Comparison

been vs Tetiaroa Fish Guide

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

Head to head
About

been

Track visited countries, US states, and even cities. Visualize your travels on a world map and compare with friends. Unlock advanced features like regional tracking in 25+ countries and timeline videos with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Track visited countries and US states
  • Visualize travels on a world map
  • Compare maps with friends
  • Unlock regional tracking in 25+ countries
  • Track cities and airports
  • Share timeline as a video
Features
Currently charting
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Keep track of countries and US states that you have visited, and if you wish, also when you visited. The app visualizes the visited countries both as a list, along with a ratio for each continent, and as a world map. The map can be shared on social networks, such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, using the standard iOS sharing functionality. You can compare your map with friends that also have the app, by sharing your map with them. - If you miss the old look of the app, you can enable Classic Mode to get the old experience back. We hope you will like the new experience though, as we will continue to improve it. PREMIUM MODE There is a Premium Mode in the app that you can unlock if you wish. It unlocks all features in the app. Features unlocked with Premium Mode: - In addition to states and regions in the US, with Premium, you can select regions in 25+ countries. - Select cities and airports. - More 3D globe filters. - More visualizers, such as a chronologic map. - Add local profiles, to allow for multiple maps and country selections. - More detailed comparisons with more information. - Share your timeline as a video. CONTACT US Feel free to give us feedback - contact details are available in Contact section in the Profile tab in the app. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bit.ly/been_pp

About

Tetiaroa Fish Guide

Identify common shallow-water reef fish in the Tetiaroa Atoll lagoon with this guide designed for snorkelers. Browse species like a book or search by color and shape, viewing up to five photos per fish. Save identified fish with notes and share your discoveries.

Highlights
  • Identify 134 fish species
  • Search by color, shape, or name
  • Multiple photos per fish
  • Logbook for saved sightings
  • Works on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Updated February 2021. Identify common shallow-water reef fish seen by snorkelers in the Tetiaroa Atoll lagoon. Flip through screens like pages of a book, or find a fish quickly by color or shape. Up to 5 photos per fish -- showing juveniles, males, females, color variations. - Designed for snorkelers - 134 species / 289 photos - Identify fish by color, shape, family group, scientific name, Tahitian name, English name. - Multiple photos of most fish. - Logbook: save fish, add notes, share Logbook (text only). - Works great on iPads too. Created for the Tetiaroa Society by John Hoover, author of Hawaii's best-selling marine life ID books: The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, and: Hawaii's Sea Creatures, a Guide to Hawaii's Marine Invertebrates. Check them out on Amazon.

Screenshots

been4 screens
Tetiaroa Fish Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tetiaroa Fish Guide at 100% against been's 59%. Tetiaroa Fish Guide also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). been's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (10K vs 6). On price, 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. been sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Tetiaroa Fish Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tetiaroa Fish Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: been has 10K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of been's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tetiaroa Fish Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

been ships an update every 10 days, Tetiaroa Fish Guide every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
been versus Tetiaroa Fish Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbeenTetiaroa Fish Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#53 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB201 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperVINCI APPSTetiaroa Society

Customer experience

been

All ratings10,290 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews670 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral14.5%
Negative26.4%

Tetiaroa Fish Guide

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

been

Subscriptions3
  • been premium weekly$4.997 Days
  • been premium yearly$19.991 Year
  • been premium yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Features$2.29
None

Tetiaroa Fish Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is been free?
been is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tetiaroa Fish Guide free?
Tetiaroa Fish Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, been or Tetiaroa Fish Guide?
Tetiaroa Fish Guide is rated higher. been averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Tetiaroa Fish Guide averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do been or Tetiaroa Fish Guide have ads?
Neither been nor Tetiaroa Fish Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, been or Tetiaroa Fish Guide?
been ships an update every 10 days, and Tetiaroa Fish Guide every 13 months. Most recently, been was updated on November 12, 2026 and Tetiaroa Fish Guide on November 2, 2026.

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