TerraExplorer vs Alteia Infield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TerraExplorer
This application allows users to view and analyze high-resolution 3D spatial data on mobile devices. It supports various spatial databases, including 3D city layers and feature layers, and offers tools for querying and presenting data. Seamless integration with other products and online data sources is also provided.
- View high-resolution 3D GIS content
- Display spatial databases and feature layers
- Query and analyze spatial data
- Integrate with Skyline product line
- Access online data from SkylineGlobe server
- Load online TerraExplorer projects
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TerraExplorerApp is a 3D GIS viewer that enables you to view high-resolution, stunningly realistic SkylineGlobe 3D content. The TerraExplorer app can display most of your spatial databases including 3D city layers and feature layers, and it provides powerful tools to query, analyze and present your data on the go. TerraExplorerApp integrates smoothly with the entire Skyline product line for easy access to all your data – from photo-realistic, geographically accurate terrain databases created in TerraBuilder to PhotoMesh’s high-resolution, textured, 3D mesh models. Moreover, TerraExplorerApp seamlessly accesses online data from Skyline’s SkylineGlobe server and other OGC-compliant servers, and quickly loads online TerraExplorer projects. The app comes installed with a link to a demo project that introduces you to some of the mobile functionality.
Alteia Infield
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Load the visual data (like orthophoto, asset layers and operation layers) that best supports your field monitoring. Track changes and evolutions for your sites collecting pictures and editing directly your GIS layers Store the updates directly in the cloud. Available for iPhone and iPad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Alteia Infield at every 2 months against TerraExplorer's every 6 months. TerraExplorer's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TerraExplorer ships an update every 6 months, Alteia Infield every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | TerraExplorer | Alteia Infield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyline Software Systems, Inc. | Alteia |
In-app purchases
TerraExplorer
No in-app purchases
Alteia Infield
No in-app purchases
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