Moving from been
Your list of countries in been does not have to be typed in again. Take a screenshot of it, copy its text with Live Text and paste it into Globetta. It takes about a minute.
been is a separate app from another developer; Globetta is not affiliated with it, and “been” is a trademark of its owner. There are several apps with “been” in their name in the App Store: this page is about the one called just “been”, by Vinci Apps. Everything we say about it comes from its public App Store page (US storefront, checked on 12 October 2026). Apps change, so look at the current page before you decide: been on the App Store.
Bring your countries over
- Open your list in been. been shows the countries you have visited both as a list, with a count for each continent, and as a world map. Open the list, so the names are on the screen as text. If it is longer than one screen, scroll and take another screenshot.
- Take a screenshot of the list, and of every further screen if it does not fit on one.
- Copy the text. Open the screenshot in Photos, touch and hold a word, choose Select All, then Copy. This is Apple’s Live Text: it needs an iPhone XS or newer with iOS 15 or later and is switched on in Settings → General → Language & Region → Live Text (Apple’s instructions).
- Paste it into Globetta. On the main screen with the globe, scroll to “More”, tap “Import from a List”, paste the text and tap “Find Countries”. The text of several screenshots can be pasted together.
- Check and confirm. Globetta lists the countries it recognized, each with a tick box. Untick anything that does not belong, then tap “Mark Selected”. Countries you have already marked are shown as such and left unticked.
Good to know
- Globetta reads country names in all its eight languages, the common English spellings (USA, Czech Republic, Ivory Coast) and flag emoji.
- Lines that are not countries — headings and counters such as “Europe 12/44” — are shown under “Not recognized” and ignored.
- Everything it finds is marked as visited. Paste only the countries you have been to: a want-to-go list does not go in this way, add those on the Dream Board.
- The names are matched on your phone and the text is not sent anywhere. Nothing changes in the other app.
- been also lists US states. Globetta marks countries only, so state names are ignored, with one exception: Georgia is a country too, so Globetta will offer it. Untick it if you meant the state.
What comes across and what does not
Comes across: The countries, marked as visited, and the year of the first visit when it stands next to the name.
Does not come across: US states and regions, cities and airports, extra profiles and maps, and the timeline stay in been. Globetta reads no other app’s data, only the text you paste.
Cities you can mark in Globetta by hand; trips and journal entries you add as you go. For countries, “Import from Photos” is another way: it suggests countries from the places your photos were taken, and you confirm each one.
Side by side
Facts about been are from its App Store page (US storefront) on 12 October 2026; about Globetta, from version 1.0. Where been does more, we say so.
| Feature | been | Globetta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to download. Premium Mode (subscription options on its App Store page) unlocks more features. | Free to download. Countries, cities, trips, the journal, statistics, maps, your Travel DNA type, regions in every country, the map timelapse, Schengen 90/180 and the trip folder are free, with no account and no limit on the number of countries. Premium (subscription) adds books & PDFs (journal, trip book, passport and poster), map & themes (extra globe skins and themes) and trips & history (Travel DNA by year, the Memory of the Day widget). |
| Interface languages | English | 8: English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon, Apple Vision | iPhone |
| Regions and states | US states; regions in 25+ countries with Premium | Yes, free in every country where Globetta has a region map: states, prefectures and other regions. |
| Cities and airports | Cities and airports with Premium | Cities, free |
| Globe and map | 3D globe; more globe filters and visualizers, such as a chronological map, with Premium | 3D globe plus a detailed map with cities, terrain and trails; offline map areas. Extra skins and themes with Premium. |
| Several maps | Local profiles with separate maps (Premium) | One personal map |
| Friends | Compare your map with friends who have the app, by sharing maps | Share a card by QR code or link; the link opens in a browser even if your friend does not have the app. Compare maps with friends. |
| Timeline | Share your timeline as a video (Premium) | A free map timelapse of how your map grew year by year |
| Trips and journal | Not described on its App Store page | Trips with a route, a checklist and expenses; a journal with photos, voice notes and mood; offline maps |
Which app fits you
Stay with been if you want US states and regions of other countries on your map, airports, several maps in one app, or an iPad or Mac version.
Try Globetta if you want trips with a route, an offline map and a journal with photos and voice notes next to your globe, a free core that needs no account and puts no limit on countries, and an interface in English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil) or Japanese.
You can also use both: the import only reads the text you paste and changes nothing in the other app.