Comparison

World Map Challenge! Geography vs Attention Lab

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

Attention Lab

Features
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Attention Lab is a cognitive training app designed to sharpen your focus, perception and attention to detail. Complete a growing collection of attention-based tests and track your performance over time. Find the qs - Scan a grid of letters and tap every “q” as quickly and accurately as possible. Avoid the “p”. With 15 unique test banks and a 2-minute timer, no two sessions are the same. Image Perception Test - Study a scene image for 2.5 seconds, then identify what you saw from a set of options. Test your visual memory and perception across a range of real-world scenes. Features: • Multiple cognitive test types • Clean, simple design • Performance ratings and accuracy tracking • Free access to starter content • Pro upgrade for full access to all test banks and detailed results • Regular updates with new tests and content Perfect for anyone preparing for psychometric assessments, train driver selection tests, attention-based aptitude tests, or simply looking to sharpen their mental performance.

Screenshots

World Map Challenge! Geography4 screens
Attention Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Attention Lab at weekly against World Map Challenge! Geography's every 3 months. World Map Challenge! Geography's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, 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. World Map Challenge! Geography sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Attention Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Map Challenge! Geography ships an update every 3 months, Attention Lab weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
World Map Challenge! Geography versus Attention Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Map Challenge! GeographyAttention Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (334 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings334 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeaceful Pencil Ltd., TheKALLUM MARTIN

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

Attention Lab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

World Map Challenge! Geography

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99
1 purchases

Attention Lab

One-time1
  • Full Access$0.99

Questions

Is World Map Challenge! Geography free?
World Map Challenge! Geography is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Attention Lab free?
Attention Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do World Map Challenge! Geography or Attention Lab have ads?
Neither World Map Challenge! Geography nor Attention Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Map Challenge! Geography or Attention Lab?
World Map Challenge! Geography ships an update every 3 months, and Attention Lab weekly. Most recently, World Map Challenge! Geography was updated on October 24, 2026 and Attention Lab on October 9, 2026.

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