BlinkBook vs Globe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlinkBook
Bring your drawings to life with animation! Take a picture of your artwork, and watch it animate. You can even star in your own cartoon, record your voice, and share your creations on social media.
- Animate drawings from photos
- Star in your own cartoon
- Record custom voiceovers
- Watch cartoons in different languages
- Share creations on social media
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1. I Color 2. I take a picture 3. Fantastic, it comes to life ! The 5 plus, 1. Take a selfie and feature in you own cartoon 2. Grab your voice and answer to the characters of your movie 3. See your name in the credits as the film director 4. Watch your cartoon in another language 5. Share this movie on social media by just one click in the app
Globe
Experience the Earth in augmented reality with this app. View real-time weather, historical data, and diverse content like countries and dinosaurs. Requires the Hobonichi Globe accessory.
- Augmented reality globe visualization
- Real-time weather and temperature
- Historical Earth data up to one week
- Educational content (countries, dinosaurs)
- Earth at night view
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The Hobonichi Globe is an AR globe that pops out at you! When you view the Hobonichi Globe with this app, the world will jump out in all sorts of ways right before your eyes. - See the Earth's current status When you view the Hobonichi Globe through the app, you can view real-time changes in the Earth's clouds, rain, and temperature by the hour. The data goes back to one week prior. Use the slider to move back and forth within that timeframe. - Loads of content See the countries of the world, dinosaurs of eons gone by, the Earth at night. There is an enormous amount of content that's great for educational purposes or playing with your kids. *The Hobonichi Globe is required to use this app. Software requirements iOS 11.0 or better
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Globe at none against BlinkBook's shown. Globe also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). BlinkBook's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 52%) and ratings volume (74 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Globe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlinkBook has 74 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of BlinkBook's written reviews are positive against 52% of Globe's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlinkBook | Globe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (74 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews — better | 52.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Claire Fay | Hobonichi Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
BlinkBook
Globe
In-app purchases
BlinkBook
No in-app purchases
Globe
No in-app purchases
