Comparison

AR Planet Earth Geography vs GlobeViewer

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

Head to head
About

AR Planet Earth Geography

Explore geography interactively using augmented reality. This app brings the world to life with printable maps and 3D globes, making learning about countries, wonders, and climate zones engaging for children. It offers a virtual globe with extensive data and educational visualizations.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality geography lessons
  • Interactive 3D Earth globe
  • Printable contour maps and flag cards
  • Virtual globe with country and region data
  • Day/night cycle and solar system visualization
  • Climate zones and natural regions exploration
Features
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Children's geography with augmented reality. Interactive Geography with printable contour maps. Interesting geography with augmented reality for teaching children (AR augmented reality): Children’s geography Quiz “Countries of the world”. Print out the cards with the flags. The child points the tablet atto the card. The tablet recognizes it and shows on an interactive Earth globe. Interest geography “Wonders of the World”. Print the pictures with “Wonders of the World”. Stick them on the globe. Point your tablet at them, and your child will be able to animate the wonders of the world in their device, and by clicking on them he will get to the Earth Globe 3d. Virtual Globe. Contains the atlas of the world - 240 countries, 4112 regions, 7144 settlements. Discover the relief of our planet, the day and night change, rotation of the Sun, the atmosphere of Earth. Search cities, countries. Visualization of school geography training material With the help of augmented reality: - World map with Natural Regions - Map 3d - CLIMATE ZONES - map of America - a map of Europe - map of Asia - Political map - Geographical Discoveries of the Early Middle Ages - Topographic map of the world - map of Africa - Soils - Seas and oceans - Solar System - Seasons - Wonders of the World - Flags and countries of the world Know more with the help of our interesting map! Check out our website: http://arkids.cards Attention! Technical requirements for your devices: tablet or a smartphone with camera, min.700 mb of free space, 1 GB RAM, IOS 9.3.5 and higher - The app offers an auto-renewing subscription based in-app purchase (IAP) Subscription name: Metodist's mode; Subscription cost: $2.00 (USD); Subscription duration: 1 month; Terms of Use: You can read your terms of use here for more details: http://arkids.cards; Auto-renewing subscription: You subscription will be renewed every month i.e. you will be charged every month. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hrs before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of the free one month initial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription.

About

GlobeViewer

Explore Earth with a high-resolution 3D globe and topography maps. View surface, underwater, and topographical details, with real-time event overlays. Access extensive geographical data for offline use.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D globe
  • High-resolution topography maps
  • Surface and underwater views
  • Real-time event overlays
  • Offline data caching
  • Extensive place names and geographical features
Features
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GlobeViewer is a high resolution 3D terrestrial globe with topography and surface maps. This app enables a high-quality view of the surface of our blue planet. It is divided into two areas: the rotatable, global view as an interactive globe and a high-resolution 3D map representation of the Earth's topography. - Interactive 3D globe with surface, underwater and topography maps - High-resolution 3D topography map set of the entire Earth's surface - divided into 22,912 individual tiles. You can load 110 different regions onto the interactive globe, which then present the many individual tiles in a meaningful, connected way and reload them automatically. The app initially only contains the textures for the globe in low resolution. All required downloads are automatically loaded from our server. A total of around 105 GB of data is available. The data remains in the cache on your device for offline use, but can be deleted at any time in the main menu. Furthermore, all events recorded by the GDACS, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, etc., are entered on the globe. The 3D topography map is based on the elevation data from the NASA Terra probe, which recorded 83° of the northern and southern hemispheres between 2000 and 2013 - this is the result of the ASTER3-DEM. With version 0.10.0, the map is enriched with around 7.5 million place names from geonames.org. This means that all the towns, mountains, lakes, deserts and many other geographical features entered there are shown on the map. From version 0.12.0, data from OpenStreetMaps (buildings, borders, streets...) is also available on the tiles - but only for the demos and the purchased maps. Use the tutorial in the app to get started quickly or read the manual to find out which functions are included in this app. Since the app is still under development, some functions may still change. We hope you enjoy using GlobeViewer!

Screenshots

AR Planet Earth Geography4 screens
GlobeViewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AR Planet Earth Geography at 100% against GlobeViewer's 33%. AR Planet Earth Geography also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). GlobeViewer's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. GlobeViewer sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. AR Planet Earth Geography asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AR Planet Earth Geography holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of AR Planet Earth Geography's written reviews are positive against 33% of GlobeViewer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AR Planet Earth Geography ships an update every 5 months, GlobeViewer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AR Planet Earth Geography versus GlobeViewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAR Planet Earth GeographyGlobeViewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB236 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValeriy DanyukRAB-Software

Customer experience

AR Planet Earth Geography

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GlobeViewer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

AR Planet Earth Geography

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

GlobeViewer

One-time11
  • 4K & Polar Regions$0.99
  • 4K & South America$2.99
  • 4K & Pacific$2.99
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  • 4K & Japan/Korea/Taiwan$2.99
  • 8K & North America$4.99
  • 8K & Australia$4.99
  • 8K & China$4.99
  • 8K & Russia$4.99
  • 8K & Europe$4.99
  • 8K Pass$8.99
  • Professional Version$14.99

Questions

Is AR Planet Earth Geography free?
AR Planet Earth Geography is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GlobeViewer free?
GlobeViewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AR Planet Earth Geography or GlobeViewer?
AR Planet Earth Geography is rated higher. AR Planet Earth Geography averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while GlobeViewer averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do AR Planet Earth Geography or GlobeViewer have ads?
GlobeViewer shows ads; AR Planet Earth Geography does not.
Which is updated more often, AR Planet Earth Geography or GlobeViewer?
AR Planet Earth Geography ships an update every 5 months, and GlobeViewer every 6 weeks. Most recently, AR Planet Earth Geography was updated on October 10, 2026 and GlobeViewer on October 24, 2026.

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