Comparison

World Map Challenge! Geography vs Globe Go

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

Head to head
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

Globe Go

Experience the classic game of Go on a unique 3D spherical board. This innovative adaptation adds new strategic depth and challenges players to think in three dimensions.

Highlights
  • 3D spherical playing field
  • Innovative adaptation of classic Go
  • New strategic depth
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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The Globe Go Game in 3D is an innovative re-imagining of the classic board game Go, transposed onto a three-dimensional spherical playing field. This unique adaptation brings new depth and complexity to the ancient game of strategy, challenging players to think beyond the traditional flat board.

Screenshots

World Map Challenge! Geography4 screens
Globe Go1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Globe Go at none against World Map Challenge! Geography's 1. Globe Go also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). World Map Challenge! Geography's advantage is ratings volume (334 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 16 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. World Map Challenge! Geography sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Globe Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Globe Go holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Map Challenge! Geography has 334 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Map Challenge! Geography ships an update every 3 months, Globe Go every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
World Map Challenge! Geography versus Globe Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Map Challenge! GeographyGlobe Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (334 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings334 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeaceful Pencil Ltd., TheHexagon Place, 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%

Globe Go

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

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

Globe Go

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

Globe Go

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 Globe Go free?
Globe Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, World Map Challenge! Geography or Globe Go?
Globe Go is rated higher. World Map Challenge! Geography averages 4.6 out of 5 from 334 ratings, while Globe Go averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do World Map Challenge! Geography or Globe Go have ads?
Neither World Map Challenge! Geography nor Globe Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Map Challenge! Geography or Globe Go?
World Map Challenge! Geography ships an update every 3 months, and Globe Go every 16 months. Most recently, World Map Challenge! Geography was updated on November 1, 2026 and Globe Go on October 30, 2026.

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