Comparison

Trāce vs Visited Map

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

Head to head
About

Trāce

Map your travels by marking countries and US states you've visited, lived in, or want to see. Track your progress with statistics on countries, continents, and world coverage. Share visually appealing maps of your journeys.

Highlights
  • Mark countries and US states with custom statuses
  • Visualize travel progress on a world map
  • Track statistics for countries and continents
  • Generate shareable map images
  • Switch between light and dark map styles
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Trāce is a map of everywhere you've been, and it's free. No subscription, no ads, no account. Mark the countries you've visited, lived in, have booked, or want to see next. Trāce fills them in on a world map that's been drawn to look like an atlas rather than a satnav: no roads, no buildings, no pins, just land, water, borders and names. It's a globe, so you can spin it and zoom right in. It keeps the count for you. How many countries, how many continents, and what share of the world that really is. THE PLACES THAT AREN'T THEIR OWN COUNTRY Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, Macau, Greenland, Guam, Aruba, the US and British Virgin Islands, French Polynesia, the Cayman Islands and more. 44 territories in all, counted separately from the 198 countries, so your country total stays honest. ALL 50 US STATES States get their own map, their own stats and their own share card, Washington DC included. Other travel trackers charge extra for states. Here it's part of the app. FIVE THEMES Paper, Daybreak, Tide, Midnight and Ember. Your theme goes everywhere: the map, the lists, the share card, and the app icon on your Home Screen. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Tap a country on the globe, or tap the box on any row, to mark it Visited, Lived, Booked or Want to visit - Read a list of countries without checking a key, because each status has its own mark - Add 44 territories and islands, counted separately from countries - Track all 50 US states and Washington DC on their own map - Browse your places by continent, with progress for each one - Search for the small places that are hard to hit on a globe - Share your map as a card in your current theme, to Instagram, Messages, or anywhere - Keep your map on your other devices through your own iCloud - Use it offline. No signal needed WHAT IT COSTS Nothing. Other travel maps charge for US states, for regions, or for a subscription. Trāce gives you all of it free, with no ads and no in-app purchases. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no account to make and nothing to cancel. Your travel history lives on your device and syncs through your own iCloud if you want it on more than one. It never touches a server of ours, and we never see your map. Trāce is the free flagship of the Āpex Suite from HYTimes App Studio. Start with the first country you remember. The map does the rest.

About

Visited Map

Track your travels by coloring in countries and regions you've visited on a personalized map. See your travel history grow, compare your progress with others, and share your map creations.

Highlights
  • Color visited countries and regions
  • Track travel history and statistics
  • Regional maps for specific countries
  • GPS location recording
  • Cloud sync and backup
  • Home screen widget
  • Light/dark mode customization
Features
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Turn the places you have visited into a map that is uniquely yours. Visited Map records the countries and regions you have explored. Check in, watch your map fill with color, and see your travel history grow. 12 COUNTRY MAPS Explore regional maps for Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Find a map with search or return to a recently selected country. YOUR TRAVEL RECORD - Record visited regions and the number of visits - See visited regions, completion, travel level, and recent visits - Compare leaderboard and global travel statistics - Use light or dark mode and personalize your map - Share regional maps as images - Check your progress with a home screen widget WORLD MAP WITH PRO Record the country you are in with GPS, color visited countries on a world map, and see each country's first recorded visit. Share an image of your world map with a small app logo. Pro also removes ads, unlocks extra map colors, and removes the watermark from regional-map sharing. LOCAL RECORDS AND ACCOUNT BACKUP Start in guest mode with records stored on your device. Sign in with Apple or Google for cloud sync and backup. World-map changes made offline are queued to sync when you reconnect. Location permission is used when you choose to record your current place. AVAILABLE IN 8 LANGUAGES English, Korean, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese. Regional records are available without Pro. The world map and some customization and sharing options require a one-time Pro purchase.

Screenshots

Trāce4 screens
Visited Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trāce at none against Visited Map's 1. Trāce also leads on ads (none vs shown). Visited Map's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 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. Visited Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Trāce asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trāce ships an update every 5 weeks, Visited Map every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Trāce versus Visited Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrāceVisited Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB60 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDennis HodgsonDoublew

Customer experience

Trāce

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Visited Map

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Trāce

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Visited Map

One-time1
  • Pro - lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Trāce free?
Trāce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visited Map free?
Visited Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trāce or Visited Map have ads?
Visited Map shows ads; Trāce does not.
Which is updated more often, Trāce or Visited Map?
Trāce ships an update every 5 weeks, and Visited Map every 2 weeks. Most recently, Trāce was updated on October 22, 2026 and Visited Map on October 9, 2026.

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