Globe Earth 3D vs FUN GLOBE
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
FUN GLOBE
Explore nature, geography, and astronomy through an engaging, augmented reality learning experience. This app uses vivid animations and live sound to make education intuitive and entertaining for children.
- Augmented reality (AR) technology
- Vivid model animation
- Live sound integration
- Encyclopedic knowledge
- Systematic education for children
- Intuitive learning model
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"FUN GLOBE" covers a large number of encyclopedic knowledge about nature, geography, astronomy, and is suitable for systematic education for children of all ages. At the same time, the product combines augmented reality (AR) technology, Vivid model animation with live sound. To create a more intuitive and more stereoscopic "educational and entertaining" learning model.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FUN GLOBE at 5.0 against Globe Earth 3D's 4.3. FUN GLOBE also leads on ads (none vs shown). Globe Earth 3D's advantage is ratings volume (170 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 FUN GLOBE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FUN GLOBE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Globe Earth 3D has 170 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Globe Earth 3D ships an update every 4 months, FUN GLOBE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Globe Earth 3D | FUN GLOBE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (170 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 170 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| 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 | 842 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chien-Yuan Chen | Shenzhen Augmreal Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Globe Earth 3D
FUN GLOBE
In-app purchases
Globe Earth 3D
- Unlock 2nd name, remove ads$1.99
FUN GLOBE
- unlock all sceneFree









