • Digital passport for sharing stats
  • Manual entry for missing data
  • City and region mapping (Premium)
  • Favorites map (Premium)
Features
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Your photos already know where you've been. Flags turns them into a private map of every country you've visited — automatically, in seconds. Open the app and your world map is already filled in. No typing, no checkboxes, no sign-in. Just your footprint, drawn from the dates and places already saved in your photos. WHAT YOU GET, FREE • Countries Visited Map — your whole footprint on one world map • Country & continent counter — how many you've reached, and what's left • Travel Timeline — your history, year by year, month by month • Digital Passport — a clean snapshot of your stats to share BUILT FROM YOUR PHOTOS, NOT LIVE TRACKING • Reads the date and place saved in each photo, on your iPhone — no live GPS tracking • Fill any gaps with a fast manual add • Results in seconds that feel like a time machine PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No GPS tracking • No account, no sign-up • Synced privately with iCloud — only you can ever see your data • Share if you want — as an image, never your data FLAGS PREMIUM — $19.99/year (Start with a 7-day free trial.) • Insights — the full story your camera roll has been keeping • What you actually love — the places your photos say you couldn't resist • Real counts, real streaks, and the year everything changed • What comes next — your pace, your next country, your next milestone Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Atlas

Features
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Your travel story, beautifully mapped. Atlas is the travel tracker for people who don't just visit places — they collect them. Mark every country, city, and state you've been to on a stunning interactive world map. Attach photos, journal entries, and memories to each destination. Build your personal atlas of the world. WHY TRAVELERS CHOOSE ATLAS Most travel trackers just count countries. Atlas goes deeper. Each destination becomes a living memory — photos from your camera roll, dated journal entries, notes about the hidden gems you'd never want to forget. It's the difference between a number and a story. Track where you've been. Plan where you're going next. Share your map with the people who matter. Atlas is the only travel companion you need — from your first passport stamp to your hundredth country. FEATURES INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP Tap any country to mark it visited. Drill down to cities and states for deeper detail. Watch your personal atlas fill with color as you travel more. TRACK COUNTRIES, CITIES & STATES Go beyond country counting. Mark the exact cities you explored and the states you crossed. See your travels at every zoom level. PHOTO MEMORIES Attach your favorite photos to each destination. Flip through your travels like a beautifully organized scrapbook that grows with every trip. TRIP JOURNAL Write dated entries for every destination. Capture the small moments — that sunrise in Santorini, the taxi driver in Tokyo, the meal you still think about. BUCKET LIST Track where you've been AND where you want to go. Plan your next adventure with a visual wishlist that lives on the same beautiful map. TRAVEL STATS Countries visited. Cities explored. Percentage of the world seen. Continental breakdowns. Watch your numbers grow, year by year. SHARE YOUR MAP Share your travel map with friends on Instagram, Messages, or anywhere. Compare journeys. Inspire each other. Plan trips together. WHO ATLAS IS FOR - Travelers tracking lifetime trips, from 5 countries to 150 - Digital nomads logging every new city - Backpackers documenting every adventure - Families preserving travel memories across years - Anyone who's ever wondered "wait, when WAS I in Prague?" SUPPORT ATLAS PRO Atlas is free to use. Every core feature — countries, cities, photos, journal, bucket list, stats, sharing — is available to everyone, no limits, no paywalls. If Atlas becomes part of how you remember your travels, Atlas Pro is how you support continued development. Independent apps don't survive on good vibes alone. Atlas Pro includes: - A Pro badge on your profile and shared maps - Early access to new features as they ship - Direct support from the developer - The warm feeling of keeping a small indie app alive PRIVACY FIRST Your travel data belongs to you. Photos stay on your device. We don't sell or share your personal data. Every traveler has a story. Atlas helps you see yours — beautifully mapped, beautifully remembered. Premium: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends - we'll let you know the cost - You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew anytime in your Account Settings Need help - Want to say hi Email us - developer@minimetlab.com Privacy Policy - https://sites.google.com/view/minimetlab-policy/home Terms of Service - https://sites.google.com/view/minimetlab-terms/home

Screenshots

Flags4 screens
Atlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flags at none against Atlas's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Flags sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Atlas sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Flags versus Atlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlagsAtlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZEROCREW AI LTDDung Vu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flags

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Atlas

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Flags free?
Flags is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atlas free?
Atlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flags or Atlas have ads?
Atlas shows ads; Flags does not.
Which is updated more often, Flags or Atlas?
Flags ships an update weekly, and Atlas weekly. Most recently, Flags was updated on October 30, 2026 and Atlas on November 5, 2026.

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