Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

   24d ago · space.bl2.net · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PixelSpace▲68

   A tediously accurate scale model of the solar system

   2014 · joshworth.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Timelapse in Google Earth▲325

   Watch time unfold and witness 40 years of planetary change

   2021 · earth.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Planetarium▲61

   An 8-bit planet generator

   2015 · managore.itch.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Planet Explorer▲150

   Interactive global satellite images

   2017 · planet.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Living Earth for Apple Watch▲80

   Live satellite imagery of the world, including weather

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Odyssey 3▲159

   A world model that simulates physics in real time

   15d ago · odyssey.systems · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Downlink▲74

   Real-time satellite imagery on your desktop

   2021 · downlinkapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Meteor▲107

   Platform for building web apps in a fraction of the time

   2014 · meteor.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    AstroGrid▲113

    Explore the entire universe in your browser, in real 3D

    Apr 2026 · velonspace.com · its alternatives →

11. 11WA
    WebGL app that shows 9,100+ storms from 1850 to today▲6

    2015 · callumprentice.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    WorldClockZ▲83

    Web-based clone of Apple's World Clocks

    2016 · worldclockz.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    himawari.js▲79

    Real-time images of Earth from the Himawari-8 satellite

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    LiveGlobe 3D▲3

    3D Earth with live events and the real night sky

    May 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15NP
    News Planet – current events on a rotating globe▲8

    2025 · news.ianua.app · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Timeless▲80

    A unique clock and calendar visualization

    2015 · timeless.simplebots.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Google Earth View▲9

    Observe the earth while you procrastinate.

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18ST
    Solaris the Thinking Ocean Simulator▲7

    Solaris - a real-time WebGL simulation of Lem

    Jun 2026 · solaris.franzai.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    uCiC▲63

    Real-time window to anywhere in the world

    2014 · ucic.vc · its alternatives →

20. 20RG
    Realtime Geostationary Earth Imagery▲6

    2020 · bluemarble.nitk.in · its alternatives →

21. 21TS
    The Solar System in 10kb▲5

    Inspiring the Web with Just 10k

    2016 · a-k-apart.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Earth Live▲2

    Real-time 3D Earth: live quakes, hurricanes & weather.

    Jul 2026 · earth-live.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Earth▲4

    An intetractive map of global weather conditions

    2015 · earth.nullschool.net · its alternatives →

24. 24RR
    Realtime Reddit, with Meteor▲9

    2012 · reddit.meteor.com · its alternatives →

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