been vs Buff Ride
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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
Buff Ride
Request rides to designated stops on and around campus with a few taps. This service simplifies getting around the university area.
- On-demand ride requests
- Designated campus stops
- Easy to use interface
- Campus transportation
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Getting around CU Boulder just got a little bit easier. With just a few taps, riders can request a ride to designated stops on and around campus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Buff Ride at none against been's 4. Buff Ride also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). been's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. been sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Buff Ride asks for nothing beyond the download.
Buff Ride 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
been ships an update every 10 days, Buff Ride every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | been | Buff Ride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (10K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #56 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VINCI APPS | Spare Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
been
Buff Ride
In-app purchases
been
- been premium weekly$4.997 Days
- been premium yearly$19.991 Year
- been premium yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium Features$2.29
Buff Ride
No in-app purchases
