Instant USGS Earthquake Pro vs Odmaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instant USGS Earthquake Pro
Get real-time earthquake alerts and NOAA radar imagery. Visualize seismic activity and weather patterns on interactive maps, with customizable color-coded severity levels and 3D viewing options.
- Real-time earthquake alerts
- Color-coded severity levels
- NOAA radar imagery
- Interactive global map
- 3D viewing options
- Apple Watch integration
- Apple TV integration
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The Next Generation of World Earthquakes and NOAA Radar app is here (This app is part of the Universal Purchase. With one purchase, you will be able to see the NOAA Alerts on your iOS, Watch OS and Apple TV devices.). World Earthquakes provide you the latest active Earthquake alert and different colors are assigned: - EQ 4.0 or larger: red - EQ 3.0 or larger: purple - EQ 2.0 or larger: orange - EQ 1.0 or larger: blue - All other EQ: green iOS App Quick Started: > By default, alerts are loading once the app is launched. Earthquake Alerts are listed based upon "Date". Once alerts are loaded, you can select "Importance" on the top to list the alerts based upon the severity. Select any alert to see the alert details. > Click on the Map tab and Alerts around the globe are listed. Zoom in/out and select any alert to see the latest weather information. Please notice alerts are being loaded dynamically, you can use "Refresh" button to refresh the latest alerts on the map. If you prefer to view alerts in different map type (Normal, Satellite, Hybrid and Flyover). Click on the "Map Type" to start to switch to different map type. > Click on the Alert Categories/Filters to select all categories or one specific category, then only alerts for the selected category will be listed. Click on "Refresh" button on the Map view and only selected category will appear on the map. > US NOAA Radar images will be loaded when the app is launched and will be refreshed every 10 minutes. And you are ready to see the latest real time radar images on the map. Zoom in and out to see the whether across multiple states. Click on the "Radar" button to enable/disable radar images. Slide the slider to change the transparency of radar images. > To see the Alerts in 3D View, follow the steps below: 1. By default, Select the Map tab and 3D View is enabled and you should be able to see the Alerts in 3D View. 2. You can use two-fingers gesture to change viewing angles: zoom in/out, rotate, swipe up/down for 3D View 3. Click on any Alert and the app will automatically zoom into the alert area. Click on the information button to see the alert details. Watch App Quick Started: > Launch the Watch App and the app will communicate with the iOS App to get the nearest Earthquake information and also notify the iOS App to select and view the Earthquake. Click on the "Nearest Earthquake" button if you would like to search the nearest Earthquake again. Introduction: This app is the Next Generation of World Earthquakes and NOAA Radar app by integrating the following technologies and data together: - The latest Apple MapKit features such as Traffic, Buildings, POI and 3D Model - Apple Watch Integration with iPhone. - Apple TV integration (Universal Purchase: one purchase to get the app on iOS, Apple Watch and Apple TV) - NOAA Alerts - Real Time NOAA Radar - Databases with built in information. This app provides the following features: - The first app to integrate both World Earthquakes and the latest national Radar images together. - The first app to provide World Earthquakes and Radar images in 3D view. - This app provides the Apple Watch Integration - This app will provide Apple TV integration.
Odmaster
This application allows users to program various radio models directly from their mobile phones, eliminating the need for a computer. It offers a convenient and portable solution for radio programming and includes a community feature for sharing content and interacting with other users.
- Program radio with mobile phone
- Supports multiple radio models
- Convenient and portable programming
- Community sharing and interaction
- Help Center and direct support
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• Use Odmaster to program your radio faster and easier. Multiple radio models are set in the application. At the same time, you can share interesting content on the community page. Bring you a different experience! • • Program radio • (Tips:this function requires a Bluetooth programmer device) • • Program radio with mobile phone instead of computer easily • • Program radio conveniently, anytime and anywhere • • Program multiple models of radios • • Remote programming radio when you don’t know how to program • • Social function • • Can post something interesting on it • • Give someone a like • • Make comments on others posts • • Help&Support • • If you have any problems during using App, you can find the answers in Help Center, or contact us. • • ► Get some programming information in our YouTube website: • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW5VMOpgmTdUQq5ZqyIL2hA/videos • ► Contact detail: E-mail: odmaster@tid-china.com • ► Online manual:https://bit.ly/tidmanual
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Odmaster at Free against Instant USGS Earthquake Pro's $1.99. Odmaster also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (29% vs 0%). Instant USGS Earthquake Pro's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Odmaster is free to download; Instant USGS Earthquake Pro costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Odmaster holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Odmaster has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Instant USGS Earthquake Pro's written reviews are positive against 29% of Odmaster's.
Instant USGS Earthquake Pro ships an update monthly, Odmaster every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instant USGS Earthquake Pro | Odmaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 28.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jufen Chang | Guangzhou Billion Leiden Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Instant USGS Earthquake Pro
Odmaster
Bugs and requests
Instant USGS Earthquake Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Odmaster
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to read or write radio data
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions
- Login and account issues
Requested features
3 requests- Support for more radio models
- Ability to save and load custom channel configurations
- Improved user interface and navigation
In-app purchases
Instant USGS Earthquake Pro
No in-app purchases
Odmaster
No in-app purchases
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