Comparison

Globe Earth 3D vs World Map Challenge! Geography

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

World Map Challenge! Geography

Test your global geography skills with an interactive map quiz. Learn country locations through engaging game modes, including timed challenges and multiplayer battles. Improve your knowledge with practice sessions and compete on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Interactive map with zoom and pan
  • Automatic correction highlighting
  • Continental and Time Trial modes
  • Multiplayer head-to-head battles
  • Targeted practice modes
  • Toggleable answer key
Features
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Challenge your knowledge of world geography with World Map Challenge! Learn the locations of nearly 200 countries around the globe. Features: • Fully interactive map (zoom, pan, and tap on the map to select your answer) with sound effects • Incorrect answers will cause the map to zoom to the correct location, making your learning fast and efficient • "Continental Challenge" mode: Tracks your progress and earns you 'stars' if you score high enough! • Game Center-enabled "Time Trial" mode: How fast can you tap 20 countries in order? Compete against players worldwide. • Multiplayer: Head-to-head against a random opponent or a friend. Win and climb the global leaderboards! • Practice mode that allows you to study specific areas of a continent to help improve your knowledge • Practice mode features an answer key that you can toggle on and off Included for free: • 1 region each for: Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa (practice mode) • All countries in South America and Oceania (practice mode) • Europe Challenge mode • South America Time Trial • Europe Multiplayer mode Credits: • Announcer: Shawshank73 http://www.freesound.org/people/shawshank73/ • Menu "ping": Bertrof https://www.freesound.org/people/Bertrof/sounds/131658/ • Colored world map (main menu): Otsego http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-World-Continents-Coloured.png • Mapping class: stkim1 http://stkim1.github.io/MTImageMapView/

Screenshots

Globe Earth 3D4 screens
World Map Challenge! Geography4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: World Map Challenge! Geography at none against Globe Earth 3D's shown. World Map Challenge! Geography also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Globe Earth 3D's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 and World Map Challenge! Geography sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

World Map Challenge! Geography holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 177 and 334 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Globe Earth 3D's written reviews are positive against 77% of World Map Challenge! Geography's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Globe Earth 3D ships an update every 4 months, World Map Challenge! Geography every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Globe Earth 3D versus World Map Challenge! Geography: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobe Earth 3DWorld Map Challenge! Geography
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (177 ratings)4.6 (334 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews — better76.7% of reviews
Number of ratings177334 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChien-Yuan ChenPeaceful Pencil Ltd., The

Customer experience

Globe Earth 3D

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

World Map Challenge! Geography

All ratings333 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative14.0%

Bugs and requests

Globe Earth 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

World Map Challenge! Geography

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 26
  • Repeats countries, omits others in regions
  • Multiplayer not working
  • Indonesia and Philippines appear in Australia quiz
  • Full version difference unclear

Requested features

11 requests
  • Include capitals quiz
  • Disable timer option
  • Add study mode
  • Add flags or languages quiz
  • Make full version free or ad-supported
Show 6 more
  • Add audio pronunciation of countries
  • Allow custom country selection
  • Fix multiplayer issues
  • Improve family sharing for purchases
  • Add more countries (e.g., Malta, Tuvalu, Palau)
  • Allow background music

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Globe Earth 3D

One-time1
  • Unlock 2nd name, remove ads$1.99
1 purchases

World Map Challenge! Geography

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Globe Earth 3D free?
Globe Earth 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is World Map Challenge! Geography free?
World Map Challenge! Geography is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Globe Earth 3D or World Map Challenge! Geography?
World Map Challenge! Geography is rated higher. Globe Earth 3D averages 4.3 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while World Map Challenge! Geography averages 4.6 from 334 ratings.
Do Globe Earth 3D or World Map Challenge! Geography have ads?
Globe Earth 3D shows ads; World Map Challenge! Geography does not.
Which is updated more often, Globe Earth 3D or World Map Challenge! Geography?
Globe Earth 3D ships an update every 4 months, and World Map Challenge! Geography every 3 months. Most recently, Globe Earth 3D was updated on October 23, 2026 and World Map Challenge! Geography on October 24, 2026.

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