Comparison

Global vs Global Climate

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

Head to head
About

Global

Get instant weather forecasts by tapping anywhere on a world map. Customize your screen with personal photos and explore global cloud formations from space. Search for cities and airports worldwide, and view both analog and digital clocks.

Highlights
  • Tap map for instant forecasts
  • Customizable personal screens
  • Global cloud formation view
  • City and airport search
  • Analog and digital world clock
  • GPS privacy protection
Features
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GLOBAL WEATHER: The easiest way to get weather forecasts! JUST TAP! This is a unique, interactive, easy to use app for anywhere-weather on the go. Just tap the map anywhere in the world to get the weather instantly. That's all you need to do to get a forecast! The perfect app for travelers. YOUR FUN INDIVIDUAL SCREEN Don't like the Weather? Like Your Design! Use Your Photos! Select your own photos and create your own individual screen for your favorite locations. Make it yours! A STUNNING EYE-CATCHER Enjoy a fascinating view from space showing our planet Earth with its worldwide clouds systems. Explore Global Weather's spectacular meteorological snapshot. Watch weather situations as they unfold around the world. A world-wide cloud formation view is available that refreshes every three hours. CITY and AIRPORT SEARCH You can navigate to all parts of the world, search for a city or an airport (ICAO, IATA code or name). Any city/town worldwide with a minimum of 1000 inhabitants can be searched directly in Global Weather. Or use the magnifier enabled by touching the screen for two seconds. WORLD CLOCK Analog and digital time is displayed in the bubble and can be turned on/off in settings. WEATHER DETAILS Global Weather includes a wide range of professional features. GPS As opposed to most free weather apps we DO NOT track your GPS position to sell it for ad targeting. UNIVERSAL APPLICATION: Fully functional on iPad, iPhone, iPod at no additional costs! Get Global Weather and get ready for any weather to come! Why pay more? SUBSCRIPTION GLOBAL WEATHER "EXTENDED FORECAST" AUTOMATICALLY RENEWS unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before end of current period. Price: USD 0,99/year SUBSCRIPTION GLOBAL WEATHER "NO ADS" AUTOMATICALLY RENEWS unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before end of current period. Price: USD 1,99/year Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to end of current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. For additional information on how to manage your subscription please go to http://goo.gl/CQHG5H Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using "GLOBAL WEATHER". https://goo.gl/7F4Jbm

About

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.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D weather globes
  • Global temperature display
  • Precipitation and snow visualization
  • Wind and pressure data
  • Daylight and nighttime tracking
  • Climate change indicators
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Global4 screens
Global Climate1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Global Climate at none against Global's 2. Global Climate also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Global's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 6). On price, update cadence 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. Global sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per year. Global Climate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Global Climate holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Global has 51 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Global's written reviews are positive against 75% of Global Climate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Global ships an update every 3 months, Global Climate every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Global versus Global Climate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobalGlobal Climate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (51 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBest Search Infobrokerage, IncDouglas Rudd

Customer experience

Global

All ratings51 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative35.3%

Global Climate

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Global

Subscriptions2
  • Extended Forecast$1.491 Year
  • GLOBAL WEATHER No Ads$1.991 Year
None

Global Climate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Global free?
Global is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Global Climate free?
Global Climate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Global or Global Climate?
Global Climate is rated higher. Global averages 4.4 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Global Climate averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Global or Global Climate have ads?
Global shows ads; Global Climate does not.
Which is updated more often, Global or Global Climate?
Global ships an update every 3 months, and Global Climate every 6 months. Most recently, Global was updated on November 6, 2026 and Global Climate on November 2, 2026.

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