# EARTH 3D | Ultra real planet

> Live wallpapers & screensaver

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id550152297](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id550152297)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id550152297`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dmitry Alaev
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (6,185 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.4
- **Last updated:** 2024-02-20
- **First published:** 2012-09-12
- **Size:** 85 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earth-3d-ultra-real-planet/id550152297)
- **Website:** [http://www.bad-monkey.biz/](http://www.bad-monkey.biz/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://3dearthapp.com/privacy\_policy.html](http://3dearthapp.com/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

Experience a real-time rendered 3D Earth with photoreal textures, bump mapping to reveal mountains and hills, and a vibrant space backdrop of billions of stars, the Milky Way, and galaxies. Powered by a high-performance rendering engine, the extension brings the entire Earth to your screen. 
 
Key features include real sun and moon positions, geolocation support (permission required on first run), auto-rotation via swipe, atmospheric effects, water reflections, and dramatic optic effects when sunlight hits the camera. Ideal as a live wallpaper or screensaver on compatible devices.

## Rankings

- #23,599 — Overall
- #42 — planet
- #61 — screensaver
- #88 — 3d wallpapers

## Review summary

Pros: beautiful visuals, interactive Earth, easy navigation. Cons: heavy ads, no live wallpaper as advertised, expensive, and limited guidance. Overall, visuals shine but ad-heavy monetization and feature gaps undermine value.

### Pros

- Beautiful, high-quality graphics
- Striking animated Earth with interactive view angle and rotation
- Easy to navigate / user-friendly
- Nice animated wallpaper feel and sense of scale

### Cons

- Overly intrusive ads and adware, including banners and promos to install other apps
- Promised live wallpaper features are missing; app basically offers only a rotating globe
- High price / paywall to remove ads; perceived low value vs free alternatives like Google Earth
- Lack of in-app help or guidance for use

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id550152297)