LiveGlobe 3D for Android
Hi r/androiddev,
I'm Marcus, a solo Android dev from Germany. I recently shipped LiveGlobe 3D, an Android app that combines a 3D relief Earth with live environmental/event data and a sky mode in one view.
The app renders:
- a rotatable 3D globe with relief, bathymetry, atmosphere and day/night
- live layers for earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, wildfires, wind, clouds and lightning
- sky mode with ISS tracking, Moon, planets, 119k Hipparcos stars, IAU constellation lines and Stellarium artwork
- overlays for borders, capitals, tectonic plates, time zones and magnetic field
The product angle is simple: no ads, no tracking, no account, Android first. Base globe free, live/premium layers after a short trial.
From a dev perspective, the hardest parts were performance, layer conflicts, making the UI usable without burying the globe, and keeping six languages consistent.
I'm mainly looking for feedback from other Android devs:
Does this kind of dense 3D/data app feel viable as a paid indie Android app?
What would you polish first: onboarding, paywall timing, rendering performance, or layer discoverability?
Any red flags in positioning before I push harder on outreach?
Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.hoja.android.liveglobe3d