Comparison

3D Cities and Places vs Threadlytics

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

3D Cities and Places

Explore detailed 3D views of cities and landmarks worldwide using Apple's Flyover technology. Navigate and interact with 3D models, and access integrated features across iOS, Apple Watch, and Apple TV devices.

Highlights
  • Global 3D city and place exploration
  • Apple MapKit integration
  • Interactive 3D viewing with gestures
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Apple TV integration (Universal Purchase)
Features
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This is a free version with limited features. For full features, Mac App and TVOS App, please look for the Pro version. In the past, 3D Modeling requires state-of-the-art computing machines and advanced graphic programming for a building or object. With Apple Map flyover, 3D Cities and Places around the worlds are now available on your iOS devices. (This app is part of the Universal Purchase. With one purchase, you will be able to see the 3D Cities and Places on your iOS, Watch OS and Apple TV devices.). The motivation of this app is to get your the quickest access to the cities and places you can start to explore the fantastic 3D View and explore cities and places in a wonderful experience. iOS App Quick Started: > Cities and Places with flyover support around the globe are listed. Zoom in/out and select any city/place to see the 3D View. > Smart tip: from the "Normal" map view to find out any POI and enable the 3D Building View (two-fingers gesture to change viewing angles: zoom in/out, rotate, swipe up/down for 3D View) and then click on "Flyover" to switch to 3D Flyover View. > To see the "New York City" in 3D View, follow the steps below: 1. Select "New York, NY" from the map or from the table 2. "New York City" 3D View should appear. 3. You can use two-fingers gesture to change viewing angles: zoom in/out, rotate, swipe up/down for viewing the city details. > To see specific POI such as "Eiffel Tower" in 3D View, follow the steps below: 1. Select "Paris, France" from the map or from the table. 2. Switch to "Normal" map view and find the "Eiffel Tower" on the map. 3. You can use two-fingers gesture to change viewing angles: zoom in/out, rotate, swipe up/down for 3D View. 4. Switch back to "Flyover" view to see the 3D View. Watch App Quick Started: > Launch the Watch App and the app will communicate with the iOS App to get the nearest city/place and also notify the iOS App to select and view the city/place. Click on the "Nearest" button if you would like to search the nearest city/place again. Introduction: This app integrates the following technologies and data together: - The latest Apple MapKit features such as Traffic, Buildings, POI and 3D Model - Apple Watch Integration with iPhone. - Apple TV integration (Universal Purchase: one purchase to get the app on iOS and Apple TV) - Databases with built in information. This app provides the following features: - One click City/Place selection by selecting the table and click on a location. - This app provides the Apple Watch Integration - This app will provide Apple TV integration.

About

Threadlytics

This app analyzes your smart home's mesh network, providing health grades, device scores, and interactive maps. It helps identify weak links and understand your network's performance, complementing existing smart home apps. An optional subscription offers historical data and advanced export options.

Highlights
  • Mesh health grading
  • Per-device health scores
  • Interactive 2D/3D network map
  • Weak link identification
  • Border router diagnostics
  • Cross-ecosystem device matching
  • On-device assistant
Features
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Your smart home runs on a mesh you can't see. Threadlytics measures it. Thread routers promote and demote themselves, devices sleep and wake, links strengthen and fade — and when something says "No Response," most apps just show you a list. Threadlytics is the instrument: it reads the diagnostics your Matter and Thread devices already publish and turns them into grades, maps, and answers. It complements the Home app; it does not replace it. WHAT IT MEASURES • Mesh health, graded — border-router coverage, routing depth, link quality, and partition state resolved into plain-language grades instead of raw counters. • Per-device health scores — stability, reachability, and CSA certification, each with the evidence behind it. • Topology you can walk — an interactive network map in 2D and 3D, a hierarchy tree, the fabrics your devices belong to, and the full protocol path for any single device. • Weak links — which device drops frames to which neighbor, and at what signal strength, so you know what to move. • Border routers as first-class devices — your HomePods, Apple TVs, and hubs appear with their Thread role, so you can see who is actually carrying your mesh. ONE DEVICE, ONE IDENTITY The same physical device shows up under a different name in every app you own. Threadlytics matches records across Apple Home, Matter, and Home Assistant using stable hardware identifiers so your device list shows your devices, not your ecosystems' copies of them. Anything it cannot match with confidence stays separate, and the app says so. ASK ABOUT YOUR OWN HOUSE The built-in assistant runs on your device and answers only from your latest scan — not from the internet, and not from a guess about smart homes in general. When an answer uses your home data it says so, and it names the devices it drew on. (Requires an iPhone or iPad that supports Apple Intelligence.) SIRI & SHORTCUTS "What needs attention in Threadlytics?" Ask Siri for your home health score, the devices needing attention, or what changed since your last scan — without opening the app. In the Shortcuts app, your devices are first-class objects with score, grade, reachability, and transport. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE No account. No sign-up. Analysis happens on your device and your data stays there. Apple Home, Thread, and Matter work entirely locally; Home Assistant is an opt-in enhancement you can ignore forever. Local-only mode is a first-class mode, not a setting buried three screens deep. Exports are yours: CSV, JSON, and Markdown, with an Anonymize switch for sharing. THREADLYTICS PREMIUM (optional subscription) The free app is complete: scanning, grades, maps, correlation, the assistant, and data exports. Premium adds Home History — score trends, saved snapshots, and a "what changed" feed beyond the free 7-day window — plus network exports (the map as an image, the Tree and Fabrics pages as reports) and priority support. First month free; cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Works with the devices you already own — no hub, no extra hardware, nothing to buy. Requires iOS 26 or later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://seering.ai/privacy Threadlytics is an independent product of Seering LLC and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple, the Connectivity Standards Alliance, the Thread Group, or any device maker.

Screenshots

3D Cities and Places4 screens
Threadlytics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 3D Cities and Places at none against Threadlytics's 2. 3D Cities and Places also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). Threadlytics's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Threadlytics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 3D Cities and Places asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 3D Cities and Places against 5.0 for Threadlytics. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3D Cities and Places ships an update monthly, Threadlytics every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
3D Cities and Places versus Threadlytics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Cities and PlacesThreadlytics
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB211 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperJufen ChangSeering LLC

Customer experience

3D Cities and Places

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Threadlytics

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

3D Cities and Places

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Threadlytics

Subscriptions2
  • Threadlytics$2.991 Month
  • Threadlytics$29.991 Year

Questions

Is 3D Cities and Places free?
3D Cities and Places is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Threadlytics free?
Threadlytics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 3D Cities and Places or Threadlytics?
3D Cities and Places and Threadlytics are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do 3D Cities and Places or Threadlytics have ads?
Neither 3D Cities and Places nor Threadlytics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3D Cities and Places or Threadlytics?
3D Cities and Places ships an update monthly, and Threadlytics every 2 weeks. Most recently, 3D Cities and Places was updated on November 2, 2026 and Threadlytics on October 31, 2026.

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