Comparison

Sorting History vs Countries

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

Head to head
About

Sorting History

Test your knowledge of historical events by placing them on a growing timeline. Features over 1,200 events across 12 categories, with a new daily challenge. Offers various game modes and learning options for an engaging educational experience.

Highlights
  • Place historical events on a timeline
  • Over 1,200 events in 12 categories
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Learning Mode with spaced repetition
  • Multiple game modes (Friendly, Competitive, Expert)
  • Offline play
  • Pass & Play and Network Play for multiplayer
Features
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Place historical events on a growing timeline. Get it right and the timeline grows. 19 categories, 2,000+ events, and a new Daily Challenge every day. Not multiple choice — you sort history. I built this game for my wife. We loved playing Chronology for many years, but the content never changed. So I made the game she asked for — a trivia game that never gets old. HOW IT WORKS Each round, you get a historical event. Place it where you think it belongs on the timeline. Get it right and the timeline grows. Get it wrong and you learn something new. A NEW CHALLENGE EVERY DAY 5 events, surprise category, under 2 minutes. Everyone gets the same Daily Challenge. Share your results and see who sorted history best. Daily streak with celebrations at 7, 14, 30, 100, and 365 days, and streak freezes for when life gets in the way. GO DEEP 19 categories — US History, World Wars, Ancient Civilizations, Medieval History, Scientific Discoveries, Music & Entertainment, Sports History, European History, TV History, Film History, Women's History, Food & Drink, Space Exploration, and German, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, French, and South American History. 100+ researched events in every category. Players vote on which category comes next — you get a say. LEARN, DON'T JUST PLAY Turn on Learning Mode and events you miss keep coming back until you master them. Spaced repetition that actually works. Perfect for students, teachers, and anyone who wants screen time that teaches. PLAY AT YOUR PACE Friendly mode (no penalties), Competitive, or Expert. No timer. Sprint (5 rounds) to Epic (30 rounds). Works completely offline. PLAY TOGETHER Two ways to play with friends and family. PASS & PLAY On a road trip? Waiting at a restaurant? Pass the phone and take turns. 2-6 players, one device, no Wi-Fi needed. Pick your category, set your difficulty, and see who knows history best. NETWORK PLAY Board game night without the board. Two teams on their own devices over the same Wi-Fi. Choose your category and go — a game night that never runs out of content. TRACK YOUR MASTERY Scholar Path for breadth across all of history. Historian Path for deep expertise. TWO GAME MODES Sorting History — place events on a timeline. History Pinpoint — guess the exact year (Historian exclusive). Available in 7 languages: English, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, and French. Free to play with ads. EXPLORER ($1.99/mo | $9.99/yr | $29.99 lifetime) All standard categories, ad-free. 2 streak freezes per month. HISTORIAN ($2.99/mo | $14.99/yr | $44.99 lifetime) Everything in Explorer, plus Epic categories (500+ events each), History Pinpoint, and 3 streak freezes per month. Subscription Terms: Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase with no auto-renewal. Privacy Policy: https://sortinghistory.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://sortinghistory.com/terms

About

Countries

Embark on a global geography adventure. This app transforms learning flags, capitals, and nations into an engaging quiz. Explore an atlas of 250 destinations with multiple game modes and difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Eight engaging quiz modes
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Offline play
  • Collect stamps and fill passport
  • Atlas with 250+ destinations
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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Set off on a geography expedition around the world. Countries turns learning flags, capitals and nations into an addictive quiz you won't want to put down. Fully offline — the whole world in your pocket, with no account and no sign-up. NINE WAYS TO PLAY • Flag — name the country from its flag • Flags — pick the right flag for the country • Population — guess how many people live there • Area — match the country to the area it covers • Region — pick the country that lies in a given region • Shape — name the country from its outline • Neighbors — work out who shares the border • Capitals — match the country and its capital, both ways • Journey — every mode in one run, a new one each round FOUR TRAVELER CLASSES • Tourist — the world's best-known countries • Explorer and Globetrotter — every independent nation • Cartographer — all countries and territories, with trickier decoys and fewer lives COLLECT THE WORLD • Earn a stamp for every country you answer correctly • Fill your world passport, region by region • Track your progress and beat your best runs ATLAS OF 250 DESTINATIONS • Flag, capital, population, area, currency and neighbors • Search and sort by name, population or area • Every country and territory in one place MADE FOR EVERYONE • Play in English or Polish • Light and dark themes • Works completely offline — your progress stays on your device From the flags you see every day to the territories you've never heard of, Countries is the fun way to learn the world. ---------------------------- Terms of Use: https://tersacore.com/countries/terms Privacy Policy: https://tersacore.com/countries/privacy

Screenshots

Sorting History4 screens
Countries4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countries at none against Sorting History's 6. Countries also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). Sorting History's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ads 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. Sorting History sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Countries asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sorting History against 5.0 for Countries. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sorting History has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sorting History ships an update every 6 days, Countries fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sorting History versus Countries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSorting HistoryCountries
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (33 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB47 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperEmpty Cup MediaPawel Wiszenko

Customer experience

Sorting History

All ratings32 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countries

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Sorting History

Subscriptions4
  • Explorer$1.991 Month
  • Historian$2.991 Month
  • Explorer$9.991 Year
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  • Historian$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Explorer$29.99
  • Historian$44.99
None

Countries

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sorting History free?
Sorting History is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countries free?
Countries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sorting History or Countries?
Countries is rated higher. Sorting History averages 5.0 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Countries averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sorting History or Countries have ads?
Both Sorting History and Countries show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sorting History or Countries?
Sorting History ships an update every 6 days, and Countries fortnightly. Most recently, Sorting History was updated on October 24, 2026 and Countries on October 24, 2026.

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