Comparison

TripTrace vs Somewhere World

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

Head to head
About

TripTrace

Automatically organizes your photos by location and time to create a visual map of your travels. Relive past journeys with auto-built trips and daily timelines, making it easy to find specific memories and share your adventures.

Highlights
  • Visual travel map from photos
  • Auto-built trips and timelines
  • Location-based photo organization
  • Manual tagging not required
  • Shareable travel stories
Features
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Turn your camera roll into a travel map you’ll actually want to revisit. TripTrace automatically organizes your photos by location and time, so you can relive where you went, when you were there, and the moments that made each trip yours. KEY BENEFITS • Remember places instantly with a visual map of your travels • Relive each journey with auto-built trips and day-by-day timelines • Find “that photo from that café” fast by browsing on the map • Keep your travel memories organized without manual tagging • Share your adventures more clearly—with a story, not a scroll HOW IT WORKS TripTrace uses the location data already saved in your iPhone photos to place memories on a map. It automatically groups nearby photos into trips and builds a timeline so you can explore your travel history at a glance. WHO IT’S FOR Travelers, road-trippers, digital nomads, and anyone who takes lots of photos and wants a simple travel tracker to remember every place. Download TripTrace and watch your travel story appear on the map.

About

Somewhere World

Features
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Somewhere World is a quiet world map that remembers the places you’ve touched. As your map slowly fills in, you can look back on the regions you’ve visited and watch how your world has expanded over time. ■ World A calm world map that slowly fills with the countries you’ve visited. ■ Regions See how your travels are spread across different parts of the world. ■ Year Map (Pro) Save the first year you touched each country and replay how your world unfolded over time. ■ Export Archive Share your personal world map as an image. Somewhere World Pro • No ads • Save first touched years • Year Map • PLAY YEARS *Pro is a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

TripTrace4 screens
Somewhere World3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TripTrace at none against Somewhere World's 1. TripTrace also leads on ads (none vs shown). Somewhere World's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Somewhere World sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TripTrace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TripTrace ships an update every 3 weeks, Somewhere World every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
TripTrace versus Somewhere World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTripTraceSomewhere World
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEGAROOSTER LLCYuhei Miyata

In-app purchases

None

TripTrace

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Somewhere World

One-time1
  • Somewhere World Pro$1.99

Questions

Is TripTrace free?
TripTrace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Somewhere World free?
Somewhere World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TripTrace or Somewhere World have ads?
Somewhere World shows ads; TripTrace does not.
Which is updated more often, TripTrace or Somewhere World?
TripTrace ships an update every 3 weeks, and Somewhere World every 10 days. Most recently, TripTrace was updated on October 31, 2026 and Somewhere World on November 10, 2026.

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