Backpacker™ vs World Geography
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backpacker™
Embark on a globetrotting trivia adventure where you earn money through missions and odd jobs to fund your travels. Discover new cities, collect unique mementos, and test your knowledge to conquer the world.
- Globetrotting trivia game
- Earn money through missions and jobs
- Discover new cities
- Collect mementos and tokens
- Complete job diplomas
- Help strangers for rewards
- Stamp passport in each city
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Your bag is packed and you’re ready to go, but as fate has it, you’re stranded in Rome with only 500 coins in your pocket. What now? Show the world what you’re made of in Backpacker, a new globetrotting trivia game! Save up enough money to continue your travels by going on various missions and applying for odd jobs! At the end of each day, either splurge on a hotel or risk sleeping in the streets. Discover new cities and maybe even learn a thing or two along the way. Backpacker Features: * Test your trivia skills! * See the world, one city at a time! * Complete your memento collection with tokens from each city! * Collect job diplomas and earn cash for traveling! * Help strangers around the world for secret rewards! * Stamp your passport in each city, can you collect them all? * Which mini game will become your new favorite? Conquer the world, become a Backpacker! Backpacker has been lovingly created, we take fun seriously. We really value your feedback, go to www.facebook.com/BackpackerGame and say what's on your mind! More about WeAreQiiwi Interactive at www.qiiwi.com Backpacker Premium Subscription: Some items in the app require Backpacker Premium, such as no waiting time when traveling. Backpacker Premium is a weekly auto-renewing subscription at $3.49. Backpacker Premium will renew within 24 hours before the subscription period ends, and you will be charged through your iTunes account. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your iTunes Account Settings at any time. If you purchase new Backpacker Premium subscription during a free trial you will forfeit any free trial period remaining from your first purchase. Our privacy policy and terms of service can be found at http://www.qiiwi.com/user-data
World Geography
Test your knowledge of countries with a fun quiz game. Learn about maps, flags, capitals, population, and much more. Compete with players worldwide and improve your geography skills.
- 6000+ questions across 4 difficulties
- Over 2000 images
- Covers 500+ countries, regions, and islands
- Personalized weakness training
- Worldwide player rankings
- Integrated encyclopedia
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World Geography is a quiz game that will help you to learn everything about countries: maps, flags, capitals, population, languages, religion, currencies, and much more. Learn geography in an easy and fun way by competing with players from all over the world. Features of World Geography - Quiz Game: ● 6000 questions x 4 difficulties ● Over 2000 different images ● 500 different countries, regions, and islands ● Train your weaknesses after every game ● Worldwide rankings ● Encyclopedia 26 topics: ● Find on Map ● Capital City ● Flag ● Population ● Border Outline ● Religion ● Emblem ● Language ● Currency ● Highest Point Name ● Elevation ● Area Size ● Capital on Map ● Capital Population ● Head of State ● Local Name ● GDP Nominal ● GDP PPP per Capita ● Median Age ● Life Expectancy ● Religion in % ● Population Density ● Arable Land ● School Life Expectancy ● Fertility ● Country Motto
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Backpacker™ at every 6 weeks against World Geography's every 7 months. Backpacker™ also leads on chart position (#118 vs unranked). World Geography's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 70%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Backpacker™ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days and World Geography sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
World Geography holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.4K and 3.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Backpacker™'s written reviews are positive against 91% of World Geography's.
Backpacker™ ships an update every 6 weeks, World Geography every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backpacker™ | World Geography |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.4K ratings) | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.3% of reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.4K — better | 3.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #118 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 325 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qiiwi Games AB | Martin Tomas |
Customer experience
Backpacker™
World Geography
User reviews
Backpacker™
From 5.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌍 Educational and informative
- 🌟 Fun and engaging trivia
- 🎓 Helpful for learning about the world
- 👍 Great concept and game design
Room to improve
- 🎫 Difficult to earn enough tickets
- ❓ Too many US-centric questions
- 🤔 Overly challenging jobs and diplomas
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Aggressive monetization tactics
World Geography
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Excellent for learning geography
- 🧠 Engaging and educational
- 🎓 Improves knowledge and skills
- 🤓 Challenging but fun
- 🆓 Free with minimal ads
Room to improve
- 🗺️ Small map size can be difficult
- 🕰️ Outdated information in some cases
- 🔢 Scoring system could be improved
- 🔒 Difficulty recovering account/progress
- 🤖 Occasional bugs or crashes
Bugs and requests
Backpacker™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappearing tickets and coins
- Inconsistent progress tracking and rewards
- Unresponsive or freezing interactive jobs
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- More diverse and globally-relevant questions
- Easier access to tickets and reduced costs for landmarks
- Improved job system with more variety and less repetition
- Better tutorial and instructions for gameplay mechanics
- More frequent updates with new cities and content
World Geography
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen issues
- Blank screens or crashes
- Incorrect or outdated information
- Inconsistent scoring and progression
Requested features
6 requests- Add interactive map with more details
- Improve scoring and progression system
- Implement offline mode
- Add more categories (e.g. rivers, mountains, cultures)
- Improve account management and data portability
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- Add support for more languages
In-app purchases
Backpacker™
- Backpacker Premium$3.497 Days
- Keep playing$0.99
- Small stack$1.99
- Wallet$2.99
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- Medium stack$3.99
- Sack of Coins$7.99
- Large stack$13.99
- Small chest$13.99
- Huge chest$26.99
- Case$28.99
World Geography
- +25 Lives$0.99
- +100 Lives$2.99
- +1000 Hints$2.99
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- No Advertisements$2.99
- Unlock Topic 1$3.99
- Unlock Topic 2$3.99
- Unlock Topic 3$3.99
- Unlock Topic 8$3.99
- +1000 Lives$19.99
- +10000 Hints$19.99
Questions
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