# Zoom Earth

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/zoom-earth/

5 people recommended Zoom Earth in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 3 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

3 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Acme Weather”.

**Verdict:** A long-running satellite weather map site from Neave, recommended for being well regarded and for its iPhone app.

Summary written by Claude from 4 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Long-running and well regarded (1 comment in the sample): "Neave has been around forever they’re great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47099934))
- Well-liked iPhone app (1 comment in the sample): "whose iPhone app is terrific" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49221025))
- Simply considered good (1 comment in the sample): "handles that… I just think it's good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47099739))

## Other weather maps people recommend

- [Windy.com](https://hackerapproved.com/p/windy-com/): 22 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize
- [earth.nullschool.net](https://hackerapproved.com/p/earth-nullschool-net/): 13 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize
- [Xweather Live](https://hackerapproved.com/p/xweather-live/): 9 recommend, 3 mixed, 3 criticize
- [Ventusky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ventusky/): 5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://zoom.earth/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Zoom Earth", https://hackerapproved.com/p/zoom-earth/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.