Disclosure. Geography is our app. We have tried to be fair: where another app is better for your goal, this page says so. Every price and rating was checked on 2 November 2026, and nothing here is sponsored.
The short answer
Short hand written lenses on place, history, the news and the ties between countries, with spaced repetition and nothing to win.
Best free map drill SeterraOver 400 click the map quizzes, free on the web and in the full iOS app.
Best game GeoGuessrStreet View rounds that teach you to read real roads, signs and landscapes.
Best daily puzzle WorldleOne country silhouette a day, six guesses, about two minutes.
Best typed recall JetPunkName every country against the clock, from a huge user made library.
Best for children Stack the CountriesA stacking game for ages 9 to 11, one payment and no in-app purchases.
Best for exploring Google EarthA free 3D globe with Street View and guided Voyager stories.
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| App | Best for | Platforms | Price | Scores and streaks | App Store rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography our app | Adults who want to understand the world, five minutes a day | iPhone | Subscription, with a free trial | None: no quizzes, scores, leaderboards or streaks | 4.9 on the App Store |
| Seterra | Free map click drills for any region or layer | Web, iPhone, Android | Free on the web; the full iOS app is free with no ads | Timed, graded quizzes and leaderboards | 4.8 iOS full app, about 17K ratings |
| GeoGuessr | A game that teaches you to read real places from Street View | Web, iPhone, Android, Steam | Pro Unlimited $6.99 a month or $47.88 a year since January 2026; free accounts are limited | Points per round, competitive modes and a Streaks mode | 4.5 iOS, about 32K ratings |
| Worldle | A two minute daily puzzle on country shapes | Web, iPhone, Android | Daily game free with ads; the archive needs Premium | Guess statistics and a streak counter | 4.8 official iOS app, about 3K ratings |
| Globle | Learning where countries sit relative to each other | Web | Free with ads | A shareable guess count | web only, no official app found |
| JetPunk | Typed recall against the clock, from a huge user made library | Web | Free with ads; Premium removes ads | Quiz points, levels, badges and streaks | web only, no official app found |
| Sporcle | Variety: timed trivia on every topic, geography included | Web, iPhone, Android | Free with limits and ads; Orange $3.99 a month or $43.99 a year on the web | Timed scores, missions and tournaments | 4.7 iOS, about 4.1K ratings |
| StudyGe | The widest quiz coverage on a phone, from flags to rivers | iPhone, Android | Free with ads; Premium from $24.99 a year | Rankings, achievements and multiplayer | 4.6 iOS, about 5.3K ratings |
| World Quiz | Beginners who want quick multiple choice on a phone | iPhone | Free with ads; $4.99 removes them | Difficulty levels and achievements | 4.8 iOS, about 21K ratings |
| Stack the Countries | Children around 9 to 11 | iPhone | $2.99 once, no in-app purchases | Game levels | 4.6 iOS, about 1K ratings |
| Google Earth | Exploring places freely, and virtual field trips | Web, iPhone, Android | Free | None | 4.0 iOS, about 48K ratings |
The apps, one by one
Geography our app
Geography is the app we make, so read this entry with that in mind. It is the only app on this list built for adults who want to know the world rather than test themselves on it. Each day it shows eight short lenses, hand written and edited, about one country each: PLACE for physical geography, STORY for history and identity, NOW for the news, and THREAD for the trade routes, rivers and alliances that tie countries together. You read one, then rate it New, Hazy or Clear, and that rating decides when you see it again. That is spaced repetition, the most reliable method there is for long term memory, and none of the other apps here advertises it.
There are 195 countries, 985+ lenses and new ones every week, and a session takes four to seven minutes. There are no quizzes, no scores, no leaderboards, no streaks and no ads. A world map fills in green as countries become familiar, which is the only progress it shows you.
Choose it if you are an adult who wants to follow the news, travel or conversation with a real sense of the places in it, and you would rather read for five minutes than race a timer.
Skip it if you need to click every country on a blank map for an exam next week, you are on Android, or you are choosing for a young child.
Source: App Store listing, checked 2 November 2026.
Seterra
Seterra is the classic map quiz, and still the best free one. Pick a region and a layer (countries, capitals, flags, US states, rivers, mountains) and click each place as it is named, or type its name. GeoGuessr bought it in 2022 and has kept it free: when GeoGuessr put its own game behind a subscription in 2024 it said Seterra would remain free to play, and the full iOS app is listed as free with no ads or in-app purchases.
It teaches location superbly and almost nothing else: you will know where Burkina Faso is, not why it matters.
Choose it if you want to learn where things are, fast and free, or you teach and want printable quizzes.
Skip it if you already know the map and want the stories behind it.
Source: App Store listing, checked 2 November 2026.
