Moon Globe HD vs Telescopius
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moon Globe HD
Explore Earth's Moon in realistic 3D with this app. View detailed satellite imagery, observe real-time lighting changes, and identify lunar terrain and spacecraft. Switch to Telescope mode to see the Moon from your Earthly perspective.
- Real-time 3D lunar rendering
- Realistic lighting simulation
- Multitouch navigation
- Telescope mode
- Labeled terrain and spacecraft
- Dynamic sky compass
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Hold the Moon in your hands. Moon Globe HD turns your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad into a precision instrument for viewing Earth's Moon. Satellite imagery and topographic laser altimeter data are combined to render the Moon with realistic lighting in realtime 3D. Use the multitouch screen to manipulate the view. Spin above the surface, or switch to Telescope mode to see the Moon as it appears from your location on Earth. Adjust the display time and watch the sunlight shift over the lunar landscape. A "tag cloud" floats just above the surface, labeling terrain features and spacecraft; touch any label to find out more about that feature. Moon Globe also shows you where the Moon and Sun are in the sky with its dynamic sky compass. PLEASE NOTE: Regular Moon Globe is a smaller download and is free. This HD version has slightly, not extremely, better resolution.
Telescopius
Discover celestial objects for your telescope and plan stunning astrophotography shots. Save favorite targets, simulate camera framings, and create intricate mosaics. Explore a community gallery of breathtaking astrophotography.
- Find telescope targets
- Save favorite celestial objects
- Simulate astrophotography framings
- Plan image mosaics
- Community astrophotography gallery
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Astronomy and astrophotography tools. Find targets for your telescope, save your favorites, simulate astrophotography framings, plan mosaics, and enjoy our community-driven astrophotography gallery. Astronomy Planning Made Easy, 100% free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Telescopius at Free against Moon Globe HD's $0.99. Moon Globe HD's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (91% vs 54%). On 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
Telescopius is free to download; Moon Globe HD costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Moon Globe HD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moon Globe HD has 149 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Moon Globe HD's written reviews are positive against 54% of Telescopius's.
| Parameter | Moon Globe HD | Telescopius |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (149 ratings) — better | 3.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.6% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 149 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Midnight Martian | Sebastian Oscar Garcia Rojas |
Customer experience
Moon Globe HD
Telescopius
Bugs and requests
Moon Globe HD
Reported bugs
13 issues- App not updated in 8 years, compatibility concerns
- Support links lead to dead URLs
- Location services don't work accurately
- Terminator line appears fuzzy instead of sharp
- iPad version lacks smooth telescope view access
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- Search feature causes app to exit telescope mode
- Feature search doesn't maintain feature visibility after search
- White text invisible on bright crater areas
- No zoom difference between free and HD versions (reported by some users)
- Unexpected app closure when sharing wiki pages to OneNote
- Aliasing/jagging artifacts along lunar horizon
- Label resolution degrades when zoomed in
- Latitude/longitude perspective feature not functioning
Requested features
21 requests- Mouse and trackpad support for Mac and iPad
- Zoom and scroll buttons for easier navigation
- Update with latest lunar landers and missions
- Topography, gravity, and magnetic field maps
- Moon phase names (full moon, new moon, etc.)
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- Grid overlay for scale reference
- Measurement tool similar to Google Earth
- Higher resolution imagery and greater zoom depth
- Lunar latitude and longitude coordinates display
- Libration information and ephemeris data
- Selenographic co-longitude of sun
- Secondary crater nomenclature
- Ranger spacecraft impact points
- Print and save functionality
- Earth glow simulation option
- Transparent labels to show terrain context
- Improved text contrast with black borders on white labels
- Observing list feature to keep selected features highlighted
- Manual coordinate entry for location
- High-resolution labels when zoomed in
- Automatic location feature improvements
Telescopius
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Moon Globe HD
No in-app purchases
Telescopius
No in-app purchases
