How it works
Five geography prompts a day
Everyone gets the same set. Each prompt has several right countries.
Tap the unlabelled map, zoom in for small places, and drop your pin.
A right answer earns more the fewer people would think of it. A wrong pin earns 0 km, so the safe answer is tempting.
One prompt, five distances
Same question, very different trips
- CanadaPostcard: the answer everyone thinks of40 km
- United StatesDetour: well known, if you pause55 km
- MexicoSideroad: fewer people get here70 km
- PanamaBackroad: only a few people go this way85 km
- AndorraGem: a rare and surprising find100 km
A perfect day is five gems and 500 km. Tomorrow you start again from your doorstep.
Inside the app
Farflung on iPhone
Features
What you get in this geography game
A new expedition every day
Five prompts, and every player gets the same set.
A map with no labels
It's your own sense of the world, with no names to lean on. Zoom in for small places.
Rare answers go further
Five tiers run from Postcard at 40 km to Gem at 100 km. A wrong pin earns nothing.
No clock
Take as long as you like over each pin.
Streaks and a logbook
Track your streak, best day, lifetime distance and gems found.
Your own world map
Colour in every country you've visited, out of 241.
Share without spoilers
Share a result card or a picture of your route. They show your distance, not your answers.
Every past day
Missed one? The archive has every past expedition.
At a glance
Farflung facts
- Genre
- Daily geography trivia and map game
- Platform
- iPhone, iOS 17 or later
- Price
- Free, with optional Farflung Pro
- Each day
- 5 prompts, the same for every player
- Time limit
- None
- Map
- 241 countries and territories, with no labels
- Top score
- 500 km, from five gems
- Account
- None needed
- Age rating
- 4+
- Language
- English
- Developer
- BlueMind Software
Questions
Farflung FAQ
What is Farflung?
Farflung is a free daily geography trivia game for iPhone. Every day has five prompts, such as "Pin a country with a Mediterranean coast". You answer each by pinning one country on an unlabelled world map. The rarer your right answer, the further you travel.
How do you play Farflung?
Read the prompt, tap the unlabelled map to place your pin, zoom in for small places, then press Drop Pin. Each prompt has several right countries. There are five prompts a day, and every player gets the same set.
How does scoring work in Farflung?
A right answer earns more the fewer people would think of it: Postcard 40 km, Detour 55 km, Sideroad 70 km, Backroad 85 km and Gem 100 km. A wrong pin earns 0 km. A perfect day is five gems, which is 500 km.
What is a gem in Farflung?
A gem is the rarest kind of right answer in Farflung, worth 100 km. For "Pin a country with a Mediterranean coast", most people say Italy or France, but Bosnia and Herzegovina is a gem because its short coast is easy to forget.
Is Farflung free?
Yes. Farflung is free to download and play, and today's expedition never shows ads. Starting a past day from the archive shows one rewarded ad. Optional Farflung Pro removes those ads, at $3.99 a month, $19.99 a year or $49.99 once in the US.
Does Farflung have a time limit?
No. Farflung has no clock, so you can take as long as you like over each pin.
Is Farflung on Android or iPad?
Farflung is made for iPhone and needs iOS 17 or later. There is no Android version.
Can I play past days of Farflung?
Yes. The Farflung archive has every past expedition. Archive runs don't count towards your streak or lifetime distance.
Does Farflung need an account?
No. Farflung has no sign-up or login. Your logbook and settings are stored on your iPhone.
Can I play Farflung offline?
Partly. Farflung needs a connection to load a day's prompts, but once a day has loaded you can finish it offline.
What games are like Farflung?
If you like daily geography games such as Worldle or Globle, or map games such as GeoGuessr, Farflung is worth a try. The difference is what it rewards: rather than finding one correct country, you choose from several right answers and earn more for the rarer ones. Farflung is independent and not affiliated with those games.
Who makes Farflung?
Farflung is made by BlueMind Software. For help, email contact@bluemindsoftware.com.