TerraExplorer vs TerraGo GridOps
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.
TerraGo GridOps
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Designed specifically for LED fixtures and network lighting control projects, TerraGo GridOps provides planning, installation and maintenance tools to help Utilities and Cities deploy and manage Intelligent Street lighting solution. Delivering advanced asset management, analytics and control capabilities, TerraGo GridOps has been chosen by many communities to control more than 3 million intelligent devices worldwide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TerraExplorer at 9.0 against TerraGo GridOps's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TerraExplorer | TerraGo GridOps |
|---|---|---|
| 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 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyline Software Systems, Inc. | TerraGo |
In-app purchases
TerraExplorer
No in-app purchases
TerraGo GridOps
No in-app purchases
Questions
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