# Backpacker™

> Geography, Trivia & Quiz

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id711435089](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id711435089)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id711435089`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Qiiwi Games AB
- **Category:** Trivia
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (5,364 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-24
- **First published:** 2016-11-30
- **Size:** 325 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/backpacker/id711435089)
- **Website:** [https://www.qiiwi.com](https://www.qiiwi.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.qiiwi.com/user-data](http://www.qiiwi.com/user-data)

## Description

Backpacker is a globe-trotting trivia game that drops you into real-world cities. Travel the world by completing missions, taking odd jobs, and earning coins to keep moving. Collect tokens, stamp your passport, and unlock new mini-games as you explore geography and test your trivia skills.

Backpacker Premium is a weekly auto-renewing subscription that unlocks faster travel times and extra perks. Build a memento collection, help strangers for rewards, and chase secret bonuses as you roam the map. The game is created by WeAreQiiwi Interactive, with player feedback encouraged via social channels.

## Rankings

- #25,484 — Overall

## Review summary

Players praise Backpacker for being educational, fun, and regularly updated with new cities, offering broad age appeal and affordable learning. However, they repeatedly report serious glitches and connectivity issues, paywalls blocking progress, unreliable rewards in contests, repetitive question sets, and an ad-heavy experience that detracts from gameplay.

### Pros

- Educational and culturally informative content
- Fun and engaging gameplay with regular updates and new cities
- Can answer questions without spending coins / no need to pay for basic play
- Wide variety of cities and tasks; broad age appeal
- Continued content additions keep long-time players engaged

### Cons

- Frequent glitches and crashes, including connection errors and game not counting progress
- Paywalls and premium passes gating progression or features
- Rewards/leaderboards often not awarding correctly; contests cut off early or miscounted
- Repetitive or narrow question sets with limited variety (some topics appear too US-centric or niche)
- Ads-heavy experience interrupting gameplay

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id711435089)