Comparison

History Globe vs Eclipse

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

Head to head
About

History Globe

Features
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History Globe turns the whole world β€” and all of history β€” into one beautiful, interactive 3D Earth you can spin in your hand. Drag the timeline from 3300 BCE to today and watch what was happening everywhere at once: civilizations rise, empires shift, wars, inventions, art and discoveries light up across the planet. Tap any glowing marker for the story, with a photo and a clear summary. It's a globe, an atlas, an encyclopedia and a quiz β€” all in one. TIME TRAVEL β€’ 2,300+ world events from antiquity to 2025, on a single timeline β€’ Watch empire borders morph across the centuries LIVING CODEX β€’ 24,000+ species β€” mammals, birds, reptiles, sea life, insects, plants, dinosaurs & prehistoric life β€’ Photos, facts and real distribution data; tap "Add to Codex" to light up your own Earth WONDERS OF THE WORLD β€’ World Heritage sites, natural wonders and major volcanoes, pinned where they belong THE LIVING PLANET β€’ Biomes, KΓΆppen climate zones and global ocean currents QUIZ MODE β€’ Turn the whole atlas into a game β€” guess the continent, order the events, take the daily challenge BUILT TO ENJOY β€’ Bilingual: English & δΈ­ζ–‡ (follows your device, switch anytime) β€’ Gorgeous night-Earth visuals, smooth to spin β€’ The globe, timeline and all data work offline; images load from the web No account. No ads. No tracking. Just the world, across time, in your pocket.

About

Eclipse

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See the sky's greatest events β€” every solar and lunar eclipse, 5,000 years in either direction β€” and plan exactly where to watch the next one. Eclipse puts the cosmos in your hand. Spin a photographic globe made from NASA's own pictures, watch the Moon's shadow race across Earth, and find out what the next eclipse will look like from your own backyard β€” or where to go to stand in totality. Whether you're a curious first-timer or a lifelong eclipse chaser, Eclipse meets you where you are. Watch it happen - Spin a photographic globe, with city lights on the night side and the Moon's shadow passing over - Scrub through time and watch the shadow sweep across the world - Pinch to zoom from space down to satellite maps with roads and towns Plan from your spot - Tap anywhere β€” or use your GPS β€” to set your place - Every eclipse in the list tells you what you'll see from there: total and for how long, how much of the Sun is covered, or not seen at all - Precise local times for when it begins, peaks and ends, and how high the Sun stands - Outside the path? See how far totality is, which way, and a town inside it you can switch to with one tap - A heads-up when you're close to the edge of the path, or when the Sun is low and you'll need a clear horizon - Add the eclipse to your calendar, with every contact time Solar and lunar, side by side Pick any eclipse from one chooser, solar or lunar: - Solar: the sky darkening as the Sun is covered, the corona at totality, and the "ring of fire" of an annular eclipse - Lunar: the real Moon turning deep copper in Earth's shadow β€” the "blood moon" β€” on a star chart with named stars and constellations Learn as you go - Simple, beautiful guides: what causes eclipses, total vs. partial vs. annular, and the science behind the blood moon - How to watch safely β€” certified eclipse glasses, pinhole projection, and the methods that actually work - The myths and stories cultures have told about eclipses β€” and what's really going on - A guided tour walks you through everything on first launch Browse a 5,000-year catalog - Nearly 12,000 solar and 12,000 lunar eclipses, from 2000 BCE to 3000 CE - Search for a year or a Saros series, filter by type or period, or show only the ones visible from where you are - Built on NASA / Fred Espenak eclipse predictions β€” the same data the experts use Share any view Found a spectacular one? Send a link that opens the exact same globe, date, and location on your friend's phone. Going deeper β€” for the eclipse-obsessed Everything above is all most people will ever need. But if you like to look under the hood, it's all here: - The Saros cycle β€” play a whole Saros family and watch its eclipses march across the centuries - The Saros–Inex Panorama β€” every eclipse in history on one zoomable, colour-coded grid - The Syzygy Explorer β€” a lattice of every new and full Moon, where the great orbital rhythms line up before your eyes - Full technical readouts β€” Besselian elements, gamma, magnitude, delta-T, path width and sub-solar point; and for lunar eclipses, sidereal positions with Nakshatra & Ayanamsha Free, with no ads and no accounts. Made with the Public Outreach & Education Committee of the Astronomical Society of India.

Screenshots

History Globe4 screens
Eclipse4 screens

Verdict

The call

History Globe and Eclipse are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
History Globe versus Eclipse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHistory GlobeEclipse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size23 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerη”‘ζœ‹ 刘Alok Mandavgane

In-app purchases

None

History Globe

No in-app purchases

None

Eclipse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is History Globe free?
History Globe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eclipse free?
Eclipse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do History Globe or Eclipse have ads?
Neither History Globe nor Eclipse shows ads.

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