A smaller update with a few nice touches. The Daily Challenge now treats big places fairly: if your guess lands anywhere inside a large park or nature reserve, that's a perfect hit — and the reveal draws the actual outline on the map so you can see exactly what you were aiming for. In the game options you can now hide tiny remote islands and territories if those specks on the map aren't your thing. And a handful of small fixes wraps things up.

Fixes a bug with database initialization.

Your progress no longer lives on just one device: open your account and link a second phone or tablet with a short code — everything you've learned, your streaks, your records and your World Tour journey come along and stay in sync from then on.

World Tour is here, and it's the new heart of the app: one journey around the globe, played one stage at a time. Pick a continent on the world map, take on a short round of countries, capitals, landmarks and mountains, and watch the map light up behind you as you travel. Every level is scored on speed and accuracy — a flawless run earns three stars — and the next stop is never more than a few minutes away. Along the way you'll now see photos of the places you're guessing, the colored map has become the default, and the whole app got fresh artwork and a new set of buttons. iPad finally gets a proper layout in every orientation, too. Have a good trip!

Two new games land in this update. In Match Point, you tap every country on the map that matches the clue — wrong taps cost a life, so look before you leap. In The Link, it's the other way around: a handful of countries lights up and you figure out what they have in common. Your daily streak also got a proper home: a badge on the Home screen shows at a glance whether you've played today, a shield covers one missed day, and there are milestones to collect along the way, little celebrations included. To top it off, the whole app got fresh new artwork. Have fun!

Say hello to Border Hop, a brand-new way to play: start in one country and travel the world one shared border at a time, hopping from neighbor to neighbor until you reach your goal. It's part geography, part puzzle, and surprisingly hard to put down. I also gave the rest of the app a round of polish and squashed a good handful of bugs along the way.

This update adds two new games. In Landmarks, you guess the country from its famous landmarks; in Silhouette, you guess it from its shape alone. The rest of the app has a refreshed look as well.

The Daily Challenge is here — five places, fifteen seconds each, every day, with its own leaderboard, and its card now shows your whole week at a glance so you can watch your streak build and spot the day you skipped. I also redesigned the Home tab around a card feed: your Daily Challenge sits up top, a streak counter rewards coming back, and a tap brings you right back to the category you were learning, into your active multiplayer games, or into something new. Less rummaging, more playing. A round of small polish and fixes too.

The Daily Challenge is here — five places, fifteen seconds each, every day, with its own leaderboard, and its card now shows your whole week at a glance so you can watch your streak build and spot the day you skipped. I also redesigned the Home tab around a card feed: your Daily Challenge sits up top, a streak counter rewards coming back, and a tap brings you right back to the category you were learning, into your active multiplayer games, or into something new. Less rummaging, more playing. A round of small polish and fixes too.

Maintenance update: I fixed an issue on iPad where Apple Pencil taps on the map weren't always registering, brought back the Show Pins toggle for city, capital, and sights categories, and unblocked a few learn-mode levels that wouldn't accept the last answer. If you were stuck on a level before, it'll clear itself up the next time you open the app — no need to do anything.

A friendly round of polish across the whole map. When your guesses end up in the same neighborhood, the results map now zooms in so you can see how close (or how heroically wrong) you all were. Annotations sit a bit more boldly on the map, and we tightened up their spacing so things feel less cluttered. Online games got plenty of love too — most notably, no more sneaky auto-advance after submitting an answer in Rounds — and a handful of stubborn quirks around highlights and tiles have been put to rest. Thanks for playing!

Meet repetition mode — a smart way to keep what you've learned fresh, with little reminders so you don't forget the tricky places. Online matches also got a tune-up: smoother joins, fewer hiccups, and rounds that no longer get lost along the way.

Fixed the online game mode.

Fixed a bug in the display of US States

Small fixes this round: the Repetition Mode start button works as it should again, and the map zoom behaves properly in Options Mode.

I've made the maps smoother.

This update brings a fresh look to how you explore categories — a new interactive drawer lets you browse and pick topics. After each round, you'll now see your learning progress at a glance, with a handy overview of how much you've improved during your session. Under the hood, we've modernized a bunch of libraries and squashed a handful of bugs to keep everything running smoothly.

Just a small update to fix a bug with options mode.

This update brings a completely redesigned experience to help you get started faster and keep exploring the world. Instead of a tutorial, you'll jump right into your first real game — and from there, a new journey system guides you across continents as you progress through levels. The dashboard now shows your current progress at a glance with a fresh layout, and starting a new game is quicker than ever with streamlined settings right on the main screen. We've also added smooth new animations throughout the app, improved the multiplayer results view, and polished plenty of details under the hood.

This update brings a refreshed results screen, a much smoother map experience - especially around the edges of the world where things used to get a bit confused - and more responsive pin interactions. We also fixed a subtle scoring bug. All in all, the app should feel snappier and more polished than ever. Enjoy exploring!

This update brings a refreshed results screen, a much smoother map experience - especially around the edges of the world where things used to get a bit confused - and more responsive pin interactions. We also fixed a subtle scoring bug. All in all, the app should feel snappier and more polished than ever. Enjoy exploring!

The new capital city of Equatorial Guinea is Ciudad de la Paz. Thanks to Andreas for this hint.

Fixed a bug leading to crashes with accessability enabled.

Streamlined start screen for new game rounds.

Streamlined the interface by combining Learn and Play into Categories