Google Earth is much better

This app is not bad, but I find Google Earth (free) to be of much more use. Google Earth lets the user zoom in very close, this app requires the purchase of another app to zoom in. Google Earth shows the path between two (or more) points as the shortest distance on the globe, whereas this app shows the path as a straight line on the flat map, which is not the true shortest path. For example, San Francisco, California, USA to Saint Petersburg, Russia: the true path goes over northern Greenland, whereas this app shows the path as going far south of Greenland. Also, this app only shows distances in miles and kilometers, whereas Google Earth will display distances in a far greater number of units, such as nautical miles, yards, feet, inches, meters, etc. That is good for measuring small distances, like the length of a street or a house. Other advantages of Google Earth include photos and street view.

Z. Beeblebrox about World Book Atlas