2025-09-25
Explore Earth button
Having to wade through projects to use Google Earth and the features is annoying.
Updating
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#13 in Top Free Apps > Travel
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#1 in Top Free iPad Apps > Travel
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Description
Create and collaborate on immersive, data-driven maps from anywhere, with the new Google Earth.
See the world from above with high-resolution satellite imagery, explore 3D terrain and buildings in hundreds of cities, and dive in to streets and neighborhoods with Street View's 360° perspectives.
What's New in Version 10.90.0
Thanks for using Google Earth! This version includes bug fixes.
Our recent release brings a fresh new look, with new features to help you collaborate with others across devices, create maps on the go, and add photos from your camera to your maps.
Seller
Name
Google LLC
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
10.90.0
Size
285.3 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 16.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17Pro, iPhone 17ProMax, iPhone Air, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.0 of 5 (44,682 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2025-09-23
Won’t load
Just spins. It is now unusable.
2025-09-21
I love it but update pictures if goggle can
I love google maps but update pictures. My house(5 pt street) is supposed to be blue. Not white. Im not giving adress numbers
2025-09-19
SO COOL
I really love Maps so I downloaded this and I noticed you can like go on this three mode. You can go on the street mode and notice like what you can see around the world
2025-09-16
🤩🤩
SOO FUUUN
2025-09-16
Not loading
Why
2025-09-11
Needs more updates!
Google earth can be fun but they need to refresh the look because everything on google earth is from the 2010s
2025-09-10
Outstanding!
Blurred my house a day or two after i told them to, and view basically almost every street in the world
2025-09-10
精度
乡村地名位置不正确
2025-09-09
Just an absolute marvel
Its wild to me that this app doesn’t have five solid stars at all times. The whole earth at your fingertips, much of it in 3D, and people still nitpick and bicker. It’s a shame what we take for granted.
2025-09-08
Gulf of Mexico misspelled, it says Gulf of America, incorrect
The Gulf of Mexico is named the Gulf of America on here. Don’t know if it’s a typo or something, but can you guys please correct the name to the proper name of Gulf of Mexico?
2025-09-03
SO AMAZING!!!!!!
Love it 🤣!!!!
2025-09-03
Needs update
I have not found a new update where I can find what my house looks like in 2025! I am still stuck in 2016! Google needs to update this!
2025-09-01
MISINFORMATION
Google Earth- Spreading misinformation. It is Gulf of Mexico. Stop contributing to spreading misinformation information.
2025-09-01
Sigh
Gulf of Mexico. That’s the name. I don’t want to see your american propaganda.
2025-08-30
Pls add back the gaming feature
Actually pretty good but can you bring the gaming and quiz features back I enjoyed it in the old days in 2023 - 2024
2025-08-29
Gulf of Mexico
Fascist propaganda
2025-08-28
Booooooo
Worst app ever I can’t even go into my backyard inside Street mode so I’m going to give it A 0.0.0% rating plus I don’t have enough iOS on my iPod to get The freaking app
2025-08-28
tuff67
it is so skibidi and I found Odin din din dun like what the tuffffff 67
Do you ever put your phone in the microwave
2025-08-28
GULF OF MEXICO
I found an error in the globe, it says gulf of america instead of the correct name Gulf Of Mexico
2025-08-27
New street view
Can you add street view to Egypt all over it
2025-08-26
All
All
2025-08-25
I hate this
This app gave my dad and dog cancer
2025-08-24
Update
Please update the street view in Baden pa
2025-08-22
Etiket resimleri gözükmüyor
Yer işaretine eklediğim resimler gözükmüyor
2025-08-19
Add New Street View
Can you add street view to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Costa Rica and other African countries
2025-08-19
So far behind
I was trying to see if this one apartment complex was fully built, and it only looked half built from this app. I wasn’t feeling too sure of the results so I decided to use my address and see if the skyscraper they put up next to me, was even on the map and isn’t. Something that’s been up for construction almost 2 years. Doesn’t even show anything on the map. This thing is very old and outdated. This is a major city too, so it should be taking aerial photos more often
2025-08-18
READ!!
I can’t find my house or my neighbors!!!!!!!
2025-08-16
Hello!
There’s too much black stuff. Please fix this.
2025-08-15
Five stars.
I love Google Earth, it’s one of my favorite places to explore, and all the great features like historic imagery 3-D buildings Street views and more, i’ve been using this app for a while it’s always great, five stars.
2025-08-14
It’s okay
Yeah is good and basic. Pretty much every other time I do street view is glitches either exiting me out or the photo goes black.
2025-08-13
Good
It’s good but I put in my address my street and my state but still did not get a single thing right in it is it a glitch or something it’s all right but the the thing is showing me nothing that is in the search bar
2025-08-11
Good
Good
2025-08-11
No updates in 7 years!
I have tried over and over again to request an update to satellite imaging of my home! It’s nearly 10 years since an actual change in satellite imagery. The historical date shows October 2019 but it’s the same image as 2015. The landscape has since changed, the house has been remodeled, there’s a new pool.. I can’t use any geofencing collars because the imagery is so old - they don’t work !! I tried Halo 4 and SpotOn because we’re located about 6 miles from town. We aren’t out in the boondocks. I mean - 6 miles from a big hospital. I can’t spend thousands of dollars for geofencing subscriptions and collars that don’t work in 2025! The Antarctic has more updated imaging than my house in Virginia. I’m near Washington DC for crying out loud! 65-70 miles. My hometown 6 miles away has recent imagery. What gives?!? Piece of junk app!
