World Now vs Global Climate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
World Now
Explore near real-time satellite imagery of Earth for any location. Observe weather patterns and environmental conditions using data from NASA's LANCE instruments. View detailed satellite outputs directly on a world map.
- Near real-time satellite imagery
- Global map view
- NASA LANCE data integration
- Weather and environmental observation
- Interactive cursor for location-specific data
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World Now shows near real-time images from a variety of NASA satellite instruments for any location on earth. Move a cursor anywhere on a map of the world to see the near real-time output from NASA's LANCE data providers for that area, to observe weather and other conditions. All images are courtesy of NASA LANCE.
Global Climate
Explore real-time global weather conditions with interactive 3D globes. View temperatures, precipitation, wind, pressure, and daylight/nighttime cycles. Monitor climate change indicators directly on your device.
- Interactive 3D weather globes
- Global temperature display
- Precipitation and snow visualization
- Wind and pressure data
- Daylight and nighttime tracking
- Climate change indicators
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Four weather globes that you can rotate and zoom in on to see the current weather around the world. Including temperatures, rain, snow, wind, pressure and climate change. Also the current daylight and nighttime sides of the Earth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Global Climate at 75% against World Now's 7%. Global Climate also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.7 vs 2.4). World Now's advantage is chart position (#133 vs unranked) and ratings volume (27 vs 6). On update cadence, ads 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
Global Climate is free to download; World Now costs $3.99 up front. World Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Global Climate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Global Climate holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of World Now's written reviews are positive against 75% of Global Climate's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | World Now | Global Climate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.4 (27 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.1% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #133 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelly Technology Inc. | Douglas Rudd |
Customer experience
World Now
Global Climate
In-app purchases
World Now
- Animate images$3.99
Global Climate
No in-app purchases
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