Comparison

been vs been

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

Head to head
About

been

Log your travel history by tracking visited countries and US states. Visualize your journeys on a world map and share them on social media. Compare your travel map with friends and explore advanced features with premium.

Highlights
  • Track visited countries and US states
  • Visualize visits on a world map
  • Share maps on social media
  • Compare maps with friends
  • Unlock regional tracking in 25+ countries (Premium)
  • Track cities and airports (Premium)
  • Chronological map and 3D globe filters (Premium)
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

been

Visualize your travel history on a world map by selecting visited countries. Sync your progress across devices with an account. Future updates aim to enhance map detail and regional tracking.

Highlights
  • Visualize visited countries on a world map
  • Cross-device syncing via account login
  • Country-based travel history
  • Future regional map zoom feature
  • Neutral political stance on country recognition
Features
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"been" is the simplest way to remember everywhere you've been. Tap a country and watch your world map fill in. Your passport keeps score — UN member countries, total countries, regions and continents — so you can see your travels at a glance and share them with friends. Sign in to keep your map backed up and in sync across all your devices. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Mark the countries you've visited on an interactive world map • See your stats: UN members, countries and continents • Build a travel passport and share it • Sync across devices when you sign in • Light and dark themes PREMIUM — an optional upgrade unlocks: • Regions within supported countries — states, provinces, counties and the like • Globe view — see your travels on a 3D globe • A travel wishlist of the places you want to go next • Private notes on any country • An ad-free experience A NOTE ON COUNTRIES Our list is based primarily on United Nations membership, while also including places that aren't formally recognised as UN member states but are considered de facto countries by some. "been" doesn't take a political stance on these questions — our goal is simply to give you somewhere to record your own travels, with room for the many perspectives in our community. Start filling in your map today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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been4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: been at none against been's shown. been also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 29%) and ratings volume (10K vs 29). been's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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 and been sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for been against 4.8 for been. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: been has 10K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of been's written reviews are positive against 29% of been's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

been ships an update every 10 days, been every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
been versus been: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbeenbeen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10K ratings)4.8 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.1% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB61 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperVINCI APPSREBR AS

Customer experience

been

All ratings10,155 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews670 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral14.5%
Negative26.4%

been

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral42.9%
Negative28.6%

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
4 purchases

been

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Offer$4.99
  • Premium$9.99
  • Premium$14.99

Questions

Is been free?
been is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is been free?
been is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, been or been?
been is rated higher. been averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while been averages 4.8 from 29 ratings.
Do been or been have ads?
been shows ads; been does not.
Which is updated more often, been or been?
been ships an update every 10 days, and been every 3 days. Most recently, been was updated on November 1, 2026 and been on October 30, 2026.

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