Geographic Encyclopedia vs MapProjectionDemonstration
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Geographic Encyclopedia
Explore countries, capitals, and flags with detailed statistics and powerful browsing options. Discover information by region, search for specific country types, and sort data by various criteria.
- Browse countries by region
- View country capitals and flags
- Detailed statistics (area, population)
- Search for monarchies and islands
- Filter and sort by multiple criteria
- Background music option
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Powerful browsing tool for all countries and their capitals and flags. Browse the countries of the earth, in a way you could not have done before. With over 300 flags and up–to–date data for countries and territories, it is a great geography app for all. Powerful listing options include: Browse by region (ex. Arab League, Balkans, Baltics, BRICS, Caribbean, Commonwealth of Independent States, Commonwealth of Nations, European Union, Euro Zone, Francophonie, Mediterranean States, Middle East, Southeast Asia, United Nations and more). Stats for total number of countries, total area, total population for every search result as well as webviews for all countries and search categories. Background music with Blue Danube by Strauss with sound-off option. Extra functions for search for monarchies, islands with island count, countries with a similar flag, territories for a given country, countries with similar names to their capitals, and countries that share the same capital names, searches for territories as well. And many more options such as standard functions to filter by continent, and sort function to sort by area, population, country names, capitals, continents, or islands count in ascending or descending order. FadiSoft icon on credits page lists all apps by FadiSoft.
MapProjectionDemonstration
Explore and understand various map projections with this educational tool. It visually demonstrates how spherical data is converted to flat maps, allowing customization of central latitude and longitude. Formulas for conversion are also provided.
- Illustrates map projections
- Categorizes projections (cylindrical, conic, azimuthal)
- Demonstrates 31 projection types
- Customizable central latitude and longitude
- Includes conversion formulas
- Visual conversion process
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Map Projection Demonstration This app illustrates a variety of possible map projections. Map projections fall into three general categories: cylindrical projections, conic projections, and azimuthal (or polar) projections. Each category contains several different types of projections. The app demonstrates the creation of maps in 31 different projections, and allows the user to choose the central latitude and longitude for each map. The formulas that are used to convert locations on the surface of a sphere to locations on a flat map are included. There is also a visual demonstration of the conversion process for each of the map types.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MapProjectionDemonstration at Free against Geographic Encyclopedia's $0.99. Geographic Encyclopedia's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On rating, ratings volume, 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
MapProjectionDemonstration is free to download; Geographic Encyclopedia costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Geographic Encyclopedia against 1.0 for MapProjectionDemonstration. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Geographic Encyclopedia | MapProjectionDemonstration |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FadiSoft Inc. | Geoffrey Domm |
Customer experience
Geographic Encyclopedia
MapProjectionDemonstration
In-app purchases
Geographic Encyclopedia
No in-app purchases
MapProjectionDemonstration
No in-app purchases
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