Comparison

GlobeViewer vs SeeSatView

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

Head to head
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!

About

SeeSatView

Features
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This app presents natural disaster contents created using information gathered from various opensource data, including satellite images. The app intends to distribute natural disaster contents created using satellite and geographical data. These contents are not disaster warnings, and please follow local government agencies and standard news media for disaster warnings. This app does not collect, store, or transmit your personal or location information in any way, shape, or format. Location data is used solely to show your location related to displayed natural disaster or environmental content image.

Screenshots

GlobeViewer4 screens
SeeSatView3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SeeSatView at none against GlobeViewer's 11. SeeSatView also leads on ads (none vs shown). GlobeViewer's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). On price, 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. GlobeViewer sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. SeeSatView asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlobeViewer ships an update every 6 weeks, SeeSatView every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GlobeViewer versus SeeSatView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobeViewerSeeSatView
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 14 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRAB-SoftwareKithsiri Perera

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
None

SeeSatView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GlobeViewer free?
GlobeViewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SeeSatView free?
SeeSatView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GlobeViewer or SeeSatView have ads?
GlobeViewer shows ads; SeeSatView does not.
Which is updated more often, GlobeViewer or SeeSatView?
GlobeViewer ships an update every 6 weeks, and SeeSatView every 14 months. Most recently, GlobeViewer was updated on October 8, 2026 and SeeSatView on October 2, 2026.

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