ArcGIS Earth vs Fuels Data
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArcGIS Earth
Explore and visualize geographic data in an intuitive 3D environment. Supports a wide range of data sources, including online services and local files. Offers tools for analysis, placemark management, and creating immersive tours.
- 3D geographic data visualization
- Connect to ArcGIS Online/Enterprise
- Support for local data files
- Interactive analysis tools
- Placemark collection and sharing
- Create and share tours
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ArcGIS Earth is designed for everyone and provides user-friendly 3D experiences. Data support ArcGIS Earth allows you to use a variety of items from ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, local data, and web services: • Browse web scenes, map services, image services, scene services, and feature services. • Browse local files including mobile scene packages (MSPK), KML, KMZ, tile packages, and scene layer packages (SLPK). • Support has been added for Living Atlas of the World. Key features • Connect to ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise. • Tap to identify features. • Support has been added for collecting, editing, and sharing placemarks. • Interactive analysis tools include Measure, Line of Sight, and Viewshed. • Create and share tours with geotagged photos. • Search for places and switch locators. • Start-up tips and guidance for hand gestures are included. • Record and preview GPS tracks, and share with your organization.
Fuels Data
Streamline field data collection for wildland management. This app automatically performs calculations and links photos to data, reducing transcription errors. Collected data can be used to train fuel load estimation models.
- Automated calculations
- Photo and data linking
- Reduced transcription errors
- Data upload for AI models
- Field data collection
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Fuels Data is designed for wildland management practitioners tasked with collecting surface fuels measurements in the field It automatically performs calculations and table lookups. Photos and data are linked together, which eliminates the need to diligently sequence reference photos to align with data. These features reduce the risk of mistakes in transcribing and reviewing collected data in the field. The collected data may also be uploaded to the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence to build and train fuel load estimation models.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fuels Data at 4.6 against ArcGIS Earth's 3.5. Fuels Data also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). ArcGIS Earth's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fuels Data holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArcGIS Earth has 44 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ArcGIS Earth ships an update every 3 months, Fuels Data every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArcGIS Earth | Fuels Data |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (44 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESRI | Allen Institute for AI |
Customer experience
ArcGIS Earth
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In-app purchases
ArcGIS Earth
No in-app purchases
Fuels Data
No in-app purchases
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