Comparison

GlobePin vs Layoverloop

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

Head to head
About

GlobePin

Recreate your past journeys using photos on your phone and visualize them on an interactive 3D globe. Track trips, create travel diaries, and plan future adventures with detailed insights and shareable content.

Highlights
  • Rebuild trips from photos
  • Interactive 3D globe and map
  • Street-level imagery
  • Track flights, road trips, cruises
  • Visual travel diary with postcards
  • Create video Travel Reels
  • Plan future trips
Features
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Rebuild every trip you've ever taken from the photos already on your phone — then keep your map growing on a beautiful 3D globe. NO SUBSCRIPTION. EVER. Every feature in GlobePin is free. GlobePin Pro is a single $9.99 purchase that removes the ads and the "Made with GlobePin" mark — no monthly or yearly fee, nothing to cancel, and shared with your family. NOTHING LOST WHEN YOU CHANGE PHONES Your map syncs privately through your own iCloud and is there on your new iPhone, your iPad, or your Mac. Export everything as a CSV whenever you like. No account to create. YOUR PAST TRIPS, BACK IN MINUTES Rebuild from Photos reads where and when your photos were taken — never the pictures themselves — groups them into trips, and lets you review each one before anything is added. It works out where you lived over the years, skips layovers and short drives near home, and names cities the way you'd expect. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Pin places on an interactive 3D globe and world map • Look Around — walk the streets of places you've visited (and preview ones you haven't) with Apple's street-level imagery, no extra account needed • Track flights, road trips, cruises, and train journeys with animated routes • See your stats: countries, continents, nights abroad, furthest point, total miles • Attach photo "postcards" to every place and build a visual travel diary • Travel Reels — turn a trip, a year, or all your travels into a video with your top places, photos, route animations, and an original soundtrack; four looks and formats for Stories, feed, or widescreen • Year in Review — your annual travel wrapped, ready to share • Share Cards and Map Collages for Instagram and Stories • Travel Goals — every continent, every country, or your own bucket list • A private travel Journal and Time Capsules at every pin • Scan a boarding pass to log a flight in seconds • Plan your next trip: pick dates, build a day-by-day plan, and save spots • Discover Nearby — browse sights, food, coffee, museums and more around any pin or dream destination, straight from Apple Maps • Suggest a Plan — on devices with Apple Intelligence, get day-by-day ideas built only from real Apple Maps places, generated privately on your device • Group dream destinations into collections ("Japan 2027", "Honeymoon ideas") • Find any pin or dream destination from iPhone Spotlight search • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: On This Day, Travel Stats, and Last Trip • On iPhone, iPad, Mac (Apple silicon), and Apple Vision Pro • Import & export your data as CSV — it's yours • Syncs privately across your devices with iCloud Every feature above is free. GLOBEPIN PRO (OPTIONAL) The map is always ad-free. The free version shows a small banner on the Stats, Goals and Cards screens, plays a short ad before Year in Review and Map Collage and when you export a Travel Reel, and adds a small "Made with GlobePin" mark to shared cards and reels, plus an end card on reels. GlobePin Pro removes all of that. It is a one-time purchase of $9.99 — not a subscription. There are no recurring charges and nothing to cancel, the unlock is restorable on your other devices, and Family Sharing lets up to five family members use it too. Prices are in USD and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Privacy Policy: https://purplelink.llc/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE Everything stays on your device and in your own private iCloud. No accounts, no tracking — we never see your travels. The free version shows ads; GlobePin Pro removes them.

About

Layoverloop

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Twenty hours in a new city. The galley talk says there's a rooftop bar worth the walk, a spot for a proper massage, a café that offers crew a discount. A month later ? Gone. LayoverLoop makes sure those tips survive the trip. It's a crew-built city guide for 160+ layover destinations (and you can request your destinations too!), filled by real pilots and cabin crew who actually landed there. Every tip, every rating, every hidden gem — from people who've been in your shoes to roam the city. ============== WHAT YOU'LL FIND ============== ■ 160+ cities, crew-tested tips Where to eat, drink, sleep, sweat, and unwind — sorted by city, category, proximity or region. First time in Doha or fiftieth in Bangkok, there's always something new waiting. ■ Upvote & comment The good stuff floats to the top. Drop a comment, update a tip, share your find. It's a living guide, not a static list. ■ Crew-validated bargains We hunt down the deals that actually hold up: crew discounts, happy-hour gems, budget-friendly spots that don't feel budget. If it's in LayoverLoop, a crew member actually checked it out and vouched for it. ■ Your eSIM, at competitive prices Purchase an eSIM directly for your layover city — pick a plan, pay securely, and install it from a QR code or one tap, all without leaving LayoverLoop. Choose country-specific plans or a Global plan for multi-stop trips. Track your remaining data and validity, and request a cancellation & refund if you change your mind. ■ The essentials, one tap Currency converter, plug types, water safety, eSIM deals, emergency numbers, local experiences. All the boring-but-critical stuff, handled. ■ Map view Every spot pinned, so you can see what's actually near your hotel and plan at a glance. ■ Bookmarks & social Save the cities and spots you love. Peek at what your crew friends have bookmarked too. ■ Search & filter Rooftop bar in Brussels? Gym in Melbourne? Veggie spot in Boston? Search by city, category, or keyword and you're there. ============= BUILT DIFFERENT ============= LayoverLoop is independent — not tied to any airline, union, or travel company. Just a crew member who wanted this to exist. ■ Free forever. No subscriptions, no paywalls. Just use it. Register only if you decide to contribute and make everyone's layover better. ■ Confidential. Data stored is encrypted and unreadable. No tracking beyond what makes the app work. ■ No work ID. No work email. No airline sign-in. Browse, save, and contribute as an assigned anonymous username — nothing ties you to your company or real identity. ========= THE VISION ========= Think of LayoverLoop as our shared crew memory. The ramen shop in Osaka. The rooftop pool in Johannesburg. The barbershop in Istanbul that charges almost nothing. The café in Lisbon where the owner gives crew a discount. All the tips we trade in the galley, in the van, in the hotel lobby — collected in one place so they never get lost. Replace your Notes app or your secret layover notebook. If you've got a local secret in any layover city, drop it in. The next crew member landing there for the first time will thank you. Built by crew. For crew. Welcome to LayoverLoop.

Screenshots

GlobePin4 screens
Layoverloop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Layoverloop at none against GlobePin's 1. Layoverloop also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. GlobePin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Layoverloop asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlobePin ships an update every 3 days, Layoverloop every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GlobePin versus Layoverloop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobePinLayoverloop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB61 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPurplelink LLCAlain Hollemaert

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GlobePin

One-time1
  • GlobePin Pro (Lifetime)$9.99
None

Layoverloop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GlobePin free?
GlobePin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Layoverloop free?
Layoverloop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GlobePin or Layoverloop have ads?
GlobePin shows ads; Layoverloop does not.
Which is updated more often, GlobePin or Layoverloop?
GlobePin ships an update every 3 days, and Layoverloop every 5 days. Most recently, GlobePin was updated on November 5, 2026 and Layoverloop on October 31, 2026.

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