Comparison

Connected Earth vs Stickey Chords

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

Stickey Chords

Learn to build piano chords by placing characters on the correct keys. The app provides visual feedback on your accuracy and allows customization of chord types and voicings. Improve your ear training with audio playback and choose your preferred note naming system.

Highlights
  • Chord building with character placement
  • Visual accuracy feedback
  • Customizable chord types (major, minor, 7th, etc.)
  • Chord voicing selection (root position, inversions)
  • Ear training via audio playback
  • English and Fixed do note naming
Features
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Team Stickey needs your help building chords! Place the characters on the correct keys to make the chord written above the keyboard. Once you think you have it right, check your answer - all correct is shown by green check marks; some correct (or correct but in the wrong order) are marked by gray check marks; correct note letter name but incorrect accidental (sharp/flat/natural) gets a gray x; incorrect note letter gets a red x. Customize settings to play with the chords you are interested in: - major - minor - suspended - augmented - diminished - dominant 7th - major 7th - minor 7th Select the chord voicing: - root position or inversions Improve your ear by listening to the chord written, then listening to the chord made with the keys you placed characters on. Choose between English (C, D, E...) and Fixed do (do, re, mi...) note naming.

Screenshots

Connected Earth4 screens
Stickey Chords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stickey Chords at 100% against Connected Earth's 33%. Stickey Chords also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 24 months vs every 91 months). Connected Earth's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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; Stickey Chords costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stickey Chords holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Connected Earth's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stickey Chords's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Connected Earth ships an update every 91 months, Stickey Chords every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Connected Earth versus Stickey Chords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnected EarthStickey Chords
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 91 monthsEvery 24 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCelestial Dynamics AGLaura Gabrielson

Customer experience

Connected Earth

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Stickey Chords

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Connected Earth

No in-app purchases

None

Stickey Chords

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connected Earth free?
Connected Earth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stickey Chords free?
Stickey Chords costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Connected Earth or Stickey Chords?
Stickey Chords is rated higher. Connected Earth averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Stickey Chords averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Connected Earth or Stickey Chords have ads?
Neither Connected Earth nor Stickey Chords shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Connected Earth or Stickey Chords?
Connected Earth ships an update every 91 months, and Stickey Chords every 24 months. Most recently, Connected Earth was updated on October 15, 2026 and Stickey Chords on October 8, 2026.

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