Comparison

World Map Challenge! Geography vs Stack the States® 2

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

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About

World Map Challenge! Geography

Test your global geography skills with an interactive map quiz. Learn country locations through engaging game modes, including timed challenges and multiplayer battles. Improve your knowledge with practice sessions and compete on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Interactive map with zoom and pan
  • Automatic correction highlighting
  • Continental and Time Trial modes
  • Multiplayer head-to-head battles
  • Targeted practice modes
  • Toggleable answer key
Features
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Challenge your knowledge of world geography with World Map Challenge! Learn the locations of nearly 200 countries around the globe. Features: • Fully interactive map (zoom, pan, and tap on the map to select your answer) with sound effects • Incorrect answers will cause the map to zoom to the correct location, making your learning fast and efficient • "Continental Challenge" mode: Tracks your progress and earns you 'stars' if you score high enough! • Game Center-enabled "Time Trial" mode: How fast can you tap 20 countries in order? Compete against players worldwide. • Multiplayer: Head-to-head against a random opponent or a friend. Win and climb the global leaderboards! • Practice mode that allows you to study specific areas of a continent to help improve your knowledge • Practice mode features an answer key that you can toggle on and off Included for free: • 1 region each for: Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa (practice mode) • All countries in South America and Oceania (practice mode) • Europe Challenge mode • South America Time Trial • Europe Multiplayer mode Credits: • Announcer: Shawshank73 http://www.freesound.org/people/shawshank73/ • Menu "ping": Bertrof https://www.freesound.org/people/Bertrof/sounds/131658/ • Colored world map (main menu): Otsego http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-World-Continents-Coloured.png • Mapping class: stkim1 http://stkim1.github.io/MTImageMapView/

About

Stack the States® 2

Learn US geography by stacking animated states to win levels. Collect all 50 states to unlock bonus games and explore an interactive 3D map with detailed information about capitals, cities, and landmarks. Designed for fun and educational play for all ages.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D map
  • Learn state capitals, cities, shapes, landmarks, and flags
  • Collect all 50 states
  • Unlock bonus games (Map It, Connect 2, Capital Tap)
  • Voice mode for independent play
  • Hundreds of unique questions
  • Multiple player profiles
Features
Currently charting
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Watch the states come to life as you learn US geography! Stack the States® is back and better than ever with new question types, new bonus games, voice mode, 3D graphics and a detailed interactive map! As you learn state capitals, cities, shapes, landmarks, flags and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated states anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of states that reaches the checkered line to win each level. You earn a new state for every successfully completed level. All of your states appear on your own personalized map of the United States. Try to collect all 50! As you earn more states, you begin to unlock the free bonus games: Map It, Connect 2 and Capital Tap. Four games in one! What’s new in Stack the States® 2: - New question types - New bonus games: Connect 2 and Capital Tap - New voice mode that helps non-readers play independently - Brand new interactive map featuring major cities and a 3D elevation view of each state - Beautiful 3D graphics - 10 different 3D scenes depicting various locations in the US - 3D models of over 90 US landmarks Plus, all the great features that you loved from the original Stack the States®: - 50 flash cards — one for each state - Hundreds of unique questions - Up to six player profiles - A personalized map of the US - Fun sound effects and music - Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app Stack the States® 2 is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play. Try it now and enjoy four games for the price of one! PRIVACY DISCLOSURE Stack the States® 2: - Does not contain 3rd party ads. - Does not contain in-app purchases. - Does not contain integration with social networks. - Does not use 3rd party analytics / data collection tools. - Does include links to apps by Dan Russell-Pinson in the iTunes App Store (via Performance Horizon). For more information on our privacy policy please visit: http://dan-russell-pinson.com/privacy/

Screenshots

World Map Challenge! Geography4 screens
Stack the States® 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: World Map Challenge! Geography at Free against Stack the States® 2's $2.99. World Map Challenge! Geography also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Stack the States® 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). On rating, ads 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

World Map Challenge! Geography is free to download; Stack the States® 2 costs $2.99 up front. World Map Challenge! Geography sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stack the States® 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for World Map Challenge! Geography against 4.5 for Stack the States® 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 333 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of World Map Challenge! Geography's written reviews are positive against 86% of Stack the States® 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Map Challenge! Geography ships an update every 3 months, Stack the States® 2 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
World Map Challenge! Geography versus Stack the States® 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Map Challenge! GeographyStack the States® 2
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (333 ratings) — better4.5 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3331.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#40 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeaceful Pencil Ltd., TheFreecloud Design, Inc.

Customer experience

World Map Challenge! Geography

All ratings333 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative14.0%

Stack the States® 2

All ratings1,144 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative6.4%

Bugs and requests

World Map Challenge! Geography

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 26
  • Repeats countries, omits others in regions
  • Multiplayer not working
  • Indonesia and Philippines appear in Australia quiz
  • Full version difference unclear

Requested features

11 requests
  • Include capitals quiz
  • Disable timer option
  • Add study mode
  • Add flags or languages quiz
  • Make full version free or ad-supported
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  • Add audio pronunciation of countries
  • Allow custom country selection
  • Fix multiplayer issues
  • Improve family sharing for purchases
  • Add more countries (e.g., Malta, Tuvalu, Palau)
  • Allow background music

Stack the States® 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

World Map Challenge! Geography

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99
None

Stack the States® 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is World Map Challenge! Geography free?
World Map Challenge! Geography is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stack the States® 2 free?
Stack the States® 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, World Map Challenge! Geography or Stack the States® 2?
World Map Challenge! Geography is rated higher. World Map Challenge! Geography averages 4.6 out of 5 from 333 ratings, while Stack the States® 2 averages 4.5 from 1.1K ratings.
Do World Map Challenge! Geography or Stack the States® 2 have ads?
Neither World Map Challenge! Geography nor Stack the States® 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Map Challenge! Geography or Stack the States® 2?
World Map Challenge! Geography ships an update every 3 months, and Stack the States® 2 every 9 months. Most recently, World Map Challenge! Geography was updated on October 14, 2026 and Stack the States® 2 on October 17, 2026.

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