Travel tracker comparison
Voyy vs Mapstr — which travel map app should you use?
Mapstr is a pin map for places you love. Voyy is a visited-countries tracker and memory journal. Different jobs — here is how to choose.
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Mapstr is the best-in-class 'save places you love' pin map — a personal bookmark layer over Apple Maps for restaurants, cafes, and spots to remember. Voyy is a visited-countries and trip tracker that turns past trips into memory pages with photos, Spotify soundtracks, and the viral flag calendar. They solve different problems and many travelers use both.
Voyy vs Mapstr — feature by feature
| Feature | Voyy | Mapstr |
|---|---|---|
| Visited countries world map | Free | No |
| City tracking as visited | Free | Limited |
| US states tracking | Pro | No |
| European regional tracker | Pro | No |
| 400+ subdivisions across 6 countries | Pro | No |
| Pin individual places (restaurants, cafes, spots) | Limited | Yes |
| Trip pages with cover photos and notes | Yes | No |
| Spotify soundtrack per trip | Yes | No |
| Viral flag calendar export | Yes | No |
| Travel stats: countries, days abroad, explorer type | Yes | No |
| Home screen widgets | Yes | Yes |
| Social sharing of place lists | Limited | Yes |
| Cross-platform (Android + web) | No — iOS only | Yes |
What Mapstr does well
Mapstr does one thing very well: it is the personal bookmark layer for places you want to remember. Drop a pin on a restaurant, a cafe, a viewpoint, a hotel, tag it, and your private map fills up with the spots that matter to you. It is the tool for travelers who want to remember individual places — not countries.
Mapstr also has a strong social-sharing story for place lists. You can share a curated map of your favorite spots in a city with friends, and it is available across iOS, Android, and the web.
Where Voyy pulls ahead
Voyy is a different kind of travel app. It is not about individual places — it is about tracking the countries, states, and cities you have been to, and turning those trips into memory pages. The free tier includes a full visited-countries world map, city tracking, and trip pages with photos and notes. Voyy Pro unlocks US states, European regional groupings like the Nordics, Balkans, and Mediterranean, and 400+ subdivisions across 6 countries.
On the memory side, every trip in Voyy can have a cover photo, notes, and a Spotify soundtrack — unique to Voyy on iOS. The viral flag calendar turns your year into a grid of country flags for Instagram Stories, Reels, and TikTok. Mapstr does not offer trip-level memories or viral share formats because that is not what Mapstr is for.
Voyy also tracks travel stats a place-bookmarking app cannot compute: countries visited, US states, days abroad, longest trip, explorer type. These are the stats you want if the question is 'how much of the world have I seen' instead of 'where is that cafe I loved in Lisbon.'
- Full visited-countries world map in the free tier
- US states, European regions, 400+ subdivisions
- Trip memory pages with Spotify soundtracks
- Viral flag calendar export for Instagram and TikTok
- Travel stats: countries, days abroad, explorer type
- Faceless sharing for privacy-conscious travelers
- iOS 26 Liquid Glass UI
Who Mapstr is for
Mapstr is the better pick if you want to bookmark individual places — restaurants, cafes, viewpoints, hotels — and share curated city lists with friends. It is a place bookmark app, not a country tracker.
Who Voyy is for
Voyy is the better fit if you want to track the countries, US states, cities, and European regions you have visited, turn trips into memory pages with photos and Spotify soundtracks, and generate share-ready formats like the viral flag calendar. They solve different jobs, and many travelers happily use both.
Verdict
Mapstr and Voyy are not really competitors — Mapstr bookmarks places, Voyy tracks countries and trips. If you want to save favorite spots, use Mapstr. If you want a visited-countries map and a memory journal for your trips, use Voyy. There is no reason not to use both.
Frequently asked questions
Is Voyy a Mapstr alternative?
Not exactly — they solve different problems. Mapstr is for bookmarking individual places you love. Voyy is a visited-countries and trip tracker that turns past journeys into memory pages. Many travelers use both: Mapstr for spots, Voyy for trips.
Can Voyy pin individual places like Mapstr?
Voyy is focused on countries, US states, cities, and trips — not on individual restaurants or cafes. If you want a fine-grained personal bookmark layer for individual spots, Mapstr is the better tool. Voyy gives you the high-level travel map, stats, and memories.
Is Voyy free like Mapstr?
Voyy is free to download and includes country tracking, city tracking, trip pages with photos and notes, the flag calendar, and home screen widgets. Voyy Pro is an auto-renewable subscription that unlocks European regions, US states, 400+ subdivisions, advanced travel stats, unlimited trip photos, watermark-free sharing, and cloud sync.
Does Voyy work on Android or the web?
No. Voyy is iPhone only and distributed exclusively on the iOS App Store. Mapstr remains the cross-platform pick.
What is the flag calendar?
The flag calendar is a Voyy-exclusive export format: your year rendered as a grid of country flags, showing which country you were in every month. It is the viral share format on travel Instagram and TikTok. Light and dark mode, watermark removed on Pro.
Can I use both Voyy and Mapstr together?
Yes, and it is a common setup. Use Mapstr to pin the individual places you want to remember, and use Voyy to track the countries, states, and trips those places sit inside. They complement each other more than they compete.