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

Features
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See the sky's greatest events β€” every solar and lunar eclipse, 5,000 years in either direction. Eclipse turns the machinery of the cosmos into something you can hold in your hand. Spin a globe, watch the Moon's shadow race across Earth, and find out exactly what the next eclipse will look like from your own backyard. Whether you're a curious first-timer or a lifelong eclipse chaser, Eclipse meets you where you are. Watch it happen - Drag to spin a 3D globe, and pinch to zoom from space right down to street level - Watch the shadow sweep across the world as you scrub through time - Zoom in and the globe hands off to a detailed map, with a day/night line showing exactly where the eclipse is visible See it from your location - Tap anywhere β€” or use your GPS β€” to drop your spot on Earth - Get precise local times: when the eclipse begins, peaks, and ends - See how much of the Sun will be covered, how high it sits in your sky, and whether you'll catch totality Two eclipses, one app Flip a single switch between Solar and Lunar: - Solar: follow the path of totality and the "ring of fire" of an annular eclipse - Lunar: watch the Moon glide into Earth's shadow and turn deep copper-red β€” the "blood moon" β€” on a realistic 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 - Filter by type, by year, or by "visible from where I am" - 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, Ξ”T, path width and sub-solar point; and for lunar eclipses, sidereal positions with Nakshatra & Ayanāṁśa 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
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size23 MB60 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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