Centre for Ethics vs EarthLayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Centre for Ethics
Access a wealth of ethical discussions, including lectures, essays, and podcasts from a leading university center. Stay updated on upcoming events and save content for offline access.
- Event calendar and reminders
- Access to lectures, essays, and podcasts
- Save content for offline use
- Personalized updates
- Multi-media online journal
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Provides quick and easy access to events and publications from the University of Toronto’s leading Centre for Ethics. Includes hundreds of videos from lectures and other events, plus essays, symposiums, book forums, podcasts, and more. Features a diverse international line-up of engaging speakers and authors. Explores the ethical dimensions of individual, social, and political life. Covers topics such as The Ethics of Black Lives Matter, The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, etc. Features: Stay Current – Your main My C4E page automatically updates with upcoming events, recently published talks, essays, and podcasts, with direct access to your saved Favourites. Calendar View – Access all upcoming Centre for Ethics events, and even add them to your personal calendar. C4eJournal – The ever-growing collection of essays, symposiums, book forums, etc. featured in our multi-media online journal is just a tap away. Talks and Podcasts – Stream hundreds of hours of stimulating C4E talks and podcasts. Save for Later – Bookmark events that catch your eye and download essays and podcast episodes for offline reading and listening. Reminders – Turn on notification settings to receive updates on what’s coming down the pike at C4E.
EarthLayer
Discover Earth's biodiversity with this app, featuring interactive maps of wildlife and plant life. Explore species, learn about their habitats and conservation status, and read engaging nature stories.
- Interactive biodiversity maps
- Species and plant profiles
- Habitat and ecosystem exploration
- Conservation status information
- Nature stories and articles
- Search by common or scientific name
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Explore life on Earth with EarthLayer, a biodiversity discovery app that brings wildlife, plants, interactive maps, and nature stories together in one connected experience. EarthLayer includes two complete exploration experiences: SpeciesMap and PlantsMap. Move between them from the EarthLayer home screen and discover the natural world from different perspectives. SpeciesMap helps you explore animal life from around the globe. Search species by common or scientific name, open detailed profiles, examine real-world observations, and discover how wildlife is distributed across countries, regions, habitats, and ecosystems. PlantsMap opens the door to Earth’s botanical diversity. Explore plant species ranging from towering trees and flowering plants to ancient ferns, grasses, and mosses. Search for plants, learn about their classifications and conservation context, and discover the ecosystems they help support. Interactive views turn biodiversity data into a visual experience. Explore wildlife sightings, biodiversity patterns, conservation status, ecosystems, and hotspots to better understand where life is found, where it is most diverse, and where species may be facing greater pressure. EarthLayer also goes beyond maps and data with thoughtfully presented articles about wildlife, plants, conservation, ecosystems, and scientific discovery. These stories provide context for the species and landscapes you encounter throughout the app. Designed for nature enthusiasts, students, educators, photographers, researchers, travellers, and anyone curious about our planet, EarthLayer offers an accessible way to explore the connections between species, plants, habitats, and the places they call home. EarthLayer uses biodiversity and observation data from established open-data sources. The availability of species records, images, locations, conservation information, and other details may vary by region and source.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EarthLayer at weekly against Centre for Ethics's every 3 months. Centre for Ethics's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Centre for Ethics ships an update every 3 months, EarthLayer weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Centre for Ethics | EarthLayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Toronto | Kyra Web Inc. |
Customer experience
Centre for Ethics
EarthLayer
In-app purchases
Centre for Ethics
No in-app purchases
EarthLayer
No in-app purchases
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