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The closest alternatives to been are the other maps you fill in by hand: Visited, Mark O'Travel, Pin Traveler, Stampie, Skratch, Places Been and Countries Been. If the part you dislike is tapping every country yourself, the alternative is a different kind of app: Mapsake builds the map from your photos, and Driftlog records the countries as you travel.
Where I stand. I make Driftlog, one of the apps on this page, so weigh what follows accordingly. I have tried to say where the other apps are the better choice.
A note on the name: several apps are called been. This page is about been by VINCI APPS, the one with 9,640 US ratings.
been does one thing. You tick the countries and US states you have visited, and you get a map. It takes minutes, it is on iPhone and Android, and its US App Store page lists an item called Premium Features at $2.29 next to a $19.99 yearly plan. If you remember where you have been and countries are all you want, it is hard to beat, and you do not need anything else on this page.
It stops being enough when you want cities, when you want dates, or when you cannot actually remember every country.
| App | What it adds to the been idea | Listed price (US App Store) | Android | US rating (ratings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visited | Regions and cities, with lists, notes and itineraries | Monthly $9.99 · Yearly $34.99 · Visited Pro $59.99 · single unlocks $3.99–$9.99 | Yes | 4.6 (13,879) |
| Mark O'Travel | Countries and regions, with separate regional map packs | Traveler Pro $9.99 · map packs $0.99 each | Yes | 4.7 (2,312) |
| Pin Traveler | Pins for any city, with trips you can share | Weekly $2.99 · Monthly $2.49–$9.99 · Yearly $24.99–$34.99 · Lifetime $39.99–$44.99 | Yes | 4.7 (8,564) |
| Stampie | A stamp for each country, with dates, notes and photos | Stampie Pro $79.99 · Monthly $6.99 · Yearly $34.99 | Yes | 4.8 (27) |
| Skratch | Cities and regions, and photos placed by their location | Packs $4.99–$11.99 | Yes | 4.6 (2,125) |
| Places Been | You tag cities, and the countries and regions follow | PRO $4.99 · PRO PLUS $6.99 · TRAVELER Edition $19.99 | Yes | 4.6 (1,219) |
| Countries Been | Been, Lived and Want lists. Much larger on Android | Remove Ads $1.99 | Yes | 3.7 (29) |
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| App | Where the map comes from | Listed price (US App Store) | Android | US rating (ratings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapsake | Your photo library. Nothing runs in the background | Free. No in-app purchases listed | No listing found | 5.0 (10) |
| Photo Map | Your photo library, grouped into trips. Last updated February 2024 | Explorer Pack $3.99–$7.99 | No listing found | 4.7 (1,865) |
| Driftlog (mine) | Recorded in the background as you travel, plus earlier trips from your photos. Cities and dates included | Free to download. Driftlog Premium $6.99, once | Yes | 1 rating, too few to quote |
| Rond | The places you visit, logged in the background | Premium $1.99 and $9.99 (period not shown) · Lifetime Premium $24.99–$29.99 | No listing found | 4.9 (96) |
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The trade is real. A map that fills itself in needs either access to your photos or Always location permission, and a map you tick by hand needs neither. If that is a line you will not cross, stay with a manual map.
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For the same idea with more detail, Visited and Pin Traveler add cities and regions. To pay once, Mark O'Travel sells Traveler Pro for $9.99. If you would rather not tap countries by hand, Mapsake builds the map from your photos and Driftlog records the countries as you travel.
Yes. Driftlog records countries, regions and cities in the background and rebuilds earlier trips from the location saved in your photos. Mapsake and Photo Map build the map from your photo library. Rond logs the places you visit in the background.
Mark O'Travel lists Traveler Pro at $9.99 and Countries Been lists only Remove Ads at $1.99. Mapsake lists no in-app purchases. Driftlog is a one-time $6.99. been itself lists an item called Premium Features at $2.29 next to its weekly and yearly plans.
been is free to download. On the US App Store on 4 October 2026 it lists a weekly plan at $4.99, a yearly plan at $19.99 and Premium Features at $2.29. Its description says Premium lets you select regions in more than 25 countries.
Yes, there is a Google Play listing from the same publisher. Several other apps on both stores use the name been, so check the publisher before you install.
They are the same kind of app. been is simpler: countries and US states. Visited adds regions, cities, lists and itineraries, and its US ratings count is higher, at 13,879 against 9,640. Both list subscriptions.
How this page was made. I make Driftlog, one of the apps on this page. Prices, privacy labels and ratings were read from each app's own US App Store page on 4 October 2026, and Android availability from Google Play. I have not tested every app here; what I say about other people's apps is what their store pages say. A store page shows at most ten in-app purchases, and prices change, so follow the link before you decide. Nobody paid to be on this page. If something is wrong or out of date, email me at shiori.sutudio@gmail.com and I will fix it. The full table of twenty apps is on the comparison page.