2025-08-09
Gulf of Mexico
It’s the Gulf of Mexico, please change it back.
2025-08-09
I went look my old house
lol
2025-08-09
Jeff Bezos
Awesome but could be better like more focus on more zoom
2025-08-09
OML
My brother is on a picture!!!!!!!!!!!
2025-08-09
Moving around
I wish I could give you a 5 star review but the moving around is hard and I can't go around to the side or back of any house
2025-08-08
Truly incredible app
The 3D imagery is fantastic and it’s so impressive that we have captured the entire earth in high resolution to view from a screen
2025-08-07
Great!
I use it to measure my hikes, it has the best Satillight imagery
2025-08-06
Holy ship
Every new update is terrible
2025-08-06
Persian gulf
It’s Persian gulf not Arabian gulf change it
2025-08-05
Perfect but…
I’ve been using this app for a long time and it the satellite photos and also the updates keeps on getting better but the update in 2025 that makes it look like Apple Maps changed on thing; the 3D features didn’t make things 3D— so what I mean is that 2D and 3D are just the same thing but 3D is tilted. But at least the hills are now green in more places. But still pls bring the old 3D feature🥺🙏🏻.(Or else it’s all fine)
2025-08-04
Great but needs more movement
The app is awesome. I could go visit my home country and I could do a lot. I could visit my own home from the outside and it looks so cool but it needs. Street views because I couldn’t go to some of related houses because the street view was not allowed there
2025-08-04
5/5
Great just great!
2025-08-03
Please make controls accessible
Can y’all please make it where I can actually use the bottom right controls for when the phone is in the vertical position again!? I have to turn the phone horizontal for street and 3D view. Thank you.
2025-08-01
Well, no. Just, don’t. Please? But I do love!
Hi-dee-hi, game makers! So In the comment section titled “Most Critical”, I found, like more than 18 comments about you changing the name of the Persian Gulf??? So, I don’t actually, um, know what that is, I mean I’m only an eight year old girl! Only ten days till I’m in 4th grade! I don’t know these things! Anyhoodle, I came to ask 2 questions: Why in the gem of Panem did you get rid of Voyager?! Second, can you please please please please pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaase bring it back? I was this close 🤏🏿 to catching paper star! Thanks a bunch! Byeee!❤️❤️❤️
2025-07-31
Outdated 3D imagery
All the new features are good and all but I noticed some of the 3D imagery like Chicago is outdated after years of updates, so can you update it please? Thanks.
2025-07-30
Uh oh
This is super cool. Just my neighborhood is outdated and showing pics from 2014 if a developer sees this please fix it
2025-05-18
One of the best apps humanity has ever made
You’ve got this app that lets you fly over the planet, zoom into the freaking top of Everest or the middle of the Sahara, visit historical landmarks, explore oceans, even track climate change… all from your pocket. It’s one of those tools that really highlights how far we’ve come as a species.
And yet, because a label changed on a body of water that no one is even swimming in or sailing on personally, people are suddenly like:
“ONE STAR. Worst app ever. Google is trash.”
It says more about people’s need to perform outrage than the actual issue. There’s a kind of entitlement culture now, where people think every tiny thing must cater to their worldview, or else it’s an attack.
Meanwhile, there are scientists using Google Earth to monitor deforestation, students exploring geography, people virtually visiting places they’ll never afford to go… and those reviews are getting buried under people having a meltdown over a name.
2025-04-19
Looking for an atlas that displays in language of choice
Place names are mostly in the language and alphabet of the location shown, especially if you start to zoom in. I understand having that as an option, but it’s absurd and useless to have that be the only option. Is this app only for pan-linguists? No learners or beginner options for kids, or seniors, or anyone just looking to get a better understanding of the world or the news? How elitist. I’ve searched for ways to set a single language option and can’t find any company response or recommendation that works.
Not sure who this is designed for, but it’s not helpful for anything I need. Considering how much google snoops on everyone to build this, you’d think they could make it useful for the average person.
2025-04-03
Uses unofficial names of geographical features
The President of the United States does not have the unilateral authority to change the name of a large body of water. However, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), a federal body under the U.S. Geological Survey, is responsible for standardizing geographic names in the U.S. and its territories. The President could influence a name change through executive orders, public support, or by directing federal agencies to advocate for a change, but the formal process typically goes through the BGN.
For international waters, the process is even more complex, as it would involve negotiations with other countries and organizations like the United Nations.
I would like to see the app stick to the official names of geographic areas or at least offer a feature that allows people to see which version of they want for those of us that prefer the official names to the names the president gives them.
2025-03-13
Caving
And I don’t mean exploring caves that I looked for and found on Google Earth. I’m referring to the golf of Mexico. You guys didn’t have to cave you make the best product change it back that will really bring our country back a lot or as he would say more than you’ve ever seen before or whatever it is, he says
Onto the Google Earth itself I don’t seem to be getting a lot of new updates, and I thought it was supposed to do that when I back up my system. This is only on my iPhone, but it’s the only place I actually look I rarely ever even look at my computer.
