SpyMeSat vs Mapbox Studio Preview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpyMeSat
Access commercial and unclassified imaging satellites. Receive real-time overflight notifications, view recent high-resolution images, and request new satellite photos. Makes satellite imagery accessible to the public, industry, and government.
- Real-time satellite overflight notifications
- On-demand access to recent satellite images
- Request new satellite imagery
- Access commercial and unclassified satellites
- Public, industry, and government access
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Introducing SpyMeSat, the first app to provide the public with full awareness and access to commercial and unclassified imaging satellites. SpyMeSat provides real-time imaging satellite overflight notifications, on-demand access to recent high resolution satellite images, and the ability to request an imaging satellite take a new picture just for you! SpyMeSat provides easy access to satellite imagery to the public for the first time and makes satellite imagery more readily available to industry and government. Features of the SpyMeSat mobile app are protected by U.S. Patents 9344994, 9779301, 10817561, 10853410, and 11113330
Mapbox Studio Preview
This app allows you to preview custom maps designed on your desktop using Mapbox Studio directly on your iPhone or iPad. Explore default map styles or view your own personalized creations on the go.
- Preview custom maps on mobile
- Supports Mapbox Studio designs
- View default map styles
- Log in to view personal styles
- Prototyping tool for map data
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Mapbox Studio Preview lets you preview your Mapbox maps on your iPhone and iPad. Design beautiful custom maps using Mapbox Studio on your desktop (studio.mapbox.com), then take your maps with you with Studio Preview. Prototype maps and data visualizations in Studio on the web and get a live preview on mobile. Try out the Mapbox default map styles like Standard, Streets, Outdoors, and Satellite, or log in to your Mapbox account and view all of your custom Mapbox Studio styles on your device. === About Mapbox Mapbox creates building blocks for mobile developers to add beautiful maps and location services to their mobile applications. Companies like Pinterest, Lonely Planet, Snap, The Weather Channel, Under Armour, Human, GitHub, CNN and National Geographic use our tools to create beautiful maps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mapbox Studio Preview at none against SpyMeSat's 11. Mapbox Studio Preview also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). SpyMeSat's advantage is device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. SpyMeSat sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Mapbox Studio Preview asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mapbox Studio Preview holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of SpyMeSat's written reviews are positive against 54% of Mapbox Studio Preview's.
SpyMeSat ships an update every 3 months, Mapbox Studio Preview weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpyMeSat | Mapbox Studio Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (70 ratings) | 3.6 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.7% of reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orbit Logic Incorporated | Mapbox, Inc. |
Customer experience
SpyMeSat
Mapbox Studio Preview
Bugs and requests
SpyMeSat
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes when viewing images
- App crashes when trying to view preview image
- Map freezes
- Cannot calculate satellite passes
- App crashes frequently
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- Cannot view purchased images without exporting
Requested features
7 requests- Real-time satellite view
- Street view functionality
- More current updates than Google Maps
- Ability to block tracking
- Email link for purchased images
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- Fix app crashes when viewing images
- Show satellite tracks on the app
Mapbox Studio Preview
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SpyMeSat
- 1x1 km Satellite JPEG$11.99
- 2x2 km Satellite JPEG$22.99
- 1x1 km Satellite JPEG w/TIFF$22.99
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- 1x1 km Satellite JPEG w/TIFF$29.99
- 1x1 km Satellite JPEG$29.99
- SkySat New Tasking Order$42.90
- 2x2 km Satellite JPEG w/TIF$119.99
- 2x2 km Satellite JPEG$119.99
- 5.3x5.3 km Satellite JPEG$349.99
- 40cm MS8 Maxar Tasking Rate$399.99
- 5km² Planet SkySat JPG w/TIFF$429.00
Mapbox Studio Preview
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SpyMeSat free?
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