WonderWorld app for iPhone and iPad


4.1 ( 7331 ratings )
Travel News
Developer: Iterex Ltd.
0.99 USD
Current version: 1.3, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 06 Sep 2009
App size: 495.44 Kb

Ever wondered where in the world countries and cities you hear about actually are?

• Seen places in the news, and cant visualize where they are?

• Going on holiday and dont know how far away you will be?

• Not sure where world sports events are taking place?

WonderWorld shows you the whole world map, letting you quickly search for any location to pinpoint where it is in relation to you. With a built-in database of all countries and main cities you can quickly match places, or turn your phone to see a view from Alaska to Australia.

But it doesnt stop there! Further your knowledge of world events by viewing major news items as push-pins on the globe, exactly where they are happening. You can select from 35+ news feeds ranging from World News, Domestic News, Business, Finance, Sports, Entertainment, Technology and more.

Still not convinced? Try WonderWorldLite and see the features in action for North America and several world cities. We think you will be suitably impressed.

More detail: If youre on-line, clicking an item will show further location details about language, population, government, history, geography and flags etc. Using the pinch gesture also lets you zoom in and pan around to see more detail. Feeling lucky? Shake your phone to see a random location, can you guess where it is?

News items show you the headline for each location, and you can drill down and read the entire article now that you have a better understanding of where the event is happening.

Its Educational, its practical and genuinely useful. Never have a blank look about current events or geography again.

While there are other world map applications on the App Store - WonderWorld doesnt just show clipped pictures, it uniquely shows you a global view of all world locations as well as letting you zoom in to see more.

(Note: News, zoom and article functionality require an internet connection, however searching in the global view is supported while off-line. This ensures a healthy balance of up to date information, while allowing offline usage. This app also works with the iPod touch as the GPS isnt strictly required).

Latest reviews of WonderWorld app for iPhone and iPad

Waste of money
Its Wikipedia
Genuinely Useful
Unlike the previous reviewer I found this app very good - the searchable filter list of countries and main cities (which works offline) let me show a friend where I was going on holiday (Sardinia, Italy) - and we could even zoom in on the map and see some of the coastline (yes its using Google maps at that point - but with it built in, it worked quite well). As pointed out, you can get details about language, population etc (and its coming from Wikipedia - but to be honest, thats exactly what I needed to see a bit of the history). However the COOL bit, was pressing the RSS icon and seeing news positioned on the Globe - pretty neat! You can see the headlines and then click through to read a full article. My only suggestion would be that the app doesnt save the history of what I looked up - so Im hoping the developer will consider adding this.
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