I love Google Earth. I just want to be able to do the things that it says I can do. There’s a lot of places where I can’t see 3-D content, especially the cities where I like it the most I can’t even look at Dubai in 3-D and that’s a shame I know you’ll get it together soon enough, in the meantime, time to take a swim in the Gulf of Mexico
2025-01-02
New York Map Needs an Update!!!!
The Google Earth map needs to be updated! I enjoy using Google Earth as it offers a fantastic feature to explore the world and discover different places. However, I have noticed that the map of the New York metro area needs an update. New York City and its surrounding areas have been experiencing a significant construction and development boom. Areas like as Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, Jersey City, Newark, Yonkers, White Plains, and New Rochelle are undergoing major changes, with many smaller cities now having skylines comparable to major cities across the country. Many of the new buildings that have completed constructed for over a year or more still aren’t on the map or shows it’s still in the beginning phase.
Despite the map being 1-2 years old, it already appears outdated. To provide users with a more accurate and current view, I believe Google Maps should update the entire NYC to reflect its current appearance. Additionally, a map update every 5-10 months would be reasonable to keep pace with the ongoing developments.
2024-12-30
I just want
The world needs this app fixed. What I mean by fixed I mean your app has bugs. The bugs need fixing and about the bugs is that in the model 3D and 2D is having problems it’s lagging when I zoom in closer. And I thought we examine the planet not creating projects on this app. So I suggest your company and you take these thoughts and fix your app and work on the app. Sorry I rate your company app one star but you should fix it and the updates are confusing if it won’t be understandable then please fix it. If it is fixed then I will get the app back because I am deleting the app if there are more problems if there are no problems thank you but please fix it
Thank you
2024-11-21
User interface, image quality
After the update last year, there are always parts of other slide-up windows overlayed. They cannot be hidden, or switched off. It is lessening the experience to browse and view and enjoy the world. It’s just in the way.
After the last update, the button to show or hide the photo layer is now even harder to access. Instead of having a button always accessible, you have to access a drop-down menu, scroll down, and then switch the photo layer on or off. This has to be done frequently, since the photo buttons are so big that they obstruct entire cities, lol.
The image quality also leaves a lot to be desired. For some crazy reason, Google Maps has better satellite views than Google Earth. Explain that.
All in all, Google Earth for Ipad i continues to get worse.
2024-05-15
It’s not a bad app but…..
This app cool cause I can explore the world in 3d and when ever I use the thing on the computer it’s great but on my I pad it’s not good. I love the database thing on the left that you clicked on names of places it will give on the computer but on the iPad it is VERY ANNOYING. It just stays on the left of you screen and when I click the exit button it doesn’t work for me and I read someone’s review it dose not work for them. It used to be that it only happens when I click on a location and full screen it but now it’s 10 times worse. When go down it has some of the buttons flashing intensity and when I can’t get rid of it then I try going around google earth again then the pop up also keeps flash but with out the pink or green stuff just alone. I AM NOT STOPING Until you update this so if you want to agree with and get an update then make a review 3 stars or lower and say this game needs and update and we’re going to keep doing this until we get an update and all these glitches fixed.
2024-03-21
New measuring is a nightmare
The new measuring system is terrible. They put the add point button DIRECTLY next to the done button (Which is stupid on its own) But to make it even worse: When you accidentally click the done button you cannot continue from where you left off. You have to start over (Yes completely. On the Help page it even says: “Edit your measurement. To measure again, on the right tap start new. Because you know thats how editing things work. You just start all over again) And if you’re measuring a large amount of space then its almost not worth retrying. The original version was INFINITELY better in every single way. Putting the done button directly next to the add point button and then making impossible to pick it back up is probably one the most ridiculous design flaws Ive seen in a very long time.
2024-03-15
Awesome Features, Awful Bugs
I love the new Projects tab - it's made keeping track of things I'm researching much easier now that I don't have to keep the material database and the name/info databases in separate apps. I'd give this feature 4/5 stars if I could, simply because the UI could be a tad better.
The issue is that I can't use this feature because of numerous bugs that occur every time I have tried to open/work on a project since last week. I don't know if this issue is unique to me or my phone, but often the menu I'm in will stay on screen but my inputs will log on the map behind it. Other times, when I try to edit something, the menu will begin violently flashing on and off the screen or moving around. The only way to stop this is to restart the app, just for it or another bug to start again.
Overall, the app is great and the new features are convenient and ambitious. However, they don't work at all. Please, I'm begging you, fix this.
2024-03-05
Why, oh why?!
I’d like to start by saying I haven’t used Google Earth in my classroom for awhile. But now I need it and I’m having to relearn where everything is hidden/renamed. This app used to be so easy to navigate and I could easily direct my kids to the places I wanted them to explore. Now, I’ve amassed a sheet of web links offering help - quite the waste of time when it could/should be in one place. (What happened to the downloadable pdf Guide? If it’s out there, I haven’t found it yet.)
