Comparison

World Map Challenge! Geography vs Modern Monk

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

Modern Monk

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Inside the Modern Monk app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

World Map Challenge! Geography4 screens
Modern Monk3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Modern Monk at none against World Map Challenge! Geography's 1. Modern Monk also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). World Map Challenge! Geography's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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. World Map Challenge! Geography sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Modern Monk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Map Challenge! Geography ships an update every 3 months, Modern Monk fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
World Map Challenge! Geography versus Modern Monk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Map Challenge! GeographyModern Monk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (334 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings334 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeaceful Pencil Ltd., TheMANISH SINGH

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
Show 6 more
  • 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

Modern Monk

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

Modern Monk

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 Modern Monk free?
Modern Monk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do World Map Challenge! Geography or Modern Monk have ads?
Neither World Map Challenge! Geography nor Modern Monk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Map Challenge! Geography or Modern Monk?
World Map Challenge! Geography ships an update every 3 months, and Modern Monk fortnightly. Most recently, World Map Challenge! Geography was updated on October 24, 2026 and Modern Monk on September 17, 2026.

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