All Countries app review

Introduction

Unless you've taken the time out to look at the globe and ingest all the locations of each country, chances are that you don't know exactly where many of the countries are placed on the map of the world. All Countries is an app for the iPhone and iPad which enables users to zero in on the location of any country in a simple and straightforward way.

You can find this app in the Reference section of the App store, where it can be purchased for just 99 cents, a lot cheaper than any globe or atlas you may have to purchase for the same purpose.

Let's take a look at this app's features.

User Interface & Layout

You'll be pleased to know that All Countries is a very lightweight app and will take up under half a megabyte on your iOS device. The user interface is really simple but modern and is highly responsive to the user's commands.

You can either search for countries using the search bar and then tap on the result displayed, or simply shake your device to receive a random country's information. You will then be taken to a map where you will find not only the map of the continent in which it's contained, but you'll also see the country highlighted in red so you can find it easily.

Further Information

This map takes up half the top half of the screen. At the bottom of the map you'll tabs including the name of the continent in which the country is located along with a World tab. These tabs enable you to switch between the type of map on which you'd like to see the country.

Under the map there's a drop-down menu which enables you to select a different country, a Random button to go to a different country, a link to the country's Wikipedia page, and an option to return to the list of countries.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Enables users to search for countries using a filtered search bar
• Gives users the option to view the country in both a map of the world as well as a map of the continent
• Users can jump to a random country by shaking the device or tapping the Random button
• Links to the Wikipedia article of any country

Cons

• There is nothing negative to say about this app

Final Words

Whether you're preparing for a geography test or you want some “edutainment” on your iPhone or iPad, All Countries is a great app to help you learn the location of the various countries of the world.