Countries Been is a travel-tracking utility for iOS and Android that allows users to mark visited countries and states on an interactive 3D globe.
Product velocity
Maintenance
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Travel
Sentiment
4.9
25k reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users want a persistent, visual record of their travel history to replace manual lists or memory-based tracking.
For Travelers and globe-trotters who want to document their history and plan future trips via a visual checklist.
What does it look like?
Key features
Visualizes travel history on a rotatable 3D globe interface, increasing session frequency.
Allows marking of specific states and provinces for over 30 countries, compounding switching costs.
How much does it cost?
Freemium model relies on ad-supported engagement for the free tier, with IAP mechanisms for additional features.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentperformanceUX improvementsShow more...
The app exhibits a maintenance-level cadence, with only two releases identified in the analyzed window. The latest version, released 1 day ago, focused on performance and login stability, while the previous update occurred over two years ago. Development appears sporadic and limited to technical upkeep rather than active feature expansion or live operations. The current release pattern suggests a focus on basic platform compatibility and bug resolution.
Who built it?
Daniel Knoblauch
2 apps tracked · Travel
Countries Been: Visited PlacesUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads excited. Users appreciate the simple and interactive interface allows users to track their travel history with minimal effort and responsive customer support provides effective assistance for account management and data recovery issues. On the flip side, users report significant data loss where saved countries and progress disappear following recent updates.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Weekly average review rating
What users say, by theme
- The simple and interactive interface allows users to track their travel history with minimal effort
- Responsive customer support provides effective assistance for account management and data recovery issues
- Users report significant data loss where saved countries and progress disappear following recent updates
50 of 50 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for Countries Been
How's the Travel market?
Countries Been maintains a niche position in the Travel category, though its 3.6-star rating reflects significant friction from data-loss reports. The 119-week average update cadence limits its ability to compete with more frequently updated travel-planning tools.
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Key takeaways for Countries Been
Where is it heading?
The travel-tracking market is consolidating around tools that offer reliable cloud synchronization and memory-logging features. Countries Been remains exposed due to its maintenance-mode cadence, which leaves critical data-loss bugs unaddressed for extended periods.
- Persistent data loss post-update erodes the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on the platform.
The SWOT
- Interactive 3D globe increases session frequency
- Regional state tracking compounds switching costs
- Add note-taking feature for trip memories
Next best moves
Audit database migration logic because data loss is the top complaint → reduce churn
The counter-intuitive read
The app's maintenance-mode status is a hidden advantage…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The outlook trend has shifted from mixed to declining due to the persistent, unresolved nature of data-loss bugs that threaten the app's core value proposition. The product remains in a maintenance-only state with no new feature development.
Bottom line
Stabilizing the user database is the priority, as the current data-loss bug invalidates the app's core value as a permanent travel record.
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Is Countries Been free to use?
Does Countries Been save my travel data?
Can I add notes to my visited countries?
Sources
- [1] Play Store listing, source
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