Comparison

EraScopia vs World Timeline

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

Head to head
About

EraScopia

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EraScopia brings history to life through interactive timelines, quizzes, and thoughtfully curated event collections. Explore the moments that shaped our world by swiping through visual timelines organized by era and theme. From scientific breakthroughs and cultural movements to space exploration and social change, EraScopia helps you see how events connect across time. History becomes easier to understand when it’s visual, interactive, and personal. What you can do with EraScopia: - Explore interactive timelines that turn historical events into clear, chronological journeys - Discover curated event packs covering history, science, culture, and innovation - Test your knowledge with optional quizzes designed to reinforce learning - Dive deeper into key moments with concise explanations and historical context - Customize your experience with different visual styles and themes Designed for all ages, EraScopia also includes special kid-friendly event packs. These timelines use age-appropriate language and playful visuals to introduce younger learners to inspiring stories, discoveries, and historical figures. Ideal for families, classrooms, or independent exploration. Some content is available for free, with optional premium access unlocking additional event packs and quiz types through a single subscription. EraScopia is built for curious minds. For students, educators, and lifelong learners. Because history isn’t meant to be memorized — it’s meant to be explored. Terms of Use: https://erascopia.github.io/terms_of_use.html Privacy Policy: https://erascopia.github.io/privacy_policy.html Support Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1498904631279197 About: https://erascopia.github.io/about.html

About

World Timeline

Explore world history visually with an interactive globe and a comprehensive timeline. Tap events to learn their significance and generate study prompts. Designed for homeschoolers and students, it offers a big-picture view of civilizations and historical moments.

Highlights
  • Interactive globe with shifting political maps
  • Scrollable timeline from Creation to present
  • Detailed event descriptions and significance
  • Study playground for AI prompt generation
  • Offline functionality
  • Year-by-year political map redraws
Features
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See all of history on one spinning globe. Move from Creation to today and watch empires rise and fall, then tap a place, person or event to read the story behind it. Made by a homeschool dad for families, students and anyone who wants the big picture of world history and Bible history in one place. 1,700+ events · 100+ people · works offline RECENTLY ADDED • Search: type an event, person or place and jump straight to it • Press play and watch history move at 1, 10 or 100 years a second • A new time dial: roll through the centuries with a flick, or jump to Creation, the Flood, Christ, 1776 and more • 100+ people with profiles of their own, from Abraham and Moses to Lincoln and Mandela • Every timeline event now has a full write-up • Stories of how nations around the world won their independence • Hundreds of map years corrected, with new maps for Babel, King David and Cyrus • Dark mode and screen dimming for evening lessons WHAT'S INSIDE Interactive Globe A view of the world before the Flood, then historical borders from the Flood to today. Watch borders shift as you move through time, or press play and let the centuries roll by. Tap a region to see who held it, with write-ups on the major empires, kingdoms and peoples. U.S. states show when they joined and how the land was acquired. Timeline More than 6,000 years on one scrollable canvas, from Creation to today, with major nations and empires side by side. See at a glance which powers were rising while others were falling, and pinch to zoom in on any era. Events and People More than 1,700 events: Biblical events, battles, the founding of nations, voyages, inventions and turning points. Search by name, filter by category, and tap any one to read the story. More than 100 people have profiles of their own: who they were, why they are famous, the impact they had and how they died. Study Playground Pick the people, places and events you are studying and get a ready-made study prompt for ChatGPT or Claude. One-tap presets cover Biblical events, the Story of Jesus, Ancient Rome, the Founding of America, the Reformation, both World Wars and more. Works offline The globe, the maps and all the history ship inside the app. No account, no login and no signal needed. BUILT FOR HOMESCHOOL World Timeline gives kids the big-picture view a textbook chapter cannot: how the stories, civilizations and events of the past line up on one map and one timeline. It works alongside whatever history curriculum you use. The chronology is anchored to the Septuagint, placing Creation at 5554 BC and the Flood at 3298 BC. History is presented in an atlas-style voice and, where it is relevant, from a Biblical perspective, so families can use the lens that fits their studies. The app keeps growing. New events, people and map corrections arrive regularly, most of them without a store update. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL UPGRADE World Timeline is free to download, and the timeline, events and study tools are never interrupted. After you have explored the globe for a while, a pop-up now and then offers a one-time purchase that removes it for good, or a short optional video to keep going free. There is no subscription. Everyone who bought the app before it went free keeps the full version automatically. A NOTE ON ACCURACY History is big and the record is imperfect. Borders start from a public research dataset that maps political control at snapshot years, corrected by hand in hundreds of places; between snapshots the app shows the most recent map. Outlines known to be rough are drawn dashed and marked approximate. Dates and details are simplified for clarity, and reasonable sources disagree. Use World Timeline as a learning companion and a starting point for deeper study. If you spot something wrong, the feedback form on the About tab reaches me directly, and I read every message. Made by BlessedHomeschoolDad.com

Screenshots

EraScopia4 screens
World Timeline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: World Timeline at none against EraScopia's 10. World Timeline also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). EraScopia's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. EraScopia sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. World Timeline asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EraScopia ships an update every 5 months, World Timeline every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EraScopia versus World Timeline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEraScopiaWorld Timeline
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB475 MB
Age rating9++4
DeveloperAndrei OzerovMatthew Washe

In-app purchases

10 purchases

EraScopia

One-time10
  • Wonders of the World: KidsFree
  • History of Medicine$0.99
  • Literary Classics$0.99
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  • Exploration & Colonization$0.99
  • Science for Kids$0.99
  • Timeline of Toys$0.99
  • Physics Breakthroughs$0.99
  • Women’s Rights Movement$0.99
  • Women in History$0.99
  • Space Exploration$0.99
None

World Timeline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EraScopia free?
EraScopia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is World Timeline free?
World Timeline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EraScopia or World Timeline have ads?
World Timeline shows ads; EraScopia does not.
Which is updated more often, EraScopia or World Timeline?
EraScopia ships an update every 5 months, and World Timeline every 2 weeks. Most recently, EraScopia was updated on October 10, 2026 and World Timeline on October 15, 2026.

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