Disaster Watch vs Light Pollution Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Disaster Watch
Receive timely alerts for weather, earthquakes, and tsunamis directly from Maldivian authorities. This application is designed to keep you informed and safe.
- Weather alerts
- Earthquake alerts
- Tsunami alerts
- Official alerts from Maldivian authorities
- Safety information
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Stay safe by keeping updated on weather, earthquake and tusnami alerts issued by Maldivian authorities. Application made for National Disaster Management Center of the Maldives
Light Pollution Map
Discover optimal locations for stargazing and astrophotography with a detailed light pollution map. Get real-time alerts for celestial events like meteor showers and auroras, track the ISS, and access daily astronomy photos. Enhance your night sky observations with comprehensive tools and information.
- Interactive light pollution map
- Aurora borealis live map and alerts
- Meteor shower and super moon alerts
- ISS tracker with live updates
- Moon phases and information
- Astronomy photo of the day
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Light Pollution Map allows you to easily locate dark sky locations where the sky will not be affected by light pollution, allowing the best observance, star gazing, and photography of the night sky! But it's not just a light pollution map. There's so much more, such as aurora borealis live viewing map, meteor shower alerts, super moon alerts, lunar eclipse alerts, moon phases and info, aurora and magnetic field information, international space station tracker, and a lot more! Light Pollution Map will help you master the night sky.. List of all features: • Highly accurate, customizable and interactive light pollution map to find dark sky viewing locations near you. • See live aurora borealis information such as KP value, magnetic field information, and more for the hardcore aurora chaser. • Live aurora borealis visibility map for northern and southern hemisphere, with additional timelapse options. • Aurora information widgets (today widget). • ISS Tracker with live updates about the international space station including the location, visibility, velocity, altitude, and more. • Night sky event calendar allows you to find dates for lunar eclipses, super moons, and meteor showers. • Live images of the Sun via NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. • Darkness countdown timer until the darkest period of night so you know when the night sky will be the darkest. Also let you know when it starts getting light outside. • Astronomy photo of the day directly from NASA! A new one every day to look at! • Local temperature indicator to know if you need to bring a sweater before you even step outside. • Local cloud coverage indicator to know if you will be able to see anything before you step outside. • Cloud cover overlay on the main map to find clear sky locations at night. • Settings to customize the app. • Moon information such as moon phase, moon rise, and moon set times, days of next full moon and new moon, etc. • Moon direction tool which allows you to find where the moon will be, at any time, any date, for any location. • Enable a horizon safe radius circle to avoid light pollution from nearby cities on the map. • Local Aurora Borealis (Northern/Southern Lights) alerts and push notifications. • Global Aurora Borealis Activity alerts and push notifications. • Meteor shower alerts and push notifications. • Super moon alerts and push notifications. • Lunar eclipse alerts and push notifications. • Save and load your favorite dark sky locations. • Navigate to your saved locations using the Apple Maps app. Some features above require an optional in-app purchase to upgrade to the pro version. Every purchase helps us to continue running and developing the app and is much appreciated. Note: Light Pollution Map loads data online. Internet connection or wifi is required, and we are not responsible for any data usage chargers from your provider. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Disaster Watch at 5.0 against Light Pollution Map's 4.5. Disaster Watch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Light Pollution Map's advantage is ratings volume (239 vs 1) and chart position (#139 vs unranked). On price, ads 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. Light Pollution Map sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Disaster Watch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Disaster Watch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light Pollution Map has 239 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Disaster Watch ships an update every 2 days, Light Pollution Map every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Disaster Watch | Light Pollution Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (239 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 239 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #139 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Maail | Dunbar Technology, LLC |
Customer experience
Disaster Watch
Light Pollution Map
Bugs and requests
Disaster Watch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Light Pollution Map
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when opening light pollution map
- App crashes after locating user's position
- Cloud coverage feature not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Add Bortle rating information
- Improve cloud coverage feature
- Fix crashing issues
In-app purchases
Disaster Watch
No in-app purchases
Light Pollution Map
- Pro Version$9.991 Year
- Pro Version$14.991 Year
- Pro Version$19.991 Year
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- Pro Version$29.991 Year
- Pro Version Upgrade Discounted$8.99
- Pro Version Upgrade$9.99
Questions
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