SatSquatch vs YourGlobe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SatSquatch
Visualize and analyze complex weather data with customizable maps. Access satellite imagery, high-resolution radar, and multiple forecast models. Explore historical data and overlay various meteorological analyses for detailed insights.
- Customizable weather map layers
- High-resolution Level II radar
- Multiple satellite imagery bands
- Various forecast models
- Archive mode for historical data
- Overlay NWS warnings and outlooks
- Animated wind and loops
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SatSquatch is your all-in-one professional weather data app: satellite data, full-resolution Level II radar, forecast models, mesoanalysis and more, layered however you like on a fast, GPU-drawn map. SATELLITE • All 16 GOES-East and GOES-West bands, Himawari-9 full disk, True Color and core composites • RGB composites such as Air Mass, Day Cloud Phase and Fire Temperature (Pro) • GLM lightning and LightningCast (Pro) • GOES fire detections RADAR • Level II radar from every NEXRAD and TDWR site: reflectivity, dealiased and storm-relative velocity, spectrum width and the dual-pol moments (ZDR, CC, KDP, PHI) • Every tilt, echo tops, VIL, MESH, azimuthal shear, rotation tracks, ZDR columns and a tornado debris overlay • Storm-relative velocity from the radar's own storm tracks • 15-second refresh, with live sweeps (Pro) • Radar cross-sections (Pro) • MRMS composite reflectivity and precipitation, plus hail, rotation, echo tops, rainfall totals and flash flood guidance (Pro) ARCHIVE MODE (PRO) • Replay any past date: GOES satellite back to 2017, Level II radar back to 1991, MRMS back to 2020, GLM lightning and fire detections • That day's warnings, watches, SPC outlooks and storm reports, as they stood at the time FORECAST MODELS • HRRR, RRFS, GFS, RTMA and URMA • ECMWF IFS and AIFS, RAP, AIGFS, NBM and the GEFS, REFS, AIGEFS and AIFS ENS ensembles (Pro) • Filled contours, labelled contour lines, wind barbs and animated wind particles • 18 built-in presets, from 500 mb heights and vorticity to reflectivity over updraft helicity tracks • Run-to-run trends and one-tap model compare • Point soundings with skew-T, hodograph and parameters, cross-sections and meteograms (Pro) • Ensemble probabilities, spaghetti and plumes (Pro) ANALYSIS AND OVERLAYS • NWS warnings and watches, SPC, WPC and CPC outlooks, METARs, storm reports, ProbSevere, WPC fronts and Nadocast • Mesoanalysis, observed soundings and VAD winds (Pro) • Tropical model tracks, with ensemble tracks (Pro) CUSTOMIZABLE MAPS • Stack any layers in any order, with per-layer opacity and display units • 49 colormap presets and a full colormap editor • GRLevelX colour table import and export (Pro) • Saved presets, saved locations, annotations and a satellite basemap (Pro) • Split screen with synced panes, a data inspector and measuring tools • Animated wind with a level slider from 10 m to 250 mb • Loops of up to 72 frames; export images, GIFs and videos • Settings and favorites synced across devices SatSquatch Pro is an auto-renewing subscription that unlocks the features marked (Pro). Also available on the web at satsquatch.wxbyte.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wxbyte.com/satsquatch-privacy
YourGlobe
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You live on a planet in constant motion. YourGlobe lets you observe it from space in near real time, using a network of geostationary satellites. With natural-color satellite imagery, YourGlobe gives you a realistic, intuitive view of Earth's atmosphere as one dynamic, interconnected system — a calm and immersive way to explore the planet and understand global weather patterns as they happen. Follow cloud systems as they move across continents. Watch storms form over the oceans. Track wildfires, dust plumes, and large-scale atmospheric circulation as they unfold. Features • Continuous rotation of the Earth • Near real-time global atmospheric animation • Multiple synchronized geostationary satellites • Natural-color satellite imagery • Interactive wildfire and cyclone tracking • Spherical globe and map projection views • No account required Ideal for • Students and teachers • Weather and satellite imagery enthusiasts • Earth science learning • Environmental awareness • Anyone curious about our planet YourGlobe turns satellite observation into a clear, accessible experience — helping you see Earth as the living system it is. Subscription: YourGlobe Annual Length: 1 year Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SatSquatch at weekly against YourGlobe's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. SatSquatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and YourGlobe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SatSquatch ships an update weekly, YourGlobe every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SatSquatch | YourGlobe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WxByte LLC | Louis Gonzalez |
In-app purchases
SatSquatch
- SatSquatch Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- SatSquatch Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
YourGlobe
- YourGlobe Annual$4.991 Year









