EarthViewer
Users scroll through 4. 5 billion years, rotate/zoom continents, follow cities/fossils through time, inspect temperature/sea-level/biodiversity/atmospheric data, and read major-event references.
- Route
- Explore
- Ages
- 10–14 with adult support
- Best for
- Deep-time Earth and climate-data exploration
At a glance
- Developer
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Platforms
- iOS
- Cost
- Free
- US App Store
Free US iOS; no IAP displayed.
The short version
HHMI’s globe/data model can make geological time unusually concrete, but the iOS listing is old, has no Apple privacy details, and no current matching Play identity was verified.
Creative agency: Medium — exploration is open but data/reference-led. Learning value: High potential for older learners. Age fit: 10+ with an adult/teacher. Parent view: Free does not establish a low-data mobile experience. Staying power: Medium; depth is substantial but UI may be dated. only. Learning value: High potential for older learners. Age fit: 10+ with an adult/teacher. Parent view: Free does not establish a low-data mobile experience. Staying power: Medium; depth is substantial but UI may be dated. only. Age fit: 10+ with an adult/teacher. Parent view: Free does not establish a low-data mobile experience. Staying power: Medium; depth is substantial but UI may be dated. only.
What we found
Strengths
- Creative agency: Medium — exploration is open but data/reference-led. Learning value: High potential for older learners. Age fit: 10+ with an adult/teacher. Parent view: Free does not establish a low-data mobile experience. Staying power: Medium; depth is substantial but UI may be dated. only.
- Learning value: High potential for older learners. Age fit: 10+ with an adult/teacher. Parent view: Free does not establish a low-data mobile experience. Staying power: Medium; depth is substantial but UI may be dated. only.
- Staying power: Medium; depth is substantial but UI may be dated. only.
Watch-outs
- HHMI’s globe/data model can make geological time unusually concrete, but the iOS listing is old, has no Apple privacy details, and no current matching Play identity was verified.
- Parent view: Free does not establish a low-data mobile experience. Staying power: Medium; depth is substantial but UI may be dated. only.
Before you download
- Age guidance
- 10–14. Adult involvement: Medium; interpret models/data and check mobile compatibility.. Adult involvement: Medium; interpret models/data and check mobile compatibility.
- Privacy
- Free does not establish a low-data mobile experience.