Comparison

酷玩地球 vs Explore Globe

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

Head to head
About

酷玩地球

Explore the world with an interactive 3D globe. Discover interesting facts about countries, culture, animals, history, and more through engaging visuals and AI-powered narration. Learn about global wonders and diverse subjects in a fun and accessible way.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D globe exploration
  • Facts on 200+ countries
  • Covers food, culture, animals, history
  • AI voice narration
  • Zoom, rotate, and highlight features
  • Adjustable audio settings
Features
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Wonder Earth is an interactive 3D globe developed by the Playtech Studio in Singapore. It allows you to explore the wonders and beauties of the world easily on your mobile devices. We describe the most interesting facts of each country and many subjects in simple and concise language. Contents: - interesting facts about more than 200 countries - food and culture - wild animals around the world - vehicles and vessels - influential people in history - ancient and modern wonders - breathtaking sceneries Features: - zoom and rotate the earth - AI voice output - display/hide visual elements - touch to highlight countries - adjustable volume for speech and background music

About

Explore Globe

This augmented reality globe uses advanced technology to offer children an intuitive and stereoscopic understanding of the world. It transforms traditional learning by making geography, astronomy, and general knowledge engaging and accessible.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality globe experience
  • Spherical recognition and tracking
  • 3D rendering technology
  • Interactive learning of geography and astronomy
  • Access to world encyclopedia knowledge
Features
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AR globe redefines the concept of traditional globe and changes the way children perceive the world. It is a new children's enlightenment education product based on augmented reality (AR) technology. It uses spherical recognition and tracking technology and 3D rendering technology to enable children to understand the whole world intuitively and stereoscopically. AR globe is a high-tech multi-function globe, which subverts the cognitive model of traditional globe, makes children love learning, and easily master astronomical geography, world encyclopedia and other massive knowledge.

Screenshots

酷玩地球4 screens
Explore Globe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 酷玩地球 at 60% against Explore Globe's 0%. 酷玩地球 also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 11 months). Explore Globe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. 酷玩地球 sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Explore Globe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

酷玩地球 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 酷玩地球 has 641 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of 酷玩地球's written reviews are positive against 0% of Explore Globe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

酷玩地球 ships an update every 5 weeks, Explore Globe every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
酷玩地球 versus Explore Globe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter酷玩地球Explore Globe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (641 ratings) — better1.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings641 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size508 MB1.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGangwen MeiShenzhen Weijing Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

酷玩地球

All ratings641 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative30.9%

Explore Globe

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

酷玩地球

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect translations and country names
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add English language support
  • Improve accuracy of country information
  • Introduce more interactive learning elements

Explore Globe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

酷玩地球

One-time14
  • Unlock animals package$0.99
  • Unlock flags package$1.99
  • Unlock practice quiz mode$3.99
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  • Unlock geography theme modes$3.99
  • Unlock History Pack$3.99
  • Unlock packages$3.99
  • Unlock Earth Knowledges$5.99
  • Unlock All$5.99
  • 解锁史前系列:恐龙包$7.99
  • Unlock packages$8.99
  • 经典系列合集 优惠价格2 variants$9.99
  • 解锁经典系列$9.99
  • 经典系列合集 优惠价格$12.99
  • Classic Series Bundle$14.99
None

Explore Globe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 酷玩地球 free?
酷玩地球 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Explore Globe free?
Explore Globe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 酷玩地球 or Explore Globe?
酷玩地球 is rated higher. 酷玩地球 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 641 ratings, while Explore Globe averages 1.5 from 2 ratings.
Do 酷玩地球 or Explore Globe have ads?
Neither 酷玩地球 nor Explore Globe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 酷玩地球 or Explore Globe?
酷玩地球 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Explore Globe every 11 months. Most recently, 酷玩地球 was updated on October 17, 2026 and Explore Globe on October 15, 2026.

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