World IQ Geography game for iPhone
World IQ: Where to today?
A calm geography game. Learn every flag, capital and country shape, plus all fifty US states, in short rounds that work with no signal, no ads and no account.
Coming soon to the App Store. Tap to be told the day it lands.
- 197 countries
- 50 US states
- 0 accounts
- 6 looks
- Thousands of islands, but four big ones hold almost everyone.
- On a clear day, a snow-capped volcano can be seen from the biggest city.
- Bullet trains here are famous for running on time to within seconds.
- Sushi, cherry blossom and samurai. Its flag is a red disc on white.
Try five
Five questions. No sign-up, no catch.
This is the real thing in miniature: a couple of flags, a capital and a glowing country to name. Easy ones first, then a notch harder. Nothing you tap here is sent anywhere.
The app has 197 countries, 50 states, seven kinds of question and six difficulty levels. This is the doorway.
Ready when you are.
Four choices a question. Pick one and you will see the answer straight away, plus a small fact worth keeping.
Games
Pick a departure.
Seven ways to be asked about the same place, so it sticks. All of them run on the world or on the United States, on any continent or region you choose.
Six difficulty levels
- Tourist3 choices, famous places, no clock
- Backpacker4 choices, a gentle timer
- Navigator6 choices full of look-alikes
- CartographerType the answer, clues available
- AmbassadorType it cold, no letter clues
- PolymathEverything mixed, one life
The first three are free. The top three come with Pro.
Golden Hour
A calm game for the end of the day.
Once an evening, at a time you choose, one mystery place. You get four clues and four answers to pick from. No timer, no lives.
Guess it and you are given a taste of it: a dish, a local word to say out loud, a hidden gem and a fact worth repeating. All 247 places are written by hand.
A taste of Japan
- Dish
- Ramen. Wheat noodles in a rich broth, topped with sliced pork, egg and spring onion.
- Say it
- ArigatÅ ah-ree-GAH-toh. Thank you.
- Gem
- Yakushima, an island of ancient cedar forests where it seems to rain almost every day.
- Fact
- People gather under cherry trees for hanami, and the blossom forecast is followed on the news like the weather.
Atlas and Passport
The map fills in as you learn.
World IQ keeps track of what you know. Places you miss come back sooner, places you know come back later, and every country and state is coloured by how well it has stuck.
- Unseen
- Learning
- Familiar
- Known
- Mastered
Your World IQ starts at 100 and moves between 40 and 200 as you answer, with a level, a trend and tips for what to do next. Streaks, skill and exploring earn stamps for your Passport, and every round turns points into air miles to spend on paper planes and map colours. Cosmetic and kind only.
Play together
Pass the phone. Nobody needs an account.
Hot Seat
Two to six players, one phone. Round Robin, Elimination, Hot Potato or Say It Aloud, with a different mix of questions every time.
Head Trip
Hold the phone to your forehead. Your team describes the place without saying its name, and you nod to answer. There is a tap option if nodding is not your thing.
Each player picks their own difficulty, so grown-ups and kids can play the same game and the points still come out fair.
Six looks
Try one on. This page is wearing it.
Horizon is the night-sky default. Folio is quiet and editorial, Pop is loud and chunky, Slate is charcoal with orange, Cloud is soft grey and violet, Neon is lit up on near-black. Tap one: the whole page changes, and it stays that way next time you visit.
Modern and flat. Deep navy, light type, hairline outlines.
Free and Pro
Learning is free. Pay once for the grown-up bits.
There is no subscription and nothing is rented. World IQ Pro is a single purchase, and it is shared with your family if Family Sharing is on.
Free, always
- Every country and every US state
- Every game and question type
- Daily Expedition and Golden Hour
- Study, streaks and your Passport
- Tourist, Backpacker and Navigator levels
- Party games for small groups
- The Horizon look
World IQ Pro one purchase
- Cartographer, Ambassador and Polymath levels
- Endless rounds and Mixed Bag
- Full party games: up to six players, three teams, longer games, mixed cards
- Five more looks, each with a matching app icon
- Insights: accuracy by question type, progress by region, review forecast
- Choose your own Golden Hour window
- Back up and restore your progress as a file
App privacy
Data not collected
It never phones home.
World IQ has no accounts, no ads, no analytics and no servers. It does not even connect to the internet. Your progress lives in a file on your phone, and the only way it leaves is if you choose to back it up.
Questions and support
Anything else?
If something here does not answer it, or you have found a country that looks wrong, write to me. I read every message.
Is World IQ free?
Yes to learn. Every country, every US state, every game, the Daily Expedition, Golden Hour, Study, streaks and the Passport are free. Pro is a one-off purchase that adds the harder levels, Endless rounds, bigger party games, five more looks and Insights. There is no subscription.
Do I need an internet connection?
No. World IQ works fully offline, in flight mode, on a train in a tunnel. It has no servers and does not use the internet for anything.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhones running iOS 17 or later. There is no Android version at the moment.
What does World IQ Pro include?
The Cartographer, Ambassador and Polymath difficulty levels, Endless rounds and Mixed Bag, full party games for up to six players, five extra looks with matching app icons, Insights, your own Golden Hour window, and backup and restore. It is one purchase, shared with your family if Family Sharing is on.
How do I restore my purchase or move my progress to a new phone?
Open the Pro screen in the app and tap Restore purchase, signed in with the same Apple ID. Your progress is stored on your device, so to move it, use Back up progress in Settings to save a file, then restore that file on the new phone.
What data does World IQ collect?
None. There are no accounts, no ads, no analytics and no third-party code. The full details are in the privacy policy.
Is it suitable for children?
Yes. It is aimed at all ages, with no ads, no chat and no accounts. Party games let each player choose their own difficulty, so children and adults can play together.
I think a country, capital or flag is wrong. Who do I tell?
Please email mazytestudio@gmail.com. Country names follow common usage, outlines come from Natural Earth and flags from flag-icons and Wikimedia Commons, and corrections are welcome.
Where to today?
World IQ · iPhoneDownload (coming soon to the App Store. This opens an email so you can ask to be told when it arrives)Coming soon to the App Store. Tap to be told the day it lands.