Comparison

Guess the US State vs State Mapper

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

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About

Guess the US State

Learn US geography by identifying state shapes. This game offers a quick and engaging way to recognize all 50 states. It's designed to help children and adults alike master American geography.

Highlights
  • Identify US state shapes
  • Learn US geography
  • Engaging gameplay
  • Suitable for children
  • Quick learning sessions
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Do you really know your 50 US states? Guess the US State lights up one state at a time on the USA map and pops out an enlarged copy of its shape — even tiny Rhode Island and Delaware are easy to see. Name it as fast as you can, beat the bonus clock and watch the whole country turn green as you master all fifty. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Classic — type the name of the state. Three tries: a true test of recall. • Multiple choice — pick one of four answers. Two tries: perfect for kids. Included with Premium. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • All 50 states on a beautiful interactive map, always shown in full • The state to guess pops out of the map, enlarged — no more squinting at the small ones • Speed bonus: 100 points for each right answer, plus up to 100 more for answering fast • Two Game Center leaderboards, Classic and Multiple choice, shared across iPhone, iPad and Apple TV • Pause, resume and restart whenever you like • Designed for iPhone and iPad, with a clean, modern dark look PREMIUM One purchase — yearly or forever — removes all ads, unlocks Multiple choice and lets you play on Apple TV with the same Apple Account. Perfect for students, teachers, trivia lovers and anyone who wants to finally learn all 50 states. Privacy Policy: https://bacchin.app/app/USState/privacy-usstate.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ —————————————— Credit This app is dedicated to the memory of my friend "Al". He was the one who, in 1981 when I was 12, introduced me to the Apple world and to BASIC programming. He was able to create a program to guess USA states by showing their shape. In that way I learned the names of all 50 US states. Then we made a modification to guess all 20 Italian regions. In that way I learned how to make a program in BASIC. Thank you Al for having taught me love for programming and love for Apple!!! I will always remember you.

About

State Mapper

Test your knowledge of U.S. geography with this interactive game. Guess states based on directional clues and aim for the fewest attempts to identify the randomly selected state.

Highlights
  • U.S. geography testing
  • Random state selection
  • Directional guessing clues
  • Minimize guess count
  • Interactive gameplay
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State Mapper is an app that allows you to test your knowledge of United States geography. Each game a state is randomly selected. As you type in a State name, you're shown the direction from your guessed state to the randomly selected state. The goal is to use the arrows provided after each guess to figure out the randomly selected state in as few guesses as possible. Good Luck!

Screenshots

Guess the US State4 screens
State Mapper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: State Mapper at 5.0 against Guess the US State's 4.0. State Mapper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 months). Guess the US State's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

State Mapper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guess the US State ships an update every 6 months, State Mapper daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Guess the US State versus State Mapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuess the US StateState Mapper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabrizio BacchinJonathan Hesler

Customer experience

Guess the US State

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

State Mapper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Guess the US State

No in-app purchases

None

State Mapper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guess the US State free?
Guess the US State is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is State Mapper free?
State Mapper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guess the US State or State Mapper?
State Mapper is rated higher. Guess the US State averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while State Mapper averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Guess the US State or State Mapper have ads?
Guess the US State shows ads; State Mapper does not.
Which is updated more often, Guess the US State or State Mapper?
Guess the US State ships an update every 6 months, and State Mapper daily. Most recently, Guess the US State was updated on October 13, 2026 and State Mapper on October 2, 2026.

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