Near as I can tell, Random Search has become I’m Feeling Lucky. Really? Why is that necessary? Cutesy titles are not helpful, especially when teaching 2nd-language learners. I’m guessing that Editor’s Picks is now Voyager. The transition between computer (Toolbar at the top) and tablet (iPad, in my case - finding Toolbar equivalent is not an easy task) should be uniform in appearance and function. Aside from using grid lines and reading latitude/longitude locations from there, what happened to the gps locations that used to be at the bottom of the page? They’re still there on the home location. And on the tablet, how do you relaunch Earth short of closing it down and starting over? And if you’re logged in, it opens to the screen you left. 🤷♀️
2024-02-18
GE for iPad - where is the MENU/options & project is unnecessary
I was a consistent user of Google earth and loved it!
I have no need to create a Project, but this is intrusive and blocks too much of the view. So I looked for an option to turn project off, discovering there is no MENU available in GE for iPad to see. I tried HELP on Google search and each one referenced a MENU and options. I deleted the app and downloaded again to see if that fixed it. The first time I opened (after the new download) I found the MENU to the right of search box behind my first initial encircled in green. But this MENU disappeared on subsequent openings of the app.
I looked for a “feedback” option or any mechanism to report this MENU issue, but nothing.
GOOGLE, what gives? I seldom give mediocre reviews without looking for HELP, but this seems to be my only option.
2023-12-26
Good job google
Based of of the other reviews, this app can be a bit glitchy and annoying but I don’t get much of that. There are some area that I wish were available in 3D but it does make sense. Like on a lake, the roads are a bit small and crowded so it would be harder to get to. Also it is a private community so that is completely understandable.
I do wish that the website worked on a phone a bit but the app is good. There are some random blurred areas in random places which is annoying. Why is that patch of grass unacceptable to show? It is a bit weird when you go into street view and for a second it looks like a very low quality video game before it loads.
Overall, a pretty good app. Keep up the work google.
2023-11-10
No longer user friendly
Online instructions:
On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Earth app .
On the top left, tap Menu Feedback.
I have the latest update and there is no “On the top left, tap Menu “ on my iPhone. I live in the US and we do not use the metric system and there is no “settings” provision to go to and make changes. I’ve used GE for many, many years and have used it for topology to avoid flood zones and to actually track what direction and where water moves around and away from my homes, impossible to do that anymore ie, 10+ years ago I used GE to know that our home is 27+ feet above sea level and should we have 100 year flooding rain system, I knew exactly what direction and where water that would go and - - - I was correct and this is important to me because my home is a mile and a half east of the Gulf of Mexico. I am very, very disappointed in GE, Google Earth.
2023-07-07
Update some places like
So some of my relatives live upstate New York and since I’ll most likely never go up there I want to see there house, might be weird for others but I love them and I’m curious and I know we’ve all been there, anyway I want to see the house but the picture isn’t updated it shows on the arial view but when I click on street view the house isn’t there, I want to see there house and I want you guys to update lamplighter acres in fort Edward NY because I want to see them and there house if u could I’d appreciate it they got 3 or 4 circle roads in the community it’s not hard to drive around all of them, again I’d appreciate it if u could update it thank you for taking your time to read this be safe god bless you all
2023-03-13
Disappointed
I am unable to use Earth on Chrome with my iPad. Every time I try I am prompted to download the Earth App. The app is only good for looking around. Even though the app contains some of the most breathtaking pics I’ve ever viewed, it’s not what I need. You should at the very least be able to make lines and be able to differentiate them by color, but nope you can’t even do that. Most people use their laptops, phones or tablets, certainly not desktops-unless they’re at work. I’m completely annoyed at the fact that I can’t continue my “project” at home on my iPad Pro. Now I have to find someone with a desktop or go to work (on my off day) to finish my Google Earth Project.
2023-02-15
Rating
Hi! This is my first time reviewing an app but her it goes… I thought that this app was amazing but it was a little hard to see buildings and landmarks or stuff like that when you are in 3D mode. If you wanted to see things clearly you had to onto street view. When I was looking at an island I wanted to see something’s that I loved about it but I couldn’t see them that well so I tried to go into street view but that island doesn’t hav any clear streets apparently so I couldn’t see any of the very cool things that the island had to share. Other than that this app is very amazing to use and I highly recommend it. If you haven’t used it yet I hope in the very near future you do!!
2022-10-16
Deep night exploration
Once, on a blue moon night, I learned of a park that existed in New York. It looked small, so I sensed it would not be easy to find. However, I was aware that Mother and I were soon to travel to NYC to have ourselves a ball, so after a long time, I decided to travel to my favorite place: Google Earth. I entered in my desired location, and was transported to a lovely street containing rows of beautiful old brownstones, and many foliage. It took me forever to actually find this park, but eventually I did and decided I would do everything it took to go there.
So I did, and I went there successfully, thanks to Google Earth showing me what streets to go on. Thank you.
In the past I have also went to North Korea, Michigan, Illinois, Chautauqua, my own home, my friend’s home, and many other scintillating locations. I have traversed all over the world and become a beast mode hiker, thanks to this company. YOU HAVE LED ME TO THE PARK. THANKS BROSKI.
