Comparison

Earth vs Knowfeed

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

Head to head
About

Earth

Visualize global climate data from NASA satellites, including temperature, CO2, and sea level. Explore 3D Earth models with interactive controls and color-coded maps to understand environmental conditions.

Highlights
  • Global climate data visualization
  • Satellite data from Earth Science
  • Surface air temperature maps
  • CO2 and CO levels
  • Ozone and water vapor data
  • Gravity and sea level variations
  • Interactive 3D Earth model
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NASA's Earth Now is an application that visualizes recent global climate data from Earth Science satellites, including surface air temperature, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, and water vapor as well as gravity and sea level variations. Data sets are visually described using "false color" maps. Color-coded legends are provided to indicate relative strength or weakness of an environmental condition. The resulting 3D model of the Earth may be rotated by a single finger stroke, and may also be zoomed in or out by pinching 2 fingers. It was developed by the Earth Science Communications and Visualization Technology Applications and Development Teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, with support from NASA Headquarters.

About

Knowfeed

Features
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knowfeed is the fastest way to become a more curious person. Swipe through short, verified facts from expert publishers — on science, history, culture, business, and more. Each one is written to stick. LEARN IN SECONDS Facts are written short enough to read in a moment, deep enough to make you think. No filler, no noise. BUILD A HABIT Your daily streak tracks how often you show up. XP and levels grow with every fact you read. Badges mark the milestones. FOLLOW WHAT MATTERS Follow topics and publishers you trust. Your feed becomes more personal the more you read. SAVE AND COLLECT Save facts you want to remember. Group them into collections and share them with others. SEE HOW YOU COMPARE View friends' reading streaks, levels, topic breakdowns, and earned achievements on their public profile. knowfeed is free to read. No ads inside the reader — just facts.

Screenshots

Earth4 screens
Knowfeed3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Knowfeed at monthly against Earth's every 4 months. Earth's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

Earth ships an update every 4 months, Knowfeed monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Earth versus Knowfeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarthKnowfeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB31 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJet Propulsion LaboratoryJonas Fancony

Bugs and requests

Earth

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on startup or during use
  • Endless 'Loading model' message
  • Crashes on iPhone 4 and older devices
  • Pixel doubler requirement on iPad
  • No landscape orientation support
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  • Doesn't fill iPhone 5 screen properly
  • Extremely slow data loading
  • Menu navigation issues
  • Equator display shows slashes of emptiness
  • Zoom sensitivity causes twitchy behavior
  • Text readability issues against Earth background
  • Geographic data coverage gaps

Requested features

17 requests
  • Celsius/Kelvin temperature unit options
  • Satellite information (height, launch date)
  • ISS tracking capability
  • Ocean current visualization
  • Ice sheet data layers
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  • Methane concentration data
  • Snapshot/screenshot capability
  • Adjustable animation playback speed
  • Manual timeline scrolling for animations
  • Higher resolution maps for Retina displays
  • Landscape orientation support
  • iPad version
  • Google Earth integration
  • More detailed explanations of data
  • Selectable date ranges for animations
  • Atmospheric CO2 levels (previously removed)
  • Surface temperature data (previously removed)

Knowfeed

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Earth

No in-app purchases

None

Knowfeed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Earth free?
Earth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knowfeed free?
Knowfeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Earth or Knowfeed have ads?
Neither Earth nor Knowfeed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earth or Knowfeed?
Earth ships an update every 4 months, and Knowfeed monthly. Most recently, Earth was updated on October 20, 2026 and Knowfeed on October 19, 2026.

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