Comparison

Future Earth vs EarthPi

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

Head to head
About

Future Earth

Explore potential future geological changes on Earth over the next 250 million years. This app visually depicts the evolution of continents and oceans based on scientific understanding of plate tectonics and geologic history.

Highlights
  • Future geological simulations
  • Continental evolution visualization
  • Oceanic change depiction
  • Plate tectonics based predictions
  • 250 million year timeline
Features
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Would you like to continue your travels forward in time? Well, jump on the Ancient Earth time machine app and travel forward in time to see how the world might change in the next 250 million years. This version of Ancient Earth vividly illustrates how continents and oceans might evolve. How long will the Atlantic Ocean continue to open? Is the world likely to see a new supercontinent? If so, what will it look like? Based on accumulated knowledge of plate motion and geologic history, Future Earth presents one possible future of the world’s continents.

About

EarthPi

Explore Earth with 27 interactive map projections. Visualize the planet from different angles, adjust time to see sunlight, and track celestial bodies. Save your discoveries with screenshot functionality.

Highlights
  • 27 Earth projections
  • Smooth projection transitions
  • Time control for sunlight simulation
  • Celestial tracking (sun and moon)
  • Screenshot functionality
Features
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EarthPi is a unique app designed to provide users with a detailed and interactive way to explore Earth through various map projections. With 27 distinct Earth projections, the app allows users to study and visualize the planet from multiple perspectives. Key Features: - 27 Earth Projections: Choose from a variety of Earth's map projections. - Smooth Projection Transitions: Switch between projections seamlessly with fluid animations and learn how each map projection works. - Time Control: Adjust the time to observe the dynamic interaction of sunlight with Earth’s surface across all projections. - Celestial Tracking: View the real-time positions of the sun and moon based on the selected time. - Screenshot Functionality: Capture and save images of any map projection. Future Development: The developer is dedicated to expanding EarthPi’s capabilities, with plans to introduce additional projections, features, and improvements.

Screenshots

Future Earth4 screens
EarthPi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EarthPi at Free against Future Earth's $1.99. EarthPi also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Future Earth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (49 vs 14). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

EarthPi is free to download; Future Earth costs $1.99 up front. EarthPi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Future Earth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Future Earth holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Future Earth's written reviews are positive against 67% of EarthPi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Future Earth ships an update every 2 months, EarthPi every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Future Earth versus EarthPi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuture EarthEarthPi
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (49 ratings) — better4.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas L. MooreOthman Alzahrani

Customer experience

Future Earth

All ratings49 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

EarthPi

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Future Earth

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EarthPi

One-time1
  • EarthPi Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Future Earth free?
Future Earth costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EarthPi free?
EarthPi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Future Earth or EarthPi?
Future Earth is rated higher. Future Earth averages 4.6 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while EarthPi averages 4.4 from 14 ratings.
Do Future Earth or EarthPi have ads?
Neither Future Earth nor EarthPi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Future Earth or EarthPi?
Future Earth ships an update every 2 months, and EarthPi every 3 months. Most recently, Future Earth was updated on September 10, 2026 and EarthPi on September 11, 2026.

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