2022-06-08
It’s great but…
This is a good app but it has some things I’d like to change as in like not all things are available and you don’t really get to go inside buildings if I could I would update this to where we are now and have all streets recorded,if we can’t have this possible because there is some protective lanes, well I know we can’t but,I would like most streets to be recorded. Either way this is a very good app I do suggest you get it there’s no ads or anything it’s not better than Google maps but I would suggest Google maps if you want specific street views, in specifically because there is some things in the world that I would tweak, as in, there’s not just two continents! But overall it is a very good app. 😊
2022-05-06
SO COOLLLL but...
Sooooo I really love google maps, I love searching for places ive been and searching for them on google earth! But since it hasn’t been updated lately, when I look at my town- (it’s not really a town it’s smaller) It’s only 2 houses and a bunch of grass. Also other places aren’t updated for 2022. So what I suggest is- maybe updated the views every year? Because my small town has been like this for maybe more than year, and it still hasn’t been updated! And some churches I looked for aren’t updated either! My school and other schools look like they did about 3 years ago! So could you please update? Maybe update every year so that it’s better? That’d be great! Please respond back if you wanna! :)
2022-03-15
Great App...Has issues
UPDATE: They need to change the timeline so we can see historical dates; only seeing back to 1985 is not historical. Plus, better quality images, so many when zoomed in are still poor quality/blurry. And STOP blocking some images that are not gov’t sensitive.
I really enjoy this app. I use it for various things. I wish Google would STOP blocking images that aren’t too secret, it’s annoying and not their place to do so. Also, when I click on some blue spots to view street view, they don’t load, but state “No street view available here. Tap a location highlighted in blue to enter street view.” But that’s what I’d just done. Please fix these.
2022-01-18
Too much editing of world by Google
Many cars removed from streets and parking lots, advertising placed on trucks and other advertising deleted - we see only what Google puts on them…and where did all the people go??? Doesn't anyone notice that Google edits all the “photographs” from space to delete certain material they deem offensive? Why is the handicap rail by my sidewalk offensive; yes it was deleted - the bush was planted after the rail and it is there (and one side of the rail is evident (they were both put in the same day and after the bush.). And I know the truck in one parking lot, and that is not what the ad says on it…and yes, that is the truck - it has an assigned space. I know Google makes a lot of money, and needs more - but shouldn’t there be a warning that this product is “for entertainment only” and that photographs have been altered.
2022-01-14
Nothing but bugs nowadays
This app means a lot to me. It lets me explore the world in a way that isn’t possible for me in real life, allowing me to zoom in and experience places all over the world which I may never get to visit in person. I’ve spent hours just scrolling around the planet, tracing meandering rivers and gliding over mountain ranges. It has made me see our planet in a whole new light, opening my eyes to all the beauty that it holds.
However, as of late this app has been nothing but glitches and bugs. Every single time I open the app something goes wrong. Either the image quality will be so bad that the entire globe looks pixely even when fully zoomed out, or whole chunks of it will be black, or else it won’t display any locations or any other labeling. I can’t go for more than a half hour without something glitching out, and so far there seems to be no acknowledgement of these issues from Google.
It’s unfortunate that Google is seemingly neglecting such a great app. I think it could be a great educational tool for people of any age group, but its potential is being squandered.
2021-08-15
Couple updates please?
When I first found out about this was in first grade. My teacher has iPads and he has one for each of us. And there lied, Google Maps. I would love it! I would search up my name, my house, etc. so like a year later I decided to get it. A Little disappointed because their hasn’t been an update. Like I would now because my dad built a padio. And my friends house wasn’t built until 2019. And it hasn’t had an update since 3 years. I would LOVE for an update on the world. And, also please make it so you can see everything in real life when you want to see like a mall or something. Because I wanted to see what Ariana Grande’s house looks like but I couldn’t because she lived in like a town and I couldn’t go down this road. So I would like for you to do these things. It will probably take a while for you do go around the world (no duh).
2021-08-02
Love it, but does have some issues.
This app is really amazing, but there is a few things I have issues with. First, it is really outdated. Many of the pictures are from early 2000’s and a lot of stuff has been added to some places since then. Also, it can be really laggy, glitchy, and I do feel like such an impressively complex company such as Google has the tools to fix the lag, but chooses not to. I do however, really love it. For example, I love to write and draw, and this app allows me to use 3D imagery to study the places in which my stories may be set. It is also such a fun thing to use when bored, I love to just go to random places I will probably never be able to visit in reality. Overall, I do enjoy it very much, and would throughly recommend.
2021-06-22
Questions
I’m not here to review this app but to question a writer. I just read a review titled I found some scary stuff. I read the review and then looked at the date that posted on. The Date was April 1 in other words April Fools’ Day so I had a few questions. Question 1. Was the review an April fools day prank? Question 2. What did you look up to find these scary things?
If this is a prank why would you think of that out of all things because people in America see that and that scare some people that scared my brother that scared me so I just wanted to encourage you not to do that anymore!
I think the app is good in some occasions I think that the app needs to be updated because I looked at my address and it was just a big pile of dirt so that was when they were building it I know the house is very new but it was a literal pile of dirt I think they need to update the app to make it better!
Everything else I think is great so overall I think it is a great app!!!
