Comparison

Globe Earth 3D vs Explore Globe

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 3D globe with gesture controls
  • Realistic country flags
  • National anthems playback
  • World time zone map
  • Wikipedia integration
  • Offline browsing
Features
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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

About

Explore Globe

This augmented reality globe uses advanced technology to offer children an intuitive and stereoscopic understanding of the world. It transforms traditional learning by making geography, astronomy, and general knowledge engaging and accessible.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality globe experience
  • Spherical recognition and tracking
  • 3D rendering technology
  • Interactive learning of geography and astronomy
  • Access to world encyclopedia knowledge
Features
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AR globe redefines the concept of traditional globe and changes the way children perceive the world. It is a new children's enlightenment education product based on augmented reality (AR) technology. It uses spherical recognition and tracking technology and 3D rendering technology to enable children to understand the whole world intuitively and stereoscopically. AR globe is a high-tech multi-function globe, which subverts the cognitive model of traditional globe, makes children love learning, and easily master astronomical geography, world encyclopedia and other massive knowledge.

Screenshots

Globe Earth 3D4 screens
Explore Globe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Globe Earth 3D at 78% against Explore Globe's 0%. Globe Earth 3D also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (170 vs 2). Explore Globe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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 Earth 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Explore Globe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Globe Earth 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.5. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Globe Earth 3D's written reviews are positive against 0% of Explore Globe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Globe Earth 3D ships an update every 4 months, Explore Globe every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Globe Earth 3D versus Explore Globe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobe Earth 3DExplore Globe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (170 ratings) — better1.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings170 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB1.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChien-Yuan ChenShenzhen Weijing Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Globe Earth 3D

All ratings170 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative17.4%

Explore Globe

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Globe Earth 3D

One-time1
  • Unlock 2nd name, remove ads$1.99
None

Explore Globe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Globe Earth 3D free?
Globe Earth 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Explore Globe free?
Explore Globe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Globe Earth 3D or Explore Globe?
Globe Earth 3D is rated higher. Globe Earth 3D averages 4.3 out of 5 from 170 ratings, while Explore Globe averages 1.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Globe Earth 3D or Explore Globe have ads?
Globe Earth 3D shows ads; Explore Globe does not.
Which is updated more often, Globe Earth 3D or Explore Globe?
Globe Earth 3D ships an update every 4 months, and Explore Globe every 11 months. Most recently, Globe Earth 3D was updated on July 17, 2026 and Explore Globe on June 2, 2026.

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