Comparison

Visited vs Hexstamp

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

Head to head
About

Visited

Track your past travels and plan future adventures with a personalized world map. Discover new destinations, create extensive travel lists with over 150 categories, and organize your itinerary with dates and notes. Set and monitor travel goals to see your progress and get inspired by beautiful travel photos.

Highlights
  • Personalized travel map of countries, states, and cities
  • Extensive travel lists with 150+ categories
  • Itinerary planning with dates and notes
  • Track travel goals and see world visit percentage
  • Inspiration from travel photos
  • Customizable map design and dark mode support
Features
Currently charting
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Beat your own travel stats. Get inspired to visit exotic new destinations. With Visited you will finally be able to tick off all those locations on your bucket list as you track your your experiences around the world. MAP YOUR TRAVELS Design your personal travel map consisting of countries, states, regions and cities of where you have been, lived or want to visit. You can also delve deeper by creating regional maps for over 20 countries, including United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, UK, Russia, France amongst others. ULTIMATE TRAVEL LIST You can keep track of all the myriad of places you want to go and experiences you wish to have with our extensive travel lists. Visited provides over 150 different categories that will be sure to fit your lifestyle, ranging to food destinations to heritage sites and beyond! You can then see all your selections on a unique travel map and share it with your friends as you plan your next adventure. TRAVEL ITINERARY Are you wondering where to travel next? We got you covered. Select different cities, destinations and places based on travel lists, experiences and inspirational photos. We'll show you which countries have the highest numbers of places you wish to visit. You can also add dates, hotels and travel notes for the optimal travel plan. TRAVEL GOALS Keep up with your travel goals by selecting all the countries of the world that you want to visit. Your personalized travel dashboard will show you what percentage of the world you visited and what is still left. You can see what type of traveler you are and how you compare to other international travelers. GET INSPIRED Have you ever struggled with where to travel to next? Now you get get inspired for your future travels by swiping through beautiful photos and adding them to your bucket list. The world is full of beautiful and surprising locations. Discover new places and experiences that may lead you down the road less traveled. TRAVEL EXPERIENCES Track your experiences by country such as where you’ve gone golfing, snorkelling/diving, skiing, wine tours and others. GET YOUR OWN TRAVEL POSTER Do you want your own scratch map printed so you can display it as a poster on your wall? You can now have your travel map professionally printed onto a high quality and glossy poster then shipped directly to you, wherever you might find yourself. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR TRAVEL JOURNEY Add travel journal notes by country of your travel dates, points of interest or personal memories. FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE You can adjust your travel map to choose different colors or design your own based on your travel type. Pick from fully accessible, high contrast colors for your map. Dark mode is supported to make the app easier to use while taking a red eye flight. Adjust the sovereignty for disputed territories. Map aficionados can even choose between Mercator or Equirectangular map projections. EXAMPLE OF TRAVEL LISTS: Lists include: African Safaris, Capitals of the World, Wonders of the World, Pyramids, Culinary Experiences, Ancient Sites, Churches, Greek & Roman Ruins, Cruise Ports, Beer Destinations, Palaces, US national parks, Ski Slops, World's Top Beaches, Shopping Destinations, LGBTQ+ Destinations, Popular Hiking Trails, Lakes, Bridges, Snorkelling/Diving Locations, Chocolate Destinations, Castles, Wine Regions, Kids Attractions, Temples, Mountain Ranges, Rock Climbing Locations, Monasteries, Opera Houses, Funicular Railways, Waterfalls, Volcanos, Mosques, US National Monuments, Hot Springs, Tunnels, US Memorial, Dance Shows, Deserts, Famous Prisons, Canal Cruises, Formula One Circuits, Top Surf Spots, Underground Cities, Whale Watching Spots, Synagogues, Caves, US National Historic Site, Tennis Destinations, Film Festivals, US National Battlefields and Scotch Distillery Regions. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hexstamp

Features
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You've been to more of the world than you can remember. Hexstamp helps you keep it — every country, every trip, the people you were with, and the moments worth holding on to. SEE YOUR WORLD FILL IN • Every country you visit shades in on your own world map. • Headline stats at a glance: continents, countries, and the percentage of the world you've stamped. • Pinch, zoom, and tap a country to jump straight to your trips there. A PASSPORT OF STAMPS • Each trip earns a hexagon stamp in your passport — a colourful honeycomb of everywhere you've been. • The collection you actually want to keep growing. REMEMBER THE TRIP, NOT JUST THE PLACE • Tag the travel companions you went with — with a photo to remember their faces. • Add a few highlight photos per trip (highlights, not a camera-roll dump). • Keep a dated journal of what happened, day by day. • Note the cities, regions and landmarks you saw. PLAN WHAT'S NEXT • Add trips you've got coming up and count down to them. • Planned countries sit on the horizon of your map until you arrive. DETECT AS YOU GO • Open the app in a new country and Hexstamp offers to log the trip — you're always in control of what's recorded. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your trips, photos and memories live only in your own private iCloud and on your devices. • Hexstamp has no server and never sees your data. No account to create, no tracking, no ads. • Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock. ALSO INCLUDED • Home Screen widget: your next trip's countdown, or how much of the world you've seen. • Works across your iPhone and iPad, in sync. FREE & PRO Hexstamp is free to log unlimited countries and trips — the map, the passport, the stats, all yours. Hexstamp Pro unlocks the memories layer: travel companions and their photos, trip highlight photos, journal entries, places, planned trips, and the widget countdown. A single one-time purchase, no subscription — and shared with your family through Family Sharing. Start stamping the world. Download Hexstamp.

Screenshots

Visited4 screens
Hexstamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hexstamp at none against Visited's shown. Hexstamp also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Visited's advantage is chart position (#131 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Visited sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Hexstamp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visited ships an update monthly, Hexstamp every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Visited versus Hexstamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisitedHexstamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#131 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArriving In High HeelsGeoffrey Harrop

Bugs and requests

Visited

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and loading issues
  • Inconsistent region/state data
  • Incorrect country/territory definitions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to track places lived
  • Improve search and filtering for countries/cities
  • Allow custom color schemes for colorblind users
  • Add option to view travel history by date

Hexstamp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Visited

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time6
  • Unlock Regions$3.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • More Inspirations$3.99
Show 3 more
  • Unlock Itineraries$7.99
  • Unlock Cities$9.99
  • Visited Pro$59.99
1 purchases

Hexstamp

One-time1
  • Hexstamp Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Visited free?
Visited is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexstamp free?
Hexstamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Visited or Hexstamp have ads?
Visited shows ads; Hexstamp does not.
Which is updated more often, Visited or Hexstamp?
Visited ships an update monthly, and Hexstamp every 5 days. Most recently, Visited was updated on November 7, 2026 and Hexstamp on October 31, 2026.

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