2021-06-02
I am I guess I could read it a like five star
The reason why I read the five star is because I love traveling the world single world see what it looks like it’s so cool that you get to see it first from online and maybe travel there someday but it’s also cool that is 3-D so it makes it more of a listing to make it seem like it actually did right now not so the fact is people waiting here for stars in do you starving to Sturgeon wanna start that their opinion but they’re being real with that will be ratings because that this happened that bad so chill
2021-05-30
Destination to Destination
I’ve used this app for near a decade. Previously I could type a city to city (near or close to those cities center) and see a driving route, without, putting in an exact address and get the driving time and get a close estimated miles. This now has been lost, what a shame. One needs to complete address’s on both ends in order to now get that driving and miles information. I would again like too be able to select just a city to city and get that information to adjust my driving and time required for a trip. Overall it is still a valued tool. However, little things lost as this, degrades a once positive app to a “So-So”.
2021-03-31
Out of Focus Garbage
I can’t express my disappointment enough!! I’m rating this one star because there is no zero to pick. Today’s Google Earth is a former shadow of itself in terms of image quality and resolution. I was a huge fan of the application a decade ago, but had not used it in quite a while. I just got a new iPad and installed it to take a nostalgic walk down memory lane, and I almost threw up. Most apps make an effort to improve over time, but this one has managed to regress. It has become a piece of out-of-focus garbage. I was so looking forward to visually traveling to another part of the world while we are under COVID restrictions and flying over a city and its streets I once knew so well, but all I found was a distorted mess compared to my former virtual visits. The graphics of streets and buildings are a bad cubic Minecraft experience. Can you use the app for middle school geography? Yes. But for really studying topography and detail? Don’t waste your time. Google Earth has lost its mojo in a major way.
2021-01-03
Really great!
Oh, man. I use this app far more than I’d like to admit. When I’m planning out mountaineering routes and backcountry ski trips, Google Earth proves shockingly useful. I would never use Google Earth in place of a detailed topo map, but there’s something revelatory about being able to fly around a 3-D image of your objective and view it from different angles.
In fact, it’s this usefulness that makes me occasionally frustrated with it. The reliance on data signal makes it an unreliable friend in the backcountry. I wish (like with Google Maps) there were some way to save certain areas to my phone so that I could consult a 3-D rendering of the terrain in which I’m currently route-finding, rather than just taking a ton of screenshots.
2020-12-06
A little out-dated
So, overall, really great app. I’m able to look at where I live, in the neighborhood. I love the street view as well. Theres only two things I would change about it. Ok, first of all, cmon. Like, those graphics man! Once, I was lookin at water pouring out of an inflatable pool (wow great time to take a picture Mr. Satellite XD) and it had corners and points and it almost looked like a rectangle...Secondly, it’s too out-dated. I’m literally looking at something from a year like 2014 when I’m almost in 2021! Overall, great app, just those two things and I would put in five stars.
P.S. I know you guys don’t read these stupid reviews, but seriously, please give the app an update.
2020-10-27
Great game to look at the world with!
I rate this app a 5 star! It’s a great game to zoom in at the world sometimes I even see cars on parking lots! I also love how everything is 3D. Sometimes I even search up where my house is sometimes, I like to see if there’s anything new, like me playing outside. Sometimes I even just zoom in on random places like ant artica or Paris. Sometimes I even see people on the map! It’s a really cool app and please make more of these maps! Also- whoever might be reading this try zooming in on lake Harriet. The lake should have an airplane in it or maybe the wing. I assume they took out the airplane but accidentally left the wing in the lake.
2020-09-30
You should download this app
I have been on this app for about 3 years and I really like it. If you want to see more places on earth then you will love this app. The only thing wrong with it is that the pictures are years old, but besides that this is a awesome app. It has street views. You could type your address on the search bar and depending on how new your house is you could see your house. You can even go inside the White House with street view you can’t go everywhere in the White House but it’s still really cool going in the White House and seeing pictures in their. You can see anywhere on earth.
2020-08-31
Fix the time differences
I’ve always LOVED this app. Being able to explore places I’ve always wanted to go without having to get off the couch. But, I’ve noticed a problem and to be completely honest I can’t seem to find a reason why the people in charge can’t or won’t fix these problems.
First problem is the blurred areas. Certain places I’ve looked at in the past were completely clear and I was always able to zoom in almost to the point of being able to read street signs. Now y’all have started blurring our a LOT of different details and to be honest it makes the app a lot less appealing and more useless than useful.
Problem #2. The seasonal overlapping... now this happens on my GPS when I use it with satellite overlay. BUT, once I’ve zoomed in to a certain point it all clears up and the picture is as it should be according to the season.
