Globe Earth 3D vs iFox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Globe Earth 3D
Explore a 3D globe with detailed country information, realistic flags, and national anthems. Interactive gesture controls allow for easy navigation, zooming, and linking to Wikipedia for deeper learning. Customize your experience with personal anthems.
- 3D globe with gesture controls
- Realistic country flags
- National anthems playback
- World time zone map
- Wikipedia integration
- Offline browsing
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"designed to engage the curious as well as entertain the seasoned Vexillologist. Worthy of a 5 star rating." by Educational App Store http://www.educationalappstore.com/app/globe-earth-3d-pro-flags-anthems-and-world-time-zones 249 countries (by ISO 3166-1) and 50 states of USA in this app. Easy to play Globe by gesture control. Double-taps to link to Wikipedia, and choose realistic flags. Play national anthems. ◎ Support Languages: 正體中文, English, 简体中文, 中文(香港), 日本語, Français, Español, Deutsch, Русский, Português, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski, Ελληνικά, 한국어, ภาษาไทย; Area(km²), Capital City, 首都城市. ◎ Display both names with different languages, and adjust font size ---------------- ◉ Gesture Control ◉ ◎ Tap: focus to center ◎ Double-Taps: link to Wikipedia, or choose flags ◎ Pinch: zoom in/out, rotate ◎ Slide: move viewer ◎ rotate-north-up toggle ---------------- ◉ Feature ◉ ◎ World time zone map (with sea, ocean) ◎ High quality texture-maps for 3D earth ◎ 300 Realistic flags by real-time render ◎ 220+ national anthems (need to download from internet) ◎ Custom your own anthems(.mp3) in Documents folder via iTunes ◎ Support Landscape and Portrait mode ◎ Boundary, name, and flag info (by ISO 3166-1 with 249 countries) ◎ Disputed areas by red-outline ◎ Included ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, alpha-3 code ◎ Included 50 states of USA, United Nations, European Unions, and some geopolitical entities ◎ Longitude/Latitude display (with equator, tropical, and polar) ◎ Smoothly control by gesture: tap, double-taps, pinch, slide ◎ Search tool by name ◎ Show your location on earth ◎ Offline browse is OK. (except to link to Wikipedia) ◎ InAppPurchase: Unlock 2nd name and remove ads ---------------- ◉ Special Thanks ◉ ◎ Naaty Design, http://www.content-pack.com ◎ Visible Earth, http://visibleearth.nasa.gov ◎ Natural Earth, http://www.naturalearthdata.com ◎ Tom Patterson, www.shadedrelief.com ◎ Bullet Physics Library, http://bulletphysics.org ◎ Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page ◎ nationalanthems.info, http://www.nationalanthems.info ---------------- ◎ Any comments: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heres-TaiwanEarth/499163726790748
iFox
Explore flags and emblems from 266 countries and regions. Discover their locations on a world map and categorize them by continent and ocean. This educational tool provides a visual and geographical overview of global nations.
- 266 Country/Regions Flags & Emblems
- World map location display
- Classification by continent
- Classification by ocean
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266 Country/Regions Flag & Emblem The location of the Country/Regions in the world map Classification the Country/Regions in the seven continents and the four oceans
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Globe Earth 3D at 78% against iFox's 0%. Globe Earth 3D also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 48 months). iFox's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Globe Earth 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iFox sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Globe Earth 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Globe Earth 3D has 177 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Globe Earth 3D's written reviews are positive against 0% of iFox's.
Globe Earth 3D ships an update every 4 months, iFox every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Globe Earth 3D | iFox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (177 ratings) — better | 3.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 177 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 48 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 1.0 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chien-Yuan Chen | 宁 王 |
Customer experience
Globe Earth 3D
iFox
In-app purchases
Globe Earth 3D
- Unlock 2nd name, remove ads$1.99
iFox
- All Flags$0.99
- Remove ADs$0.99
- Unlock All$1.99
Questions
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