Comparison

Somewhere World vs Somewhere

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

Head to head
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.

About

Somewhere

Features
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Meet one place you didn’t know yesterday. Somewhere turns exploring the world into a small daily ritual. Follow a fresh set of clues, make your guess, and reveal a mystery destination. Collect a unique passport stamp for every place you uncover and watch your personal travel collection grow. Would you actually go there? Choose Absolutely, Maybe, or Not for me and keep track of the places that feel right for you. Pick up useful local words and phrases along the way, then revisit them anytime in your Word Journal. Open the Atlas to see where your journey has taken you and return to places you’ve found around the world. When you feel like playing, try Word Trail, Timezone Chain, Postcard Pieces, or Geo Sudoku and challenge your personal records. Your Explorer profile brings your passport, saved places, words, and game records together in one place. No account required. Just open Somewhere and see where today takes you.

Screenshots

Somewhere World3 screens
Somewhere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Somewhere at none against Somewhere World's 1. Somewhere also leads on ads (none vs shown). Somewhere World's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. Somewhere asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Somewhere World versus Somewhere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSomewhere WorldSomewhere
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuhei MiyataDILARA YILMAZ

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Somewhere World

One-time1
  • Somewhere World Pro$1.99
None

Somewhere

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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