I’m a HUGE history fanatic so I’m constantly looking for ruins and remnants of the past in places most people can easily get to. But when I start noticing that the picture refuses to clear up and focus and the fine and important details are now blurred. It makes me ask why. Which also causes me to look for answers. Which has also given me no other choice but to contact certain people to hack into certain satellites so I can get the answers i need. 🙃
2020-08-20
Looks Awful
I think what this app is doing is really cool with the whole see different places thing which is why I’m giving this 2 stars instead of 1. It looks horrendous, unless you are using street view, everything looks terrible, it looks like someone threw up after eating Taco Bell. And most of the time things you want to view aren’t on the street so you can’t even use street view. In my neighborhood I wanted to look at my school because it was remodeled in 2012 and I started going there in 2013 so I never got to see what it looked like before. My neighborhood pictures were from 2011 so the school wasn’t remodeled yet. So I went and looked and because it’s a school, there was no street view for what I wanted to see. All you could see was the front of the school. So I tried zooming in and low and behold. It looked so terrible. Don’t get this app
2020-08-16
Updates
I just want to say that I wish all the maps update there City New York has not updated london San Francisco losngls and more the building don’t change New York 3D buildings
Are in 2018 this year it should be 2019 so as rest of the world 3D city and it’s not live and no upadates of the building years we have to wait and Washington DC has no 3 d buildings and I’m looking at the same 3D building in New York for a year or more and it should have live maps and the loading you get shots cause far away it dose not load so google earth please make New York City have new 3D building cause the time New York takes place in is 2018 so now the 3D buildings should be 2019 by now so google earth update the 3D city’s more ok
2020-07-07
Sorry to say but.. a few kinks..
So I had and deleted one and a half year ago because I didn’t rlly think I would need it. So earlier yesterday ( today’s yesterday) I was getting bored and so I got this app again and I had to get the older version. So idk if that is related to this but.. every time I try to “ walk “ in the streets it lets me go little ways but then it stops working and takes me to my home screen :(
Is it related to old version of google earth or maybe because I don’t have latest version of iPad? Could it be because my iPad is like five years old or is it just something that needs a bug fix update? Or can you not fix? I totally understand if you cannot fix though because I know you all work hard reading reviews and trying to fix any problems anyone has. Thx for all your hard work guys! Me appreciates it.
Sincerely, INFO UNAVAILABLE
2020-06-30
most used app on my phone 💗
yes, you heard that right. Google Earth is a great way to explore new places when you’re at home, especially during the pandemic. it’s a great way to explore places that you probably will never go to.
my only suggestion is a night version, because I would really like to see different places at night, especially Milwaukee, Wisconsin. but I won’t take a star off of this app since you would have to drive around the whole world to give us a night version. however, it is something you should consider. You should also update the street map because it’s old and it’s from 2018 and I live in a growing neighborhood.
2020-06-23
Hey I just wanna say something about this app
Unfortunately people lately have been saying there’s many glitches and strange things found on this app (and I agree) but since then there hasn’t been a SINGLE glitch or bug or strange thing that I have ever seen on this app known as google earth or google maps (whatever) but I just don’t understand what the point of these bugs and glitches are. Many people have found these kinds of bugs but I just don’t get where they came from and why this app has a lot of bugs and glitches. I don’t Know maybe something really is wrong with this app. Well good thing those glitches are fixed because I would be terrified if I saw a glitch. Because usually bugs and glitches on this App are usually very disturbing and I agree with them. Otherwise this app is great and I hope u like it too :)
2020-05-18
Not Even Basic App Comforts (2020 iPad Pro)
It takes a lot of disappointment for me to write reviews but this app is just so flat. It’s like they took what they were in the process of developing years ago and just threw it up without even looking at it for a quick review. I am terrible at geography and thought this would help me with a class I’m taking but I was mistaken. You can’t adjust any type of visual settings so if you zoom too far in on, say, China, you get a million different location names in English and Chinese and you can’t even see the land under all the text. Also, it would be really enjoyable (and easier on my old lady eyes) to be able to make borders bold or different colors or even cut out a region to view it individually. It is absolutely impossible to tell one country/state from the next with the impossibly thin tan line separating everything that, oh yea, is the same color that is used for most of the landscape. What a mess.
Overall really great concept but what I’m gathering from other reviews, the app particularly for iPad is super low quality compared to others. I now know that if I had a desktop I’d be able to look at the moon and mars so I feel really gypped now. And yes, even though I didn’t pay anything I still feel shortchanged.
2020-05-13
I will be forever grateful
So today my mom is going to go to Jalapeño in my city so we can get a burrito because their burritos are good. So I looked up where Jalapeño is in my city and I memorized that spot. I am also in the mood for a smoothie and looked up Tropical Smoothie Cafe because their Bahama Mama is one of my favorite smoothies. I looked up both of them to see if they were even remotely near each other because if they were, I could get a smoothie. It turns out they’re right next to each other! Google Earth helped me figure out if I could get a smoothie and I am forever thankful for that. Now every time my mom goes out to Jalapeño I have a decent chance of her saying yes to getting tropical smoothie.
2020-03-25
Will not load/open
Using an iPad Pro google earth is stuck on the welcome screen and does not go any further. Clicked on the app support tab in the App Store and it takes you to a help forum for windows google earth Pro help. Useless for apple products. Really a shame googles so disorganized or just doesn’t care about low revenue users
UPDATE: several hours later the app loaded as expected. Program ran fine, would be nice to have current or near current maps and photos, most data I saw was more than 3 yrs old. I’m thinking the startup/loading issue was not an app problem but a temporary google server issue they resolved. Still no troubleshooting info for Apple mobile users (at least none I could find) even with the issues, Google Earth is the best (free) global mapping app money can buy for the iPhone/iPad.
