Comparison

GOES Viewer vs Standing Watch

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • View GOES satellite imagery
  • Access global satellite views
  • Watch satellite animations
  • Easy image sharing
  • Save imagery to gallery
Features
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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!

About

Standing Watch

Features
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See what's happening around you - the moment it matters. Standing Watch reads your surroundings and gives you one clear picture: a live threat level for right where you stand, and a worst-first list of everything active nearby - wildfires, storms, smoke, air quality, earthquakes and more. Calm, clear, and made for wherever the day takes you. A LIVE THREAT LEVEL One 0-100 score for your exact spot, with a plain "Why this level" breakdown so the number always makes sense. Keep it in view with the Home and Lock Screen widget. NEAR YOU AND DAILY BRIEFING Everything active around you, ranked worst-first, each with how far and which direction ("6 mi E"), plus your nearest ER. Nothing within 50 miles? You get a clear "all clear." ONE ALL-HAZARDS MAP Hundreds of layers across 14+ categories: weather, fire and smoke, floods and water, environment, earth and ground, land and recreation, roads and travel, cameras, transportation, emergency services, health, community, energy and infrastructure. Live radar, NWS warning polygons, and active fires with size, containment and evacuation zones (Order / Warning / Advisory). Switch between street, satellite and topographic maps. TRAVEL GUARDIAN AND TRIP PLANNER Get a heads-up the moment you drive into an active-hazard or evacuation area. Map a multi-stop route and check departure-day weather and warnings along the way. THE OUTDOORS, NATIONWIDE Every national park, monument and historic site, with hours, fees and activities, plus state parks, public lands, campgrounds and RV sites, forest trails, ranger stations and visitor centers. READY, EVEN OFFLINE An Emergency SOS screen with your coordinates, emergency contacts, medical details and what-to-do guides. Build a go-bag for any scenario - Wildfire, Car, Winter, Hurricane/Flood, Earthquake, Pet, Baby or 72-Hour - pre-filled from FEMA/Ready.gov and sized to your group. And more: a 7-day forecast anywhere (press and hold any spot), EV charging, a flood-inundation overlay, local farms and markets, and much more. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ad tracking. Everything comes from public, official sources (NOAA/NWS, USGS, NASA, FEMA, EPA, NPS, NIFC, DOT). Your location is only ever used to show what's around you. Standing Watch gathers publicly available information to help you stay aware. Always follow official sources and local authorities. Not affiliated with any government agency.

Screenshots

GOES Viewer4 screens
Standing Watch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GOES Viewer at none against Standing Watch's 3. GOES Viewer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Standing Watch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. GOES Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GOES Viewer versus Standing Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGOES ViewerStanding Watch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmery SilbermanTyler Fuqua

In-app purchases

None

GOES Viewer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Standing Watch

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$9.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is GOES Viewer free?
GOES Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Standing Watch free?
Standing Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GOES Viewer or Standing Watch have ads?
Neither GOES Viewer nor Standing Watch shows ads.

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