SatSquatch vs GOES Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SatSquatch
Visualize detailed weather data with customizable maps. Access free satellite imagery and advanced layers with a subscription. Perfect for weather enthusiasts seeking beautiful, high-quality data.
- Customizable weather maps
- GOES weather satellite data
- Real-time high-res mesoanalysis
- MRMS data layers
- User-friendly interface
- Subscription for advanced features
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SatSquatch is an app for weather enthusiasts who want high-quality, beautiful data & a user-friendly interface. SatSquatch allows you to create your own maps using various data layers such as GOES weather satellite, real-time high-res mesoanalysis, MRMS, and more! We provide all GOES satellite data layers for free as well as others. More advanced layers & features such as custom map presets require a subscription to SatSquatch Pro. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wxbyte.com/satsquatch-privacy
GOES Viewer
Easily view and share the latest satellite imagery from NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) directly on your mobile device. This app simplifies accessing global satellite views and animations, making it quick to share images via message or save them to your gallery.
- View GOES satellite imagery
- Access global satellite views
- Watch satellite animations
- Easy image sharing
- Save imagery to gallery
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Do you like to view and share the latest satellite imagery of the world? Think the NOAA GOES website is hard to navigate on your phone? Give GOES Viewer a try! This app is designed to give a quick preview of every view NOAA has for it's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) and even lets you view the animations of the most recent imagery. To top that all off, sharing is as easy as tapping the share button which will attach the imagery to a message or let you save it to your gallery!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GOES Viewer at 4.9 against SatSquatch's 4.3. GOES Viewer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (86% vs 71%). SatSquatch's advantage is chart position (#197 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. SatSquatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. GOES Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
GOES Viewer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of SatSquatch's written reviews are positive against 86% of GOES Viewer's.
SatSquatch ships an update every 4 weeks, GOES Viewer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SatSquatch | GOES Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #197 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WxByte LLC | Emery Silberman |
Customer experience
SatSquatch
GOES Viewer
In-app purchases
SatSquatch
- SatSquatch Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- SatSquatch Pro$49.991 Year
GOES Viewer
No in-app purchases