2020-01-01
Google earth
I recommend all people getting it because it’s useful for everyone you can see any address with it I request without it doesn’t go to desert but with it comfortable find your way especially if you are familiar with coordinates of a point you can save points with x-y-z and always save in your phone like global positionally system or gps civil engineer can plan road or railroad install on this app and specify place of bridge and culvert and can use it daily of coarse it has many abilities that when use it then understand all I hope all consumers appreciate it and I wish success all producers this app
2019-12-27
Excellent app
This app is made for a geography lover. It is an absolutely fantastic app. This app allows for some very high resolution images of buildings photographed from space. It also has voyager and knowledge cards which help you learn so much. It also has a random location button which can take you anywhere in the world. Finally, the best part is the measure feature. This thing is amazing. I have learned so much about the scale and true size of things using this. Additionally, Google Earth shows the Earth in it’s true spherical shape. This lets you see truly how much bigger or smaller things are than what you thought. Would give it 6 stars if I could.
2019-11-30
Detail Update Please
Ive been a fan of google earth for a long time now. I recall that the first images used to allow the bottom of the ocean exploration with a smooth transition from land to sea. With the new updates and imagery, a lot of detail has been removed. I used to remember looking at land masses and seeing the trees and roads but the current images are now blurry blobs. Also the area surrounding and encompassing Antarctica is severely pathetic.
We the people want the details and the Truth. Why is it that there are photoshop cuts and cloud clips, that are covering up detail of the landscape? Please fire the photoshop team and tell it like it is. What good is exploring the planet in virtual format if all you get is blurred images to hide those detail? I don’t use Google Earth much any more because it is a joke now. It makes me sad that all the big corporations want to keep people in the dark, never sharing what they find. Who are you to make that judgment on all of the population. What gives you the rite to hide valuable discoveries from us? And why? It just makes me sad that you were not raised with the truth and so you find ways to cover it up :(
2019-07-22
Future is Here.
Not only 5-star app for iOS platform, but also for later viewing in Virtual Reality. Using the Insta360 camera, I can upload 360 photospheres to Google Earth/Streetview via the Google Streetview app. In the end, using the Google Earth App to view not just google content, but updated content by google users makes for an incredible end-user experience.
This is also a 5-star review for the Google Earth program available in the Oculus App Store (free). Using a VR platform (e.g., Oculus Rift S), you can literally “walk” down a street with a 360 degree view as you go. Incredible technology. Future is here - check out the app in virtual reality if you have the opportunity.
2019-01-07
Desperately needs an update with better features.
Decent, but is lacking major useful features such as;
• Save Pinned Location, that you can custom label
• User Guide! Explaining each and every function!
-From the upper right hand symbols (domino, measurement, etc.).
-What each icon over buildings mean (speaking of; there is an error when tapping the icon to get information. A ‘no internet connection’ pops up. Maybe it’s not an error but lack of info on that place?)
-In addition to the icon explanation; add the colour of it.
Ex: the fork & spoon being orange, dot being grey, shopping bag being blue, etc.
I ask that you PLEASE keep these suggestions in mind. I’m not sure if updates still occur or if the app is still being monitored by the creators. I implore these features to be made at some point. I believe it’ll boost the ratings this app gets. That said! Do not rush to get the updates done and out immediately, otherwise a major bug/error may happen. Take time and update at your speed. One at a time or as a bundle.
Pardon the wall of text and if I seemed commanding, it was not at all my intention! Just my own thoughts and opinion.
Thank you for reading.
Sincerely;
Anastasia |aka| Haka
2019-01-02
You can not travel without Google——-
especially if you are motoring somewhere and need a hotel, restaurant, or medical help. The Maps app is enormously helpful because in addition to the video depictions, the aural directions allow you to listen to the driving directions and watch the road. The Earth app is a fantastic aerial view of your route and/or destination, which then allows you to simply go to maps and enter the address. You can enter enroute information requests for hotels and gas stations or just about anything you want or need. It is very intuitive, is GPS synch’d, and will get you un-lost in a jiffy. You simply can not go anywhere without this app.
2018-04-23
Slow, very, very slow updates
“Okay. Guys we got the data in for the whole world! Now we can sit on our butts for years and years and never have to update it”...said the boss at google earth a decade ago.
I know it is free, but I have State Farm road atlases with the picture of a 1953 Buick on the cover that has more up to date maps than Google earth! Those were also free!
Their competition is buying new images like crazy and have current maps/terrain. Perhaps GE just isn’t in the game any more and are letting this program wither and die when more folks like me discover it is full of ancient artifacts instead of a current set of images. I’m in the hinterlands of the fly over in the USA...Denver Colorado. Doubt if the GE staff can spell it let alone find it on their own program.
The images I deal with are from three to seven YEARS old. Streets, many buildings, power lines, pipelines, public facilities have been built and in place for years in the suburban areas of this city.
There are much more current images in Tibet and South America,
Do not use this app if you are expecting to get current images. It is poor for that.
One feature that might be helpful is to have a streamlined method to report obsolete images, or offer the ability to purchase new images of specific areas if Google cannot afford to update your area of interest.