Comparison

Drone Travel vs Globe Planet 3D

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

Head to head
About

Drone Travel

Explore the world from a unique aerial perspective using a virtual drone. Navigate diverse landscapes and cities with simple controls, enjoying a meditative flight experience. Discover places with 3D models and enjoy hands-free, full-screen viewing.

Highlights
  • Virtual drone flight simulation
  • Apple Maps satellite flyover integration
  • Explore global locations with 3D models
  • Simple joystick navigation controls
  • Hands-free, full-screen viewing mode
  • Meditative scenic flight experience
Features
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Fly around the world with an easy-to-control drone. This app uses the Apple Maps API and in particular its magical satellite flyover mode to provide a unique experience. You can visit all the places in the world that Apple Maps cover, including an ever growing list of places with 3D models. But instead of moving around by swiping with your fingers ,you are driving an easy to maneuver drone. You can navigate with the joysticks, and you can also set up a speed and direction, set Full Screen with no overlay controls, sit back and enjoy the flight. It can be a meditative experience when you follow streets, roads, coast lines or rivers and get lost around our wonderful planet. Drone Travel is a kind of flight simulator... but one that focuses on enjoying the scenery from up in the air and the feeling of flying, and not on the technique of flying planes or other aircraft. The drone flight controls have been designed with simplicity in mind, a bit like driving a car or riding a bike except you are flying, so you can also move up and down and tilt the drone camera to point to where you want. TIP: as you climb away from the ground the ascend speed increases, it doesn't take long to get really high. You can select Show Labels and see the names of cities and countries so you can actually fly anywhere you want, just explore the world, and go down where you want to take a closer look. TIP: set the height, heading and speed, hide the controls (tap anywhere on the map) and enter Full Screen, sit back and enjoy your flight hands free.   TIP: The ultimate viewing experience... AirPlay to your Apple TV in landscape mode!

About

Globe Planet 3D

Explore an interactive 3D model of Earth to learn geography, countries, and their details. Discover real-time day and night cycles and plan your next vacation destination with this educational world atlas.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D Earth model
  • Detailed country information
  • Political, climate, and disaster maps
  • Real-time day/night cycle
  • Travel planning tool
  • Geography learning aid
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3D MODEL OF PLANET EARTH Explore the real world with an interactive model of the globe in 3D; just rotate it and see all the information. WORLD MAPS AND ATLAS A wonderful visualization to learn geography, countries, seas, oceans, and borders which serves as perfect training aids for schoolchildren, students, and teachers in their studies. EVERYTHING ABOUT COUNTRIES Choose a country and see its political, population, science, logistics, natural disasters and climate maps. IN REAL TIME Change of day and night. TRAVEL WITH GLOBE PLANET A must-have for anyone who loves traveling. Choose a country to visit on vacation. Let’s discover the world together! Disclaimer: All maps and data in this app are provided for entertainment and general informational purposes only. They are not a reliable or authoritative source and may contain inaccuracies or outdated information. Privacy policy: http://annaw.tilda.ws/privacy Terms of use: http://annaw.tilda.ws/terms_of_use

Screenshots

Drone Travel4 screens
Globe Planet 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drone Travel at 100% against Globe Planet 3D's 0%. Drone Travel also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Globe Planet 3D's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Globe Planet 3D sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Drone Travel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drone Travel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Globe Planet 3D has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Drone Travel's written reviews are positive against 0% of Globe Planet 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drone Travel ships an update every 4 days, Globe Planet 3D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drone Travel versus Globe Planet 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrone TravelGlobe Planet 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better2.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB181 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabio KatzAnna Vilmas

Customer experience

Drone Travel

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Globe Planet 3D

All ratings10 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drone Travel

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Globe Planet 3D

Subscriptions3
  • Globe Planet 3D - Earth Map$7.991 Month
  • 3 Months Premium Pass$17.993 Months
  • 12 Months Premium Pass3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Drone Travel free?
Drone Travel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Globe Planet 3D free?
Globe Planet 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drone Travel or Globe Planet 3D?
Drone Travel is rated higher. Drone Travel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Globe Planet 3D averages 2.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Drone Travel or Globe Planet 3D have ads?
Neither Drone Travel nor Globe Planet 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drone Travel or Globe Planet 3D?
Drone Travel ships an update every 4 days, and Globe Planet 3D every 2 months. Most recently, Drone Travel was updated on October 7, 2026 and Globe Planet 3D on October 25, 2026.

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