DEWN vs Earthquake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DEWN
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DEWN allows you to access disaster alerts from the Sri Lanka Disaster Management Centre (DMC). This is a collaboration between Dialog, University of Moratuwa, Microimage Mobile Media & DMC of Sri Lanka. This is a free service all citizens & anyone visiting Sri Lanka to have with them to be notified of any threats due to natural causes. Direct Alerts This APP is developed with the intention of alerting you at a time of an emergency. This version will also make use of location based services & alert you based on your last recorded location to the nearest GSM cell in the near future Things to expect from DEWN (Features are only availability to Dialog network in Sri Lanka for now) - Alerts: receive alerts directly released by DMC of Sri Lanka based on your location and threat level (i.e. if an alert is national everyone will receive the message as opposed to a regional alert) - Location: This APP will facilitate location based alerts very soon. We have built in the location map for you to know where the alert level is most relevant even if you are not in that area once DMC of Sri Lanka announces it. - Notifications: All notifications will appear as any other SMS or APP in the notification panel & will remain in-app as well.
Earthquake
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Earthquake IGTL mobile application is aimed to disseminate information in real-time of all earthquakes occurred particularly in the Timor-Leste. This application is provided to public, who interest to the earthquake, they will receive earthquake information directly from IGTL. Features of application: 1. Map of epicenter for all event 2. Map of epicenter for each event 3. Earthquake parameters including OT, latitude, longitude, depth, and magnitude 4. List of past 200 events 5. Fault plot 6. Status of earthquake event analysis 7. Moment Tensor information if available 8. Historical update of earthquake parameter since first location 9. Epicenter distance from user location 10. Event age 11. App Glossary 12. About application 13. Sound notification and popup alert with magnitude, epicenter, origin time, and Flinn-Engdahl region © Instituto de Geociências de Timor-Leste - Instituto Público (IGTL) City 8, CBD Piso 2, Rua Has Laran, Manleuana, Dili, Timor-Leste
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Earthquake at every 10 days against DEWN's every 11 months. DEWN's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DEWN ships an update every 11 months, Earthquake every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DEWN | Earthquake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Futura Tech Labs Pte, Ltd | Geovanio Pedro Da Silva Almeida |
In-app purchases
DEWN
No in-app purchases
Earthquake
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DEWN free?
Is Earthquake free?
Do DEWN or Earthquake have ads?
Which is updated more often, DEWN or Earthquake?
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