Comparison

Connected Earth vs StarPromenade

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

Head to head
About

Connected Earth

Explore global transportation and communication networks. Visualize roads, railways, shipping lanes, and flight routes, along with submarine internet cables, to understand Earth's interconnectedness. Gain a unified perspective of our planet and the systems that link us.

Highlights
  • Global transportation visualization
  • Communication network mapping
  • Interactive Earth view
  • Submarine cable layer
  • Unified planet perspective
Features
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Discover how we travel and communicate across the globe. Planet Earth is interconnected in countless ways. Explore this connectedness from a global perspective. Visualize overlaying roads, railways, navigable rivers, shipping lanes, and flight routes to uncover how we move across the planet. Dive into the intricate relationships between transport and communication networks. Activate the internet connection layer to reveal submarine cables and see how the world's populated areas interact. Gain insight into the incredible systems that link us together and raise awareness of the amazing planet we call home. Learn to see the world as one unified planet, where we are all interconnected and together.

About

StarPromenade

Features
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This is a space travel simulator application. Using 3D stellar position data, you can experience realistic space travel. You can board a spacecraft that can fly billions of times faster than the ISS (International Space Station) and take an interstellar flight. During the flight, the positioning of stars changes, and familiar constellations are transformed into novel, never-before-seen shapes.

Screenshots

Connected Earth4 screens
StarPromenade2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Connected Earth at Free against StarPromenade's $0.99. StarPromenade's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 91 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Connected Earth is free to download; StarPromenade costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Connected Earth ships an update every 91 months, StarPromenade every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Connected Earth versus StarPromenade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnected EarthStarPromenade
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 91 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.5
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCelestial Dynamics AGTakao Akatsu

In-app purchases

None

Connected Earth

No in-app purchases

None

StarPromenade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connected Earth free?
Connected Earth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarPromenade free?
StarPromenade costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Connected Earth or StarPromenade have ads?
Neither Connected Earth nor StarPromenade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Connected Earth or StarPromenade?
Connected Earth ships an update every 91 months, and StarPromenade every 2 months. Most recently, Connected Earth was updated on October 24, 2026 and StarPromenade on October 17, 2026.

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