Comparison

Backpacker™ vs Atlas Grid

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

Atlas Grid

Test your geography skills with a daily puzzle where you match countries to row and column clues. Strategize your guesses as each country can only be used once, with a limited number of misses per grid. Enjoy offline play and track your progress with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Daily geography grids
  • Unlimited fresh grids
  • Search 196 countries
  • Rarity scoring
  • Five-miss challenge
  • Offline play
  • Challenge friends
Features
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Put your geography knowledge to the test with Atlas Grid. Each 3×3 puzzle combines a row clue and a column clue. Find a country that satisfies both, but choose carefully: every country can only be used once and you have five misses per grid. Features: • A new daily geography grid • Unlimited fresh grids whenever you want to play • Search across 196 countries • Rarity scoring that rewards less obvious answers • Five-miss challenge and one-use-per-country strategy • Maximum-score reveal after each finished grid • Local statistics, streaks, saved progress, and a world map of countries used • Challenge friends with links to the same grid • Share spoiler-free rarity cards • Full offline play with no account required How well do you know the world?

Screenshots

Backpacker™4 screens
Atlas Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Atlas Grid at none against Backpacker™'s 11. Atlas Grid also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Backpacker™'s advantage is ratings volume (5.4K vs 5) and chart position (#144 vs unranked). On price 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. Backpacker™ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days. Atlas Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Atlas Grid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backpacker™ has 5.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Backpacker™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Atlas Grid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backpacker™ ships an update every 6 weeks, Atlas Grid every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Backpacker™ versus Atlas Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackpacker™Atlas Grid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.4K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.4K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#144 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size325 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQiiwi Games ABMarco Dewey

Customer experience

Backpacker™

All ratings5,366 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews693 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral13.7%
Negative15.9%

Atlas Grid

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Atlas Grid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Backpacker™

Subscriptions1
  • Backpacker Premium$3.497 Days
One-time9
  • Keep playing$0.99
  • Small stack$1.99
  • Wallet$2.99
Show 6 more
  • Medium stack$3.99
  • Sack of Coins$7.99
  • Large stack$13.99
  • Small chest$13.99
  • Huge chest$26.99
  • Case$28.99
None

Atlas Grid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backpacker™ free?
Backpacker™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atlas Grid free?
Atlas Grid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backpacker™ or Atlas Grid?
Atlas Grid is rated higher. Backpacker™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.4K ratings, while Atlas Grid averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Backpacker™ or Atlas Grid have ads?
Backpacker™ shows ads; Atlas Grid does not.
Which is updated more often, Backpacker™ or Atlas Grid?
Backpacker™ ships an update every 6 weeks, and Atlas Grid every 4 days. Most recently, Backpacker™ was updated on October 23, 2026 and Atlas Grid on October 7, 2026.

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