GeoGuessr
GeoGuessr drops you somewhere on Street View and asks where you are. Good players learn to read road markings, scripts, vegetation and architecture, which is real geographic knowledge picked up sideways. It is also competitive, with duels and battle royale. Since 1 February 2024 free accounts cannot play the standard game, and Pro Unlimited rose to $6.99 a month or $47.88 a year in January 2026.
Choose it if you want a game you will genuinely look forward to, and you like competition.
Skip it if you want structure, or you do not want another subscription for a game.
Source: GeoGuessr help center, 2026 price changes, checked 2 November 2026.
Worldle
Worldle shows a country silhouette and gives you six guesses, with distance and direction after each one, then bonus rounds on neighbours, capital and flag. It takes two minutes and is free every day; the archive needs a Premium membership. Beware the look-alike apps: the official one is published by Teuteuf Games.
Choose it if you want a tiny daily ritual and like sharing the result.
Skip it if you want to learn more than shapes and positions.
Source: Worldle FAQ, checked 2 November 2026.
Globle
Globle hides a country and colours each guess by how close it is on a 3D globe, so you learn what borders what through deduction. Free with ads, on the web; we found no official app.
Choose it if you want to build a feel for neighbours and relative position.
Skip it if you want an app on your phone rather than a web page.
Source: globle-game.com, checked 2 November 2026.
JetPunk
JetPunk is the home of "name every country in 15 minutes": typed answers, a timer and a vast user made library of about 613,000 quizzes, with points, levels and streaks. It is a website with a mobile site; we found no official app.
Choose it if you love typed recall and want endless variations.
Skip it if timers and points make learning feel like an exam.
Source: Wikipedia, JetPunk, checked 2 November 2026.
Sporcle
Sporcle is the broadest trivia site going, with over 200,000 quizzes in the geography category alone, all timed. Free plays are limited and carry ads; Sporcle Orange removes both.
Choose it if you like geography as one flavour of trivia among many.
Skip it if you want a path through the subject rather than a pile of quizzes.
Source: Sporcle memberships, checked 2 November 2026.
StudyGe
StudyGe covers more ground than any other quiz app here: locations, capitals, flags, coats of arms, seas, rivers, mountains and country statistics, with multiplayer and progress that syncs across devices.
Choose it if you want the widest quiz coverage on iPhone or Android.
Skip it if ads and a la carte content packs bother you.
Source: App Store listing, checked 2 November 2026.
World Quiz
World Quiz is a clean beginner app: multiple choice and typed quizzes on countries, capitals, flags and maps, with difficulty levels. It is free with ads, and $4.99 removes them.
Choose it if you are starting from zero and want something simple on your phone.
Skip it if you have outgrown multiple choice.
Source: App Store listing, checked 2 November 2026.
Stack the Countries
Stack the Countries wraps over 1,000 questions on capitals, landmarks, flags and borders in a physics stacking game. It is built for ages 9 to 11, costs $2.99 once and has no in-app purchases.
Choose it if you are choosing for a child who resists ordinary quizzes.
Skip it if you are choosing for yourself.
Source: App Store listing, checked 2 November 2026.
Google Earth
Google Earth is not a course, but nothing beats it for seeing a place: 3D terrain, satellite imagery, Street View and Voyager, a set of guided tours and stories from partners such as National Geographic. It is free.
Choose it if you want to explore, or run a virtual field trip.
Skip it if you want to remember what you saw: there is no review, so it fades.
Source: App Store listing, checked 2 November 2026.
Why we put Geography first for adults
Almost every geography app is a quiz or a game. That suits students with an exam and people who enjoy competition, and both groups are well served above. It suits adults less well. Most of us do not need to click Chad on a blank map in four seconds; we need to know, when Chad is in the news, what kind of place it is. Quiz apps teach the first skill and leave the second untouched.
Geography is built for the second. Its lenses are written by people and edited like a magazine, so a session reads like a good briefing rather than a drill. Its spaced repetition does the scheduling so you do not have to, which is why five minutes a day is enough. And it leaves out everything designed to keep you tapping: no streak to protect, no leaderboard, no ads. The honest trade off is that it is iPhone only, it is a subscription after the free trial, and it will not drill you on locations. If that is what you need, use Seterra alongside it; the two do different jobs.
How we chose
We started from the apps that appear most often in recent roundups and teacher lists, including Preply, the Educational App Store and Pocket Tactics, then checked each app’s own listing or help pages for format, platforms, price and rating. We left out apps that have not been updated in years. App Store ratings move, so treat them as a snapshot; scores, streaks and leaderboards are listed because some people want them and some people want to avoid them.
Quick facts
- Best free map drill: Seterra, 400+ quizzes, owned by GeoGuessr since 2022.
- Best for adults on iPhone: Geography, 195 countries and 985+ hand written lenses, about five minutes a day.
- GeoGuessr Pro Unlimited: $6.99 a month or $47.88 a year since January 2026.
- Only Geography, of the apps here, advertises spaced repetition.
- JetPunk and Globle are websites; we found no official app for either.