Comparison

Climate Change Explorer vs Climate analogues

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

Head to head
About

Climate Change Explorer

Features
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At Historic Environment Scotland, understanding how changes in our climate are impacting our organisation is central to our climate action ambitions. Changes in our climate, such as the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, introduces a range of physical climate risks to our organisation. This includes risks to our people, the natural capital of our properties, our operations and our physical assets. There are further ‘transition’ climate risks introduced as society takes actions and moves towards a low-carbon economy. Understanding these risks and impacts, and adapting to them, is a key deliverable of our Climate Action Plan with work currently underway. This app lets you explore Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city and a UNESCO World Heritage site, and how climate change is impacting some of its historic sites. The app is based on a 3D model of the city created for the Scottish Ten project, which sought to accurately record Scotland’s World Heritage sites in 3D using cutting edge technologies, to help support their conservation, management, interpretation and virtual accessibility. FEEDBACK We're always looking for feedback so please send any ideas on how we can improve the app to digitaldocumentation@hes.scot or rate us in the app store.

About

Climate analogues

Features
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What will the climate of your city look like in the future? Find where this future climate already exists today, to figure out consequences of climate change. Choose which weather parameter to consider: Temperature, precipitiations, wind… and visualize the results on a map.

Screenshots

Climate Change Explorer4 screens
Climate analogues2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Climate analogues at every 4 weeks against Climate Change Explorer's every 50 months. Climate analogues also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

Climate Change Explorer ships an update every 50 months, Climate analogues every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Climate Change Explorer versus Climate analogues: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimate Change ExplorerClimate analogues
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 50 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1017 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHistoric Environment ScotlandUniversité de Genève

In-app purchases

None

Climate Change Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

Climate analogues

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Climate Change Explorer free?
Climate Change Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Climate analogues free?
Climate analogues is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Climate Change Explorer or Climate analogues have ads?
Neither Climate Change Explorer nor Climate analogues shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Climate Change Explorer or Climate analogues?
Climate Change Explorer ships an update every 50 months, and Climate analogues every 4 weeks. Most recently, Climate Change Explorer was updated on October 27, 2026 and Climate analogues on October 30, 2026.

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