Ages 4–6 · Pre-K to grade 1
Little Explorers
No reading needed. Everything is spoken, answers are big pictures, and kids meet continents, oceans and the animals that live there.
Map Otter: geography games for kids 4–13A new country to explore every month
Otto the explorer helps kids learn the 50 states and capitals and the countries of the world with quizzes, puzzles and road trips. On the 1st of every month, he lands somewhere new.
Coming soon to theApp Store
Coming soon toGoogle Play
Coming soon for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, and Chromebooks.
Hi! I’m Otto.
On iPad the map stays big and the place card sits beside it. On phones the card slides up from the bottom.
Three tracks
One app from age 4 to 13
Pick a grade when you start and Map Otter picks the track. Same maps, same Otto, three ways to play.
Ages 7–10 · grades 2 to 4
Explorers
The core: the 50 states, capitals, regions and neighbors, map skills and their own home state, with read-to-me one tap away.
Ages 10–13 · grades 5 to 7
Trailblazers
A cleaner, map-first look for older kids: world countries and capitals, flags, rivers and mountains, latitude and longitude.
When a kid is ready, Otto offers to move up a track. Siblings on different tracks can still play Family Challenge together.
What kids do
Five ways to play, all led by Otto
Short sessions that add up. Otto talks kids through everything, and every right answer fills the passport.
Swipe to see all five
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Explore
Tap any state. Otto does something silly there, reads three fun facts aloud and drops landmark stickers on the map.
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Play
Quizzes on names, places and capitals, and a Puzzle Map where states snap into place.
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Road Trip
Story chapters by region. Kids drive with Otto, pick north or east, and help a baby elk get home.
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Daily Mystery
One puzzle a day, the same for everyone. Fewer clues earn more stars. It’s free, and on the widget too.
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Passport
Stamps, landmark stickers and a mastery map that goes from gray to bronze, silver and gold.
One country a month, like
Mexico
“Hello” in Spanish: ¡Hola! say OH-lah
On the 1st of every month, Otto lands in a new country. For Mexico, kids would get its map of 31 states and Mexico City, Mystery days every Saturday, a Road Trip chapter that follows the monarch butterflies, a passport page and a monarch hat pin.
Each month’s country is a surprise for kids. Grown-ups can peek ahead on this site once Map Otter launches.
For grown-ups
Our promises to grown-ups
Map Otter is made for kids, so it is built to collect nothing about them.
No ads
No ads and nothing for kids to buy. Purchases sit behind a grown-up check.
No tracking
No third-party analytics or tracking. Kids’ names, explorers and progress stay on your device.
No accounts
No sign-up and no email. Kids use a first name or a nickname.
Works offline
The United States and the basics of every country are built in. Detailed countries download once, on Wi-Fi.
A grown-up check
A short number puzzle for grown-ups, or your own PIN, guards purchases, settings, links and sharing.
No guilt
No lives, no lost streaks, no countdowns. A wrong answer makes the right place glow, and it comes back later.
Prices
One subscription covers the whole family
Planned prices at launch; they may still change. Free to download. Every plan opens all 50 states, the whole world and each new country, and the yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial.
Yearly
Best value$29.99 a year
That’s $2.50 a month. Starts with a 3-day free trial.
Monthly
$4.99 a month
Cancel any time in your App Store or Google Play settings.
Lifetime
$49.99 once
Pay once. New countries are included.
Every plan includes
- All 50 states and every country
- A new country every month
- Up to 5 kids, each with their own progress
- Apple Family Sharing
- Quizzes, Puzzle Map and Road Trips
- No ads, ever
Free without a plan
One kid can play the first state they explore and their home state, the Daily Mystery, the widget, the Map Skills lessons, the first Road Trip chapter and one Puzzle Map region, plus each new country’s arrival and Mystery days.
Prices are in US dollars; your store shows local prices. After the 3-day free trial the yearly plan renews at $29.99 a year unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. If you allow notifications, we remind you a day before.
Questions
Questions grown-ups ask
What ages is Map Otter for?
Kids 4 to 13, in three tracks picked from their grade. On the App Store it sits in the Kids Category for ages 6–8, because Apple lets an app choose only one age band.
Does it work without the internet?
Yes. The United States and the basics of every country are built in. Detailed countries download once on Wi-Fi and then work anywhere.
Which countries are in it?
The US, Canada, the UK, Australia and India in full detail, and every other country with its flag, capital and landmarks. One more country gets the full treatment every month.
What can kids play for free?
Without a plan, one kid can play the first state they explore and their home state, the Daily Mystery, the widget, the Map Skills lessons, the first Road Trip chapter and one Puzzle Map region. Everything else asks them to fetch a grown-up; kids never see a price.
Ready to explore with Otto?
Map Otter is coming soon to phones, tablets and Chromebooks. Join the waitlist and we’ll send one email when it’s out.