Comparison

GOES Viewer vs Skyfall Scout

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

Skyfall Scout

Features
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Skyfall Scout brings public meteor, fireball, and meteorite data into a simple map-first field companion. FEATURES - Global fireball radar map with specific event details: named region, impact energy with TNT equivalent, peak-brightness altitude, and position uncertainty - Meteor shower calendar with peak windows - Historical meteorite database with search and filters - Regional alerts by energy and radius - Transparent data source coverage and licensing - App UI localized in 16 languages SKYFALL SCOUT PRO (OPTIONAL) Unlimited regional alerts, CSV and GeoJSON export with attribution, event favorites, and an Observation Planner (tonight's moon phase, a 14-night dark-sky forecast, and a visibility score for each upcoming shower). Night-vision and retro field themes are free for everyone. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in your App Store account settings. Map markers are approximate public data for education, planning, and awareness - not recovery guarantees or land-access permission. The app includes legal and safety reminders covering meteorite ownership, export rules, private land, protected areas, and map accuracy. Data sources include NASA/JPL, NOAA/NASA-derived sources, and open community datasets; attribution is shown in the app. No endorsement by any data provider is implied. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GOES Viewer4 screens
Skyfall Scout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Skyfall Scout at every 11 days against GOES Viewer's every 2 months. GOES Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GOES Viewer ships an update every 2 months, Skyfall Scout every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GOES Viewer versus Skyfall Scout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGOES ViewerSkyfall Scout
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmery SilbermanHot Season Enterprise, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

GOES Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Skyfall Scout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GOES Viewer free?
GOES Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skyfall Scout free?
Skyfall Scout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GOES Viewer or Skyfall Scout have ads?
Neither GOES Viewer nor Skyfall Scout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GOES Viewer or Skyfall Scout?
GOES Viewer ships an update every 2 months, and Skyfall Scout every 11 days. Most recently, GOES Viewer was updated on October 15, 2026 and Skyfall Scout on October 7, 2026.

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