Opening for a modern travel scratch map app in Australia
Australia — Travel, for consumers. Niche: Travel Scratch Map App.
Data from the week of 19 Oct 2026, refreshed every two weeks.
Our call
We have not checked this against App Store search in Australia yet, so we won’t call it. Checks run every day, highest-scoring openings first.
At a glance
- Demand
- Medium, neither for nor against you
- 14,985 ratings
- Revenue
- Low, against you
- 1 top-grossing
- Competition
- Low, in your favour
- 1 established in Australia
- Leading apps
- Strong, against you
- 4.7★ average
How the score of 46 is made
score out of 100
- Demand63
14,558 ratings in the US and UK, 427 in Australia
- Revenue21
1 of the top 3 on a top-grossing chart in the last 30 days; 0 paid
- Room locally88
1 established app in Australia (134+ ratings, scaled to the market’s size)
- Language gap0
Not checked in local search yet — counted as neutral (50) at most
- Incumbent weakness25
4.7 stars on average; 1 of 3 not updated in a year
- AI gap30
3 of the top 3 not built around AI
- Momentum—
History building since 19 Oct 2026 — counted as neutral (50) for now
Why this is an opening
Incumbents in Australia show signs of staleness, with a stale share of 50%. Top apps in the reference market generate revenue, but the local market has room for an active alternative.
What people in Australia see
Not yet checked against local App Store search. Checks run every day, highest-scoring openings first.
How strong the competition is
The leading apps in this niche
The niche’s apps available in Australia, ranked by their share of ratings here and in the United States and United Kingdom; stars in Australia where it has them.
| App | Ratings in Australia | Ratings US + UK | Stars | English | Last update | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pin Traveler: Track Travel Map | 427 | 10,234 | 4.7 | Yes | Oct 2026 | No AI |
| Routes Tips - travel inspiration tailored for you | 0 | 1 | — | Yes | Apr 2017 | No AI |
| Skratch: Travel Map & eSIMNot in this store | 0 | 4,323 | 4.6 | Yes | Oct 2026 | No AI |
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Is demand growing
New ratings each week in Australia, added up over the leading apps. A rating count only grows, so a week’s rise is the people who rated that week.
- Last 4 weeks
- 4 weeks before
- Earlier
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| Week | New ratings |
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| Members | — |
What users complain about
- Sign-up and account creation issues7 reviews
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| Complaint | Reviews |
|---|---|
| Sign-up and account creation issues | 7 |
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If you build it
The smallest app that answers what users complain about and what the leaders leave out. Each feature says where it comes from.
- App Store keywords in Englishthe terms searched and which app tops eachMembers
- What apps here chargethe leading apps' in-app prices, once we have read themMembers
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The same niche in other markets
- This market
- Other markets
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| Australia | 46 | Not yet |
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Scored 2026-10-26 with score version 4. How the score works. Store data only: we do not estimate revenue or downloads.