Kanagawa Map Puzzle vs Japan Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kanagawa Map Puzzle
Learn the Kanagawa map through an engaging jigsaw puzzle experience. This educational game offers various difficulty levels and modes to help users of all geography skill levels improve their knowledge and aim for high scores. Collect picture panels and compete globally.
- Jigsaw puzzle map learning
- Multiple difficulty modes
- Global player rankings
- Collectible picture panels
- Assist function for guidance
- Improve geography knowledge
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This is an educational game that allows you to learn the Kanagawa(Japan) map as if you play a jigsaw puzzle produced by Digital Gene. This game is designed to be simple yet fun to play. Not only people who like the map, but also who are not good at geography can enjoy playing it. The app is best suited for people who want to learn the Kanagawa map or students who want to get ready for the exams. Or why don't you try this game to stay sharp during your spare time? You can improve your knowledge as you play the game aiming for the best time or compete against players from all over the world. You can also collect picture panels when you satisfy certain conditions. So do your best to get all of them. There are various modes available, including a [Beginner] mode with the region names and boundaries, a [Expert] mode testing only region names, and an [Master] mode without hints. When you're stuck on finding the location of a state, use the [Assist] function. It will help you to navigate the correct location without hassling yourself. However you will be added a 30 seconds penalty when you use the [Assist] function. If you want to achieve a higher ranking, it'd better not to use this function.
Japan Map
Memorize Japanese place names through an engaging puzzle game. Collect prefecture cards to complete a picture book and compete globally for the best clearing times.
- Puzzle game with four difficulty levels
- Memorize prefecture names, locations, and shapes
- Collect prefecture cards
- Complete a picture book
- Global leaderboards for clearing times
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This application allows you to memorize Japanese place names in a fun way while playing a puzzle game. 【Puzzle】 Four levels (difficulty levels) are available for beginners and advanced players alike. The most difficult level, Level 4, requires correctly memorizing the names, locations, and shapes of all prefectures. Can you clear all levels? 【Book】 You will receive a prefecture card when you complete a puzzle. Play repeatedly to memorize the map of Japan and complete the picture book. 【World Ranking】 You can compete with players from all over the world for the clearing time. Improve your skills and aim for the top ranking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kanagawa Map Puzzle at none against Japan Map's 1. Japan Map's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Japan Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kanagawa Map Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kanagawa Map Puzzle against 5.0 for Japan Map. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Kanagawa Map Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Japan Map's.
Kanagawa Map Puzzle ships an update every 9 months, Japan Map every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kanagawa Map Puzzle | Japan Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plus Inc. (Japan) | HARASHOW Interactive |
Customer experience
Kanagawa Map Puzzle
Japan Map
In-app purchases
Kanagawa Map Puzzle
No in-app purchases
Japan Map
- Remove Ads$3.69
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