Global vs Global Climate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Tap map for instant forecasts
- Customizable personal screens
- Global cloud formation view
- City and airport search
- Analog and digital world clock
- GPS privacy protection
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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
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 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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Global | Global Climate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (51 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Best Search Infobrokerage, Inc | Douglas Rudd |
Customer experience
Global
Global Climate
In-app purchases
Global
- Extended Forecast$1.491 Year
- GLOBAL WEATHER No Ads$1.991 Year
Global Climate
No in-app purchases








