been vs Routely
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
Routely
Organize all your saved travel ideas from various platforms into one place. Create detailed itineraries, map out your destinations, and collaborate with friends to plan unforgettable trips.
- Save spots from social media and web
- Automatic place extraction from links
- Interactive map view of saved spots
- Build day-by-day itineraries
- Collaborative planning with friends
- Voting system for group decisions
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Save spots from TikTok, Instagram, and anywhere else — then turn them into real trips with friends. Thousands of saved reels you'll never rewatch. A group chat full of map pins. Notes app full of restaurant names. Routely is where all of it finally lives — saved, mapped, and ready to become a real trip. Paste a TikTok or Instagram link, share a place from Maps, or drop in your messy notes. Routely pulls out the spot, adds the photos and details, and pins it to the right trip. Plan it solo, or invite friends when it's time to vote and decide. Use Routely to: • Save spots from TikTok, Instagram, blog posts, Maps, and notes — one tap • Paste any link and Routely pulls out the place, photos, and location automatically • Discover hidden gems and local spots near you or in any destination • See every saved spot on a clean, interactive map • Build day-by-day itineraries that connect the dots • Plan with friends — share a trip, add ideas together, vote on what makes the cut • Keep every trip's places, map, votes, and itinerary in one shared space Good for: • Group travel — invite friends, share places, vote together • Weekend city breaks — find local gems and plan a tight itinerary • Food trips — save restaurants, cafes, and hidden gems • Road trips with multiple stops and day-by-day routes • Solo travel — organize your own trip before inviting anyone • Family vacations — everyone can add their must-see spots • Couples trips and honeymoons • Bucket-list adventures — collect places you want to visit • Any trip that starts with too many saved ideas spread across too many apps Why Routely: • One home for every saved spot — no more scattered reels, screenshots, or lost links • Works before you invite anyone — save places and build your trip solo first • Helps groups decide without chaos — vote on places, see what rises to the top • Map, places, votes, and itinerary all inside the same trip • Free to start — save unlimited places, build multiple trips, invite friends Routely Pro gives you unlimited trips, custom trip covers, and priority import. Available as a weekly or annual subscription. Privacy Policy: https://routely.travel/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download Routely and turn saved travel ideas into trips you can actually follow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Routely at 100% against been's 59%. Routely also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). been's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (10K vs 4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Routely sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Routely 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 4, 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 Routely's.
been ships an update every 10 days, Routely every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | been | Routely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (10K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #56 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VINCI APPS | AHMET AKIL |
Customer experience
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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
Routely
- Routely Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
- Routely Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
- Routely Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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- Routely Pro1 Month trial$24.991 Year
- Routely Pro14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Routely Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Routely Pro1 Month trial$29.991 Year









