Captain Emmy's Cove
Map Hunt app icon: Captain Emmy in front of a treasure map.

Map Hunt

Geography Quiz Game · Ages 8 to 12 · Android

Captain Emmy pointing at a world map with gold coins marking a treasure trail.
Coming soon to Google Play
How it plays

Tap the map, find the treasure

Emmy asks you to find something: a country, a sea, a river or a famous landmark. Pan and pinch around the treasure map, then tap where you think it is.

Right answers earn gold coins, and landing close to a landmark earns a bullseye. A wrong guess isn't the end of the world either. Emmy shows you where the answer really is, so you learn it for next time. Close calls zoom in for one more try.

  • Treasure hunts of ten questions, with no timer and no lives to lose.
  • Three levels, from Beginner to Advanced, so it grows with your child.
  • A daily hunt: the same ten places for everyone each day, with a score to share with friends.
  • Explore mode: tap anywhere to find out what's there, with fun facts and photos of famous landmarks.
  • Round review: see every answer on the map after a hunt.
  • World and UK maps, including the UK's regions, counties, cities and rivers.
Treasure hunts

So much world to find

Pick a hunt, or Mix it up for a bit of everything.

  • 199

    Countries

    Every country in the world, from Russia down to the tiniest islands.

  • 74

    Seas

    Oceans, seas, gulfs, bays and straits.

  • 96

    Landmarks

    From the Eiffel Tower to Uluru. The closer you tap, the more coins you win.

  • 88

    Rivers

    Great rivers of the world, plus the UK's own.

  • 7

    Continents

    The big ones, for getting your bearings.

  • N

    Compass and grid

    Follow compass clues and grid references to find the buried treasure.

  • 0°

    Lines on the map

    The Equator, the Tropics, the Prime Meridian and the hemispheres.

  • UK

    The UK map

    Nations, regions, 51 cities and 42 landmarks closer to home.

Captain Emmy cheering, with her parrot.

For parents and teachers

Map Hunt covers the locational knowledge and map skills in England's Key Stage 1 and 2 geography curriculum: the continents and oceans, the UK's countries and seas, the countries of Europe and the Americas, the Equator and the Tropics, compass directions and grid references.

It's built to be played little and often. There are no ads, no accounts and no chat, and nothing your child does ever leaves the device. More for grown-ups.