Earth-Now

Name: Earth-Now
Rating: 4.6 (43 reviews)
Author: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

By: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Climate Data Visualized

Features & Capabilities

NASA's Earth Now is an application that visualizes recent global climate data from Earth Science satellites, including surface air temperature, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, and water vapor as well as gravity and sea level variations. Data sets are visually described using "false color" maps. Color-coded legends are provided to indicate relative strength or weakness of an environmental condition. The resulting 3D model of the Earth may be rotated by a single finger stroke, and may also be zoomed in or out by pinching 2 fingers. It was developed by the Earth Science Communications and Visualization Technology Applications and Development Teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, with support from NASA Headquarters.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Rating:

4.60

(43)

Version:

3.2.7 Last updated: 2025-12-16

Version code:

880696525

Creation date:

2012-01-18

Compatible devices:

Size:

180.91MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-08

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 206,694 ▲ 1,040

Other rankings

#15 in environment keyword 16 ▼ 3

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Apple app. Please use these information below to contact the Apple app developer.

Developed by:

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earth-now/id494633346

Website:

https://science.nasa.gov/eyes/earth-now

User Reviews

Earth-Now is praised for real-time-style global visuals and NASA/JPL data, with strong educational and engaging graphics. Common criticisms focus on UI/navigation, performance/bug issues, and uncertainties about truly live data plus gaps in coverage and update frequency. Overall, it’s a compelling, informative tool that could benefit from UI refinements and expanded data content.

Pros

Real-time global earth visualization with area-focused viewing and animated daily datasets.
NASA/JPL data and satellite feeds provide credible, up-to-date climate information (temperature, moisture, CO2, etc.).
Strong educational value and usefulness for climate-change understanding and NGSS-aligned projects.
Visually engaging 3-D satellite visuals that are entertaining and appealing.

Cons

UI/UX/navigation is not intuitive and lacks clear menus, making it hard to use.
Performance issues including lag, loading interruptions, and occasional crashes on devices.
Conflicting perception of live data (some reviews say there is no true live view, with time-lag or missing areas such as Antarctica).
Requests for more data, broader coverage, and more frequent updates, plus feature improvements (satellite details, ice sheet data).

Recent reviews

I can’t stop opening this app throughout the day, I just think it’s amazing! You can watch the earth in real time, choosing any area to look at, or you can choose the animated dataset wherein you get a glimpse of each day of the last week or so. I am not a scientist and I don’t know what half of the listed measurements mean, but watching the weather patterns and satellites in real time is so stinking cool.