Comparison

Scenic Map vs World Street 3D Panoramic Map

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

Head to head
About

Scenic Map

Explore the world with detailed 3D topographic maps, accessible even offline. Stream and cache global maps for use without cell service. Features include satellite overlays, customizable map styles, and GPS tracking for navigation and route replay.

Highlights
  • Global 3D topographic maps
  • Offline map caching
  • Satellite image overlays
  • Customizable map styles
  • GPS tracking and route replay
  • GPX track import/export
Features
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A 3D topo map with coverage of the entire world. The map is streamed directly from Apple's servers and cached on your device for use when there is no cell coverage. Use Scenic Map in a car, a boat, a plane or while hiking. It is like having the entire Earth in your pocket. Satellite image overlays add breathtaking detail and realism to the maps (tap preset 2 or 4). You can use them as you travel to see what is hidden from view at ground level. This takes moving maps to a whole new level. To get started, tap the arrow button in the toolbar to begin GPS tracking and center the map at your current location. The spinner in the status bar shows that the map is being loaded. The spinner stops when the map is fully cached at that location. You can scroll around the map or tilt the map with a two finger vertical swipe to see it in 3D. Use the two finger vertical swipe gesture to tilt the map for a 3D view. Scroll like a map or fly like a flight simulator. Enable Joystick Gestures in the Settings menu and then fly around the terrain using a virtual joystick. Prefer only 2D maps? Enable the 2D Map option in the Settings menu. Scenic Map is simply the best 3D topo map available for a mobile device. You will see incredible detail while scrolling, rotating and zooming perfectly smoothly. You will see every road even if you zoom out to the altitude of a satellite. As you zoom in, you will see every small bump and hollow of the Earth and terrain features as small as ten meters. Unlike old fashioned topo maps, Scenic Map’s roads and trails are up to date thanks to OpenStreetMap.org. It contains polygons for urban areas, shopping malls, an ever growing number of buildings and many other features, The best lake, pond, stream and rivers from the USGS and Canadian public databases are also included. Your tracks can be replayed with video like controls to speed up, slow down, pause, restart or skip to the end. You can display existing tracks while recording another if you want to retrace your route. When online, you can automatically create a route from your current GPS location to any other point on the map. Tracks can be received from or sent to other apps in GPX format. GPS recording stops automatically after you have remained stationary for some time or you can choose to manually stop tracking by tapping on the top track in the Tracks view. Never before have maps been this customizable. For example, you can turn on or off the roads. You can change the lighting direction or remove terrain shading entirely. You can display contour lines even over satellite images. There are five presets which let you quickly switch between map styles. Use Metric, English or Nautical units and choose one of four different coordinate displays including UTM. Want to learn more about a map feature? Tap the target icon and center the feature under the compass rose to display its name, type, urban area, county, state, elevation and coordinates. You will also see a bearing line back to your current GPS location or from your location to a selected waypoint. The status bar shows the bearing direction and distance along with the map and GPS elevation, the track length, and your current speed and direction of travel. In-app documentation is provided in the Help section at the top of the Settings menu. Links are provided in the documentation to detailed coverage maps, tutorial videos, installation guide and blog at ScenicMap.com Map data © OpenStreetMap and contributors under the Open Database License Scenic Map supports GPS tracking while the app is in the background. Caution: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

World Street 3D Panoramic Map

Explore global street views with integrated Google and Tencent maps. Create and share personalized street scenery videos with multiple conversion options and customizable parameters. Save current street perspectives to your photo album.

Highlights
  • Global street view exploration
  • Google and Tencent map integration
  • Street view video creation
  • Customizable video parameters
  • Save street view photos
  • Share with friends
Features
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World Street 2.0 now is on-line , supporting more than 50 countries, include Google street view maps and Tencent's street maps in China , and can make your own super nice video of street scenery ! Features : - Photographs : Current street and current perspectives can be saved to photo album - Making Street View video : You can easily make a movie, provided multiple perspectives conversion options and various video parameters can be set, Let us see your creativity ideas! - To share with friends : You can view the pictures to share with friends Automatic Subscription Renewal Description: 1. Payment: "continuous monthly / quarterly / annual" products are automatic renewal products. After confirming the purchase, the fee will be deducted from your iTunes account; 2. Renewal: 24 hours before the expiration of your subscription period, Apple will automatically deduct the fee from your Apple iTunes account, and the validity period will be automatically extended after success; 3. Cancel: if you need to cancel the automatic renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal in the Apple ID account settings 24 hours before the expiration of the subscription, and the fee will not be deducted after it is turned off; User terms of service: http://gpsapi.zhiyue-info.com/streetview/term_streetview.html User privacy terms: http://gpsapi.zhiyue-info.com/streetview/priv_streetview.html For more details, visit: http://street.zhiyue-info.com/

Screenshots

Scenic Map4 screens
World Street 3D Panoramic Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scenic Map at 4.7 against World Street 3D Panoramic Map's 4.1. Scenic Map also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). World Street 3D Panoramic Map's advantage is ratings volume (232 vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scenic Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and World Street 3D Panoramic Map sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scenic Map holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Street 3D Panoramic Map has 232 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Scenic Map's written reviews are positive against 53% of World Street 3D Panoramic Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scenic Map ships an update every 3 months, World Street 3D Panoramic Map monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Scenic Map versus World Street 3D Panoramic Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScenic MapWorld Street 3D Panoramic Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.1 (232 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better53.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3232 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrangerFXBeijing Zhiyue Information Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Scenic Map

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

World Street 3D Panoramic Map

All ratings232 ratings
Positive77.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scenic Map

One-time1
  • Scenic Map Features$4.99
2 purchases

World Street 3D Panoramic Map

Subscriptions2
  • VIP服务一个月$2.991 Month
  • VIP服务一年$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Scenic Map free?
Scenic Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is World Street 3D Panoramic Map free?
World Street 3D Panoramic Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scenic Map or World Street 3D Panoramic Map?
Scenic Map is rated higher. Scenic Map averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while World Street 3D Panoramic Map averages 4.1 from 232 ratings.
Do Scenic Map or World Street 3D Panoramic Map have ads?
World Street 3D Panoramic Map shows ads; Scenic Map does not.
Which is updated more often, Scenic Map or World Street 3D Panoramic Map?
Scenic Map ships an update every 3 months, and World Street 3D Panoramic Map monthly. Most recently, Scenic Map was updated on August 28, 2026 and World Street 3D Panoramic Map on September 23, 2026.

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