Earth 3D Map-StreetView Camera

Review by eFreeware

Earth 3D Map is a free Android app from the developer Foxpoi, listed under Maps & Navigation. It puts a 3D globe, satellite imagery and street view on your phone, and it adds a set of tools that go beyond simply looking at a place from above: distance and area measurement, compass readings, coordinate formats and file imports. The main reason to consider it is that combination. Plenty of map apps let you spin a globe; far fewer let you bring your own survey or project files into the same view.

The numbers suggest the approach has found an audience. The app has passed 10 million installs and holds a 4.1 average from 37,658 ratings, with the first release dating to September 2021 and an update in July 2026. It is free to download, supported by ads, and it offers in-app purchases. Those are the terms, and they shape who will get the most from it.

What follows is a look at what the developer describes, organized around the jobs people would actually open this app to do.

Looking at the planet from above

The centerpiece is a high-definition 3D globe. You can move around it and view any place on Earth through photos taken from satellites, and the imagery is detailed enough to make out surface terrain, forests, rivers, lakes, buildings and roads. The developer pitches that level of detail as the app's advantage over other maps, and it is the feature everything else hangs off.

Two viewing modes sit side by side: a world map and a satellite map, with the latest satellite imagery loaded as map tile data. That tiling matters for how the app feels in use. The map fills in piece by piece as you move.

The developer lists a long set of countries and regions, running from India, the United States and Nigeria through to Malta, Nauru and Vatican City. It reads as an attempt at near-global coverage rather than a handful of showcase locations, which fits the idea of traveling the world from your phone.

A compass function rounds out the viewing tools. It is a small addition, but on a globe that you can rotate freely, an orientation reference is a useful thing to have.

Street-level views and measuring tools

Satellite imagery tells you what a place looks like from far above; street view tells you what it looks like from the sidewalk. Earth 3D Map includes street view. For anyone comparing how a neighborhood or a stretch of road has changed, that framing is the interesting part.

The measuring tools are more utilitarian. You can measure area and distance directly on the map, which turns the app into something you can use for a rough plot size, a route length or the extent of a property. It is the sort of feature that looks minor in a feature list and becomes the reason to keep the app installed once you have a use for it.

Coordinate support extends to UTM and MGRS, two grid systems common in surveying, engineering and military-adjacent work. Combined with the measuring tools, that gives the app a footing with people who deal in precise positions rather than approximate ones.

Bringing your own map files

The feature that separates Earth 3D Map from a general-purpose globe is file import. It supports kml and kmz, gpx, CAD drawings in dxf and dwg, shp, csv and geojson. The app is built for people who already have data in GIS formats and want to view it on a map without sitting at a desktop.

The mix is broad in a useful way. GPX covers tracks and routes recorded by handheld GPS units and fitness devices. KML and KMZ cover placemarks and overlays from mapping tools. Shapefiles and GeoJSON cover the vector data that GIS work runs on, while CSV handles the plain tables of coordinates that turn up in all sorts of projects. CAD formats push the app toward site plans and drawings rather than pure geography.

That breadth is the app's strongest argument. A field worker, a student or a surveyor can carry a project on a phone and check it against satellite imagery on the spot, which is a different proposition from exporting a static map before leaving.

What you need before you start

The app is a free download for Android, and it is supported by ads with in-app purchases available. That is the arrangement the developer has chosen, and it is worth knowing before you commit time to it rather than after.

The recent update addresses sign-in problems with a Google Account. If you already have one on your phone, that is a step you will likely move through quickly.

Beyond that, the setup is about your own material. If you intend to use the GIS side, the files need to be in one of the supported formats: kml, kmz, gpx, dxf, dwg, shp, csv or geojson. Files in other formats are a conversion job first. For the viewing side, the app loads map tile data as you go.

Where the app fits

The clearest fit is anyone who works with geographic files and wants a phone-based way to look at them. Surveyors, GIS students, civil engineers, field researchers and people managing land or property records all deal in the formats this app reads, and having satellite imagery behind those files is genuinely useful when you are standing on site rather than at a desk.

A second group is the curious. If you enjoy exploring satellite imagery, comparing street-level views over time or simply finding your way around a 3D globe, the app covers that ground with the measuring tools as a bonus. The compass and coordinate readouts add a layer that a casual map viewer would not bother with.

The trade-offs are straightforward. Ads and in-app purchases come with the free download, and the app's value leans heavily on features like file import and coordinate systems that many casual users will never touch. Someone who only wants turn-by-turn directions is looking at a different category of app entirely. But for map data on a phone, the package is coherent.

A capable map viewer for people with files to load

Earth 3D Map stands out by doing two things at once: showing the world in detail and reading the files that people who care about that detail already have. UTM and MGRS coordinates seal the deal for anyone who needs them.

It is free, it carries ads and in-app purchases, and it has built a substantial audience since 2021. Those facts point to a specific recommendation. If you handle GIS or CAD files and want them on a map in your pocket, this is worth installing and trying with your own data. If you are simply curious about satellite views of the planet, the same download gives you that, with the professional tools sitting quietly in the background until you need them.

What's new in version 2.5.0.7

1.Fix abnormal issues when logging in with Google Account.