GeoQuiz: Maps, Flags, Capitals

Every question gives you four options, and the wrong answers are chosen to be plausible rather than random, so a lucky guess is genuinely harder than knowing the answer. The entire country database and the world map ship inside the app. There is no sign-up, no network request, and nothing to sync. Open it on a plane and it behaves exactly the same as it does at home.

Key Features

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• Score history, per-region filtering and letter grades from A+ to F.
• Personal bests, automatic detection, with a badge when you beat your previous run.
• Streaks, consecutive correct answers build a streak that heats up as it grows.
• Political-atlas map. Every country is shaded so that no two neighbours ever share a colour.
• Auto-advance, move on by itself after 1, 2, 3 or 5 seconds, or tap Next yourself.
• Optional timer, 10, 20 or 30 seconds a question when you want the pressure. Off by default.
• Celebrations, confetti and a fanfare when you finish above 80%.
• Considerate sound. Synthesized effects that follow your ringer switch and never interrupt music.
• Haptic feedback, a gentle tap on every answer, switchable in Settings.
• "Surprise Me", one button drops you into a random region and mode.
• Any orientation, portrait and landscape, on both iPhone and iPad.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By downloading, installing, or using the GeoQuiz mobile application ("the App"), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.

2. Description of Service

GeoQuiz is a free, offline geography trivia game provided for education and entertainment. The App is provided by CS42.org ("we", "us", "our").

3. Accuracy of Content

The country data (capitals, currencies, official languages, and population figures) is provided on a best-effort basis and may become out of date as borders, governments, and populations change. GeoQuiz should not be relied on as an authoritative reference for academic, legal, or professional purposes.

4. Usage Rights

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the App for personal, non-commercial purposes on any Apple device that you own or control, subject to the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.

5. Intellectual Property

All content within the App, including but not limited to visual designs, logos, icons, original artwork, and code, is the property of CS42.org or its licensors and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from any App content without prior written consent.

6. User Conduct

• You shall not reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App.
• You shall not use the App for any unlawful purpose.
• You shall not distribute or make the App available over a network where it could be used by multiple devices at the same time.

7. Disclaimers

The App is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, CS42.org shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your use of the App.

9. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. Changes will be posted within the App or on this page. Your continued use of the App after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.

10. Governing Law

These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about these terms, contact us at hello@cs42.org.

Last updated: July 26, 2026

CS42.org ("we", "us", "our") built the GeoQuiz app as a free application. GeoQuiz does not collect, transmit, or store any personal information. It contains no networking code, no analytics, and no third-party SDKs. There is nothing for us to see.

1. Information We Collect

None. GeoQuiz does not ask for your name, email address, or any other personal detail, and it has no user accounts.

2. Information Stored on Your Device

The app saves a small amount of data locally so it can remember your progress and preferences between launches:

• Your quiz results, score, total questions, region, mode, and the date.
• Your Country of the Day history. Your current streak, your best streak, how many you have played, and the result of the last one.
• Your selected colour theme.
• Your gameplay preferences, sound effects, haptic feedback, auto-advance and its timing, and the optional question timer.

This is written to the app's own private storage on your device. Your Country of the Day streak is kept in a container GeoQuiz shares with its own home screen widget, so the widget can display it. That container is still on your device and is not readable by other apps. None of it is ever uploaded anywhere, and none of it is included in any analytics.

3. Network Activity

GeoQuiz makes no network requests. The country database and all imagery are bundled inside the app, so it works identically with the device in Airplane Mode. The Settings screen contains one link to cs42.org. Tapping it opens that address outside the app; the app itself does not load the page, and nothing about you is attached to the link.

4. Third Parties

The app embeds no advertising networks, analytics services, crash reporters, or social media SDKs. No data is shared with anyone because no data is gathered.

5. Permissions

GeoQuiz requests no system permissions. It does not use the camera, microphone, location services, contacts, photos, or notifications.

6. Children's Privacy

Because the app collects nothing, it is suitable for all ages and complies with children's privacy regulations by design. The App is rated 4+.

7. Deleting Your Data

Clearing your score history from within the app removes those records immediately. Deleting the app removes everything it has stored.

8. Changes to This Policy

If a future version of the app changes what it stores, this policy will be updated before that version ships.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us at hello@cs42.org.

Last updated: September 13, 2026

Does GeoQuiz need an internet connection?

No. Every country, flag, and question is bundled inside the app. It works in Airplane Mode and never contacts a server.

Do I need to create an account?

No. There are no accounts and no sign-in. Your scores are saved on the device itself.

How many questions are in a quiz?

Ten per round, drawn from whichever region you picked, with four answer options each. The Map Challenge is also ten countries; Country of the Day is seven rounds; in Versus you choose 3, 5 or 10 questions per player.

What is the Map Challenge?

You are named a country and you tap it on a world map you can pinch and pan. If you get it wrong, the map travels from the country you pressed to the one you were asked for (slowly, so you can follow it) and outlines the answer. Every country is shaded so that no two neighbours share a colour, which makes borders easy to read at any zoom.

Can I learn without being quizzed?

Yes. Explore & Learn on the home screen opens the same world map with no score and no timer. Tap any country and a card slides up with its flag, capital, population, currency, language and the countries around it; tap a neighbour to jump there, use the search to find a country by name or capital, or roll the dice for one you have not seen yet. The app keeps count of how many of the 195 you have explored.

What is Country of the Day?

One country per day, the same for everyone in the world, in seven rounds covering its flag, continent, capital, population, currency and language, finishing by asking you to find it on the map. Playing on consecutive days builds a streak, and there is a home screen widget that shows today's country and your streak.

Can I play with other people?

Yes. Versus is pass-and-play for two to four people on one device. Everyone answers their own questions, so nobody can copy, and the final standings handle ties. It is all local; there is no online multiplayer.

How are the wrong answers chosen?

They're picked to be plausible rather than random (for example, other countries from the same continent, or populations of a similar magnitude) so guessing is genuinely harder than knowing.

Can I turn the sound off?

Yes. Tap the gear icon on the home screen and switch off "Sound effects". The app also follows your device's ringer switch and will never interrupt music you're already playing. Haptic feedback has its own toggle beside it.

How do I change the theme?

Tap the gear icon on the home screen. There are ten themes, Emerald, Ocean, Lagoon, Sunset, Sandstone, Grape and Rose, plus the dark Midnight, Nebula and Carbon. Your choice is remembered between launches.

Can I change how fast the quiz moves?

Yes. In Settings, Auto-advance moves to the next question by itself after 1, 2, 3 or 5 seconds, or switch it off and tap Next yourself. There is also an optional per-question timer of 10, 20 or 30 seconds, off by default.

How do I delete my score history?

Open Progress from the home screen and tap the trash icon in the top right. Deleting the app also removes everything it has stored, including your daily streak.

Some country data looks out of date. Can you fix it?

Please email the specific country and field and it'll be corrected in the next release. The database is bundled with the app, so corrections ship as app updates.