Comparison

Earth vs Hiko

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Earth

Explore a detailed 3D globe with satellite imagery and road navigation. Quickly locate points of interest by coordinates and view Earth's nightscape. Offers fast performance and extensive historical data for global exploration.

Highlights
  • 3D globe visualization
  • Satellite and road layers
  • Coordinate-based search
  • Night mode viewing
  • Satellite navigation with compass
  • Extensive historical imagery data
Features
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元地球Earth是北斗航路公司参与设计的地球卫星地图应用,用于代替谷歌地球和google地球、google earth的国内版本,可满足各行业对地理3D查看地形的需求。 卫星图层和路网导航图: 速度比谷歌地图、google地图、天地图、百度API、百度街景、高德POI、Arcgis、传统奥维互动地图更快; 经纬度: 可输入经纬度快速定位至街景地面无需使用ourplay或者谷歌空间; 夜间模式: 夜间模式可观察地球的夜景; 卫星导航: 通过指南针可矫正定位的卫星导航找到家乡家里的屋顶; 海量数据: 全球历史影像数据单一年份的高清地图数据为70TB,大数据支持谷歌空间; 轨迹: 定位时将体验飞行轨迹落到世界地图的表面; 未来将添加后续将可提交CAD文件,导航定位,进行测量等GPS工具箱功能,一起看地图功能,气象数据、洋流、查看好友位置、罗盘等GIS地球仪功能; 电子地图支持的国家和地区的列表:中国,中国香港,中国澳门,中国台湾,日本,泰国,韩国,新加坡,马来西亚,越南,印度尼西亚,菲律宾,柬埔寨,老挝,缅甸,文莱,东帝汶,印度,斯里兰卡,马尔代夫,巴基斯坦,孟加拉国,尼泊尔,不丹,哈萨克斯坦,乌兹别克斯坦,土库曼斯坦,吉尔吉斯斯坦,塔吉克斯坦,俄罗斯,蒙古,阿联酋,沙特阿拉伯,卡塔尔,科威特,巴林,阿曼,伊朗,伊拉克,土耳其,以色列,约旦,黎巴嫩,叙利亚,埃及,南非,摩洛哥,突尼斯,阿尔及利亚,利比亚,苏丹,埃塞俄比亚,索马里,肯尼亚,坦桑尼亚,乌干达,卢旺达,布隆迪,刚果(金),安哥拉,赞比亚,津巴布韦,纳米比亚,博茨瓦纳,莫桑比克,马达加斯加,塞舌尔,毛里求斯,科摩罗,马拉维,莱索托,斯威士兰,加蓬,喀麦隆,尼日利亚,加纳,科特迪瓦,利比里亚,塞拉利昂,几内亚,几内亚比绍,马里,布基纳法索,尼日尔,乍得,苏里南,圭亚那,委内瑞拉,哥伦比亚,厄瓜多尔,秘鲁,玻利维亚,巴拉圭,乌拉圭,阿根廷,智利,巴西,澳大利亚,新西兰,巴布亚新几内亚,斐济,萨摩亚,汤加,瓦努阿图,所罗门群岛,密克罗尼西亚,马绍尔群岛,帕劳,瑙鲁,基里巴斯,法国,意大利,西班牙,葡萄牙,英国,德国,荷兰,比利时,卢森堡,瑞士,奥地利,捷克,波兰,匈牙利,斯洛伐克,斯洛文尼亚,克罗地亚,波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那,塞尔维亚,黑山,马其顿,阿尔巴尼亚,希腊,罗马尼亚,保加利亚,摩尔多瓦,乌克兰,白俄罗斯,立陶宛,拉脱维亚,爱沙尼亚,挪威,瑞典,芬兰,丹麦,冰岛,爱尔兰,加拿大,美国,墨西哥,古巴,多米尼加,牙买加,海地,巴哈马,圣基茨和尼维斯,安提瓜和巴布达,多米尼克,圣卢西亚,圣文森特和格林纳丁斯,巴巴多斯,格林纳达,特立尼达和多巴哥,哥斯达黎加,巴拿马,危地马拉,伯利兹,洪都拉斯,萨尔瓦多,尼加拉瓜,智利,秘鲁,玻利维亚,巴拉圭,乌拉圭,阿根廷,巴西,委内瑞拉,圭亚那,苏里南。

About

Hiko

Record and relive your outdoor adventures with immersive 3D visualizations. Discover detailed route guides, track your steps to build a personal hiking map, and find your next ideal trail.

Highlights
  • 3D trajectory visualization
  • Route guides with points of interest
  • Personalized outdoor activity map
  • Route discovery and search
  • Weather effects on 3D tracks
Features
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将走过的路,折叠成可以触摸的立体回忆。 带上Hiko,去山野里倾听风的回声,一步一脚印,寻回最自由的自己。 【立体重现,用3D视效珍藏山野记忆】:丰富3D轨迹视频,附带轨迹天气情况特效、配乐,还原最真实的轨迹回忆。 【详细攻略,让每一次徒步更安心】:新增轨迹攻略,轻松知晓路线亮点、交通、费用、补给、下撤点、打卡点。 【步履不停,点亮你的专属户外履历】:走的每一步Hiko都帮细心你记录,打造属于你自己的路网徒步地图~ 【说走就走,发现你的理想路线】:支持精选路线浏览、地图精准搜索、多维度路线筛选以及轨迹详情查看,辅助您发现适宜的徒步路线。

Screenshots

Earth4 screens
Hiko4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hiko at none against Earth's 2. Earth's advantage is review sentiment (48% vs 33%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Earth sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hiko asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earth ships an update fortnightly, Hiko every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Earth versus Hiko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarthHiko
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (326 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings326 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB232 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeidou Hanglu Technology Co.,Ltd.Chongqing Xinzhi Space Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Earth

All ratings326 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative43.9%

Hiko

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Earth

One-time2
  • Earth Annual Membership$7.99
  • Permanent member of Earth$16.99
None

Hiko

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Earth free?
Earth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hiko free?
Hiko is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Earth or Hiko have ads?
Neither Earth nor Hiko shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earth or Hiko?
Earth ships an update fortnightly, and Hiko every 11 days. Most recently, Earth was updated on November 7, 2026 and Hiko on November 7, 2026.

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