Comparison

MARVLS vs GlobeViewer PRO

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

Head to head
About

MARVLS

Explore physics and math concepts with interactive augmented reality models. This app brings abstract ideas to life, allowing users to manipulate and understand complex topics through their phone. Requires a printable Merge Cube for an immersive learning experience.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality models
  • Interactive physics concepts
  • Merge Cube integration
  • Topic navigation
  • Model manipulation
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View augmented reality model of physics and math concepts through your phone. You'll need a Merge Cube (downloadable from the internet). Click on different button to navigate to different topics. Click on View in AR to view the model. Hold the Merge cube so that your camera can see it well. Move the cube around until you see the model. Click on the buttons to interact with the model. Click the back button to get back to the info screens or to the main screen.

About

GlobeViewer PRO

Explore Earth with a high-resolution 3D globe and detailed topography maps. View surface and underwater features, track natural events, and discover millions of place names. Offline data caching is available for continued exploration.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D globe
  • High-resolution topography maps
  • Surface and underwater views
  • Natural event tracking
  • Offline data caching
  • Millions of place names
Features
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GlobeViewer is a high resolution 3D terrestrial globe with topography and surface maps. This app enables a high-quality view of the surface of our blue planet. It is divided into two areas: the rotatable, global view as an interactive globe and a high-resolution 3D map representation of the Earth's topography. - Interactive 3D globe with surface, underwater and topography maps - High-resolution 3D topography map set of the entire Earth's surface - divided into 22,912 individual tiles. You can load 110 different regions onto the interactive globe, which then present the many individual tiles in a meaningful, connected way and reload them automatically. The app initially only contains the textures for the globe in low resolution. All required downloads are automatically loaded from our server. A total of around 105 GB of data is available. The data remains in the cache on your device for offline use, but can be deleted at any time in the main menu. Furthermore, all events recorded by the GDACS, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, etc., are entered on the globe. The 3D topography map is based on the elevation data from the NASA Terra probe, which recorded 83° of the northern and southern hemispheres between 2000 and 2013 - this is the result of the ASTER3-DEM. With version 0.10.0, the map is enriched with around 7.5 million place names from geonames.org. This means that all the towns, mountains, lakes, deserts and many other geographical features entered there are shown on the map. From version 0.12.0, data from OpenStreetMaps (buildings, borders, streets...) is also available on the tiles - but only for the demos and the purchased maps. Use the tutorial in the app to get started quickly or read the manual to find out which functions are included in this app. Since the app is still under development, some functions may still change. We hope you enjoy using GlobeViewer!

Screenshots

MARVLS4 screens
GlobeViewer PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MARVLS at 100% against GlobeViewer PRO's 0%. MARVLS also leads on price (Free vs $14.99) and rating (4.8 vs 1.0). GlobeViewer PRO's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

MARVLS is free to download; GlobeViewer PRO costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MARVLS holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MARVLS has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MARVLS's written reviews are positive against 0% of GlobeViewer PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MARVLS ships an update every 8 months, GlobeViewer PRO every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MARVLS versus GlobeViewer PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMARVLSGlobeViewer PRO
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.8 (35 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB236 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichele McColganRAB-Software

Customer experience

MARVLS

All ratings35 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GlobeViewer PRO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

MARVLS

No in-app purchases

None

GlobeViewer PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MARVLS free?
MARVLS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GlobeViewer PRO free?
GlobeViewer PRO costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MARVLS or GlobeViewer PRO?
MARVLS is rated higher. MARVLS averages 4.8 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while GlobeViewer PRO averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MARVLS or GlobeViewer PRO have ads?
Neither MARVLS nor GlobeViewer PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MARVLS or GlobeViewer PRO?
MARVLS ships an update every 8 months, and GlobeViewer PRO every 3 months. Most recently, MARVLS was updated on June 11, 2026 and GlobeViewer PRO on August 26, 2026.

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