Been There vs Cora Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Been There
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Remember every place worth going back to. Been There keeps the restaurants, cafés, pubs and bars you've been to on your own map, with photos and notes from every visit. There are no star ratings. You say whether you'd go back, and see where your friends would. Add a spot Search for the place, say how it was and add a photo if you like. Three choices, from Not for me to Top Spot, and no scores to agonise over. Remember every visit See each visit by the day you went, with your photos, your notes and who you were with. Your notes keep what you ordered last time. Your own map Every spot you've been to, on a map of photo pins. Browse by country, from the café round the corner to the bar you found on holiday. Crown your favourites Mark your Top Spots so they stand out on your map and your profile. Find places through friends Follow friends to see where they've been, what they thought and who they went with. When you need somewhere to eat, start with your friends' spots. Places near you Discover shows the spots around you from the people you follow, so you can find somewhere good nearby. Private if you want Keep your profile private and approve who can follow you. Use it as your restaurant journal, your list of favourites and your map of where to eat next, from brunch to the pub round the corner. You can also save places you want to try. Been There is free.
Cora Maps
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Maps is for everyone. Cora is just for you. Build a taste profile and get a map of restaurants, bars and cafés made just for you — in London and Copenhagen. FILTER OUT THE NOISE A generic map hands you 1,847 results across 93 pages. Cora hands you five — no page two. Just the places worth your time, matched to your taste, with an honest line on why each one's worth it. THE 5-SPOT RULE A good recommendation isn't everywhere. It's the right handful. Cora gives you a definitive, un-scrollable top five and stops there. End of list — that's the point. ONE TASTE PROFILE. INFINITE OCCASIONS. Morning espresso or a late-night wine bar, a first date or a big group? Ask the way you'd ask a friend and Cora filters the noise down to five picks made for the moment. The more you use it — saving places, leaving quick reviews — the sharper it gets. LISTS PEOPLE ACTUALLY BORROW A natural wine crawl in walking order. Cafés to actually work from. 48 hours in Copenhagen in your taste. Build your own or borrow one that fits. ALSO INSIDE • A browse map of the places near you • Save the spots you love into lists • Quick, structured reviews that sharpen your next picks • London and Copenhagen, with more cities to come No star ratings. No endless scroll. Made for one person at a time.
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Verdict
Been There and Cora Maps are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Been There ships an update every 6 days, Cora Maps weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Been There | Cora Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Been There Inc Ltd | Lumospark LLC |
In-app purchases
Been There
No in-app purchases
Cora Maps
No in-app purchases









