Satellite Map vs Earth Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Satellite Map
Explore the world with high-definition satellite imagery, 3D building models, and real-time contour maps. Discover global street information and enjoy breathtaking scenery from anywhere.
- HD satellite maps
- 3D building models
- Real-time contour maps
- Global street information
- Explore global scenery
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HD satellite maps provide the latest and most complete satellite maps, which is your best companion to explore the unknown world, and enjoy the global scenery without leaving home. In addition to satellite maps, there are 3D maps (showing 3D models of buildings), contour maps (showing coordinates in real time, longitude and latitude), and flat maps (showing global street information). Disclaimer: Apps will continue to use the location feature in the background, which will reduce battery life.
Earth Maps
Explore Earth with high-definition satellite imagery and historical street views. This app offers a detailed 3D globe, allowing you to virtually travel the world and examine terrain, buildings, and roads with exceptional clarity. Discover places online without leaving your home.
- High-definition 3D globe
- Historical street view
- Latest satellite imagery
- Measure area distance
- Oriental compass function
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1. High-definition 3D globe 2. Load map tile data 3. Oriental compass function 4.historical street view 5.Measuring area distance 6.latest satellite imagery World Satellite Map allows you to view any place on Earth using photos taken from satellites. The advantage of the world satellite map over other maps is that the satellite map allows you to consider the surface terrain, forests, rivers, lakes, buildings, roads in sufficient detail with a high degree of detail. With satellite maps, you can travel the world online without leaving your phone. From world satellite map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Earth Maps at 78% against Satellite Map's 27%. Earth Maps also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and ads (none vs shown). Satellite Map's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Earth Maps sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Satellite Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
Earth Maps holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 329 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Satellite Map's written reviews are positive against 78% of Earth Maps's.
Satellite Map ships an update every 2 months, Earth Maps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Satellite Map | Earth Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (329 ratings) | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.0% of reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 329 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 慧敏 赵 | FOXPOI PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
Satellite Map
Earth Maps
User reviews
Satellite Map
From 329 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌍 Satellite map - live earth
- 🤖 Clones
- 🎨 3d live
Room to improve
- 🌐 Everything's in Chinese no translation available
- 🌐 Only Chinese language available
- 🌐 The text on the map is in Chinese
- 🌐 Everything is written in Chinese!!!
- 🌐 Everything is in Chinese
Earth Maps
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Helpful for finding locations
- 👍 Useful for travel
- 👍 Excellent graphics
- 👍 Precise location information
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy performance
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 💰 Paywall for historical imagery
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🤔 Not available in some countries
Bugs and requests
Satellite Map
Reported bugs
3 issues- The satellite map is not live
- The pictures are out of date
- Can't find map index, no way to find a particular street or area
Requested features
2 requests- English version
- Change language to English
Earth Maps
Reported bugs
2 issues- Historical imagery not loading
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- More frequent updates
- Improved historical imagery access
In-app purchases
Satellite Map
No in-app purchases
Earth Maps
- Week$5.19
- month$14.99
- year$24.49
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- Lifetime$36.49
Questions
Is Satellite Map free?
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Do Satellite Map or Earth Maps have ads?
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