Comparison

Earthquake Notifications & Map vs iWindRose²

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Earthquake Notifications & Map

Track recent seismic activity and explore earthquake data on a map. Set up custom alerts for places that matter to you, filtering by magnitude and distance. Monitor one location for free or upgrade to Premium for multiple locations.

Highlights
  • Real-time earthquake tracking
  • Seismic activity map
  • Customizable 'My Places' alerts
  • Magnitude and distance filtering
  • Detailed event information
  • Official INGV seismic data
Features
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Follow recent earthquakes and explore seismic activity near the places that matter to you. EARTHQUAKES AND MAPS Browse recent seismic events with magnitude, depth, location, date and time. Open each event for more details and view it on the map to better understand where it occurred. MY PLACES Choose the places that matter to you and explore earthquakes occurring nearby. With My Places, you can select an Italian municipality and browse seismic events matching your filters. For each place, you can set: • the minimum magnitude; • the maximum distance, from 10 to 100 km. The place details show events that match your selected filters, including their distance from the municipality. You can change the filters or remove a place at any time. FREE AND PREMIUM Monitor one Italian municipality for free. With Premium, available as a monthly subscription, you can add and monitor multiple municipalities. You can manage your subscription and restore purchases from the app settings. SEISMIC DATA Earthquake data comes from the official services of INGV — Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. Information availability and updates depend on your internet connection and the data services used by the app. TERREMOTO is an information tool. It does not predict earthquakes and does not replace official warning systems, communications from public authorities or civil protection guidance. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

iWindRose²

This app provides detailed information on wind roses, including their history, direction, and forecasts. It's ideal for water sports enthusiasts and boaters needing real-time weather data and predictions for their location. Features include dynamic compass rose, Sun/Moon data, and customizable notifications.

Highlights
  • Wind rose information and history
  • Real-time weather forecasts
  • Dynamic compass rose
  • Sun and Moon data
  • Wind and sea force scales
  • Notifications for forecast updates
  • Apple Watch compatibility
Features
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iWindRose² is a one-of-a-kind app, optimized for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple Watch, which allows you to know all the main winds, their history and forecasts. Use this application to learn about the history, direction and forecast of the winds, especially present in maritime areas. It will be especially useful to all those who practice water sports such as surfing, kitesurfing, diving, etc. Consult the forecasts provided by the application before deciding to venture out to sea by boat. The most important features of iWindRose² are: • information about your geographic location; • real-time weather in your location (requires an internet connection); • set of information regarding the Sun and Moon (also available offline); • dynamic and adjustable compass rose; • description and history of the main winds; • wind and sea force scales; • winds and force scales searchable directly from Spotlight; • weather forecasts from multiple providers; • notification for each Meteomar forecast update; • notification center and home screen widgets (iOS 15 or higher required) for all forecasts; • 3D Touch shortcuts; • Siri Shortcuts for all predictions; • stickers for iMessage Available weather service providers: • MeteoAM; • LaMMA; • OpenWeatherMap; • VentuSky. Furthermore, thanks to compatibility with Apple Watch it is possible to have real-time weather forecasts always on your wrist (requires a connection with iPhone)! ================================= NOTE ================================= • DEGREES -1: the display of this writing (at the top right of the compass rose) means that the application is not able to correctly determine the rotation of the device. This may be due to incorrect functioning of the geolocation device (try closing and reopening the app) or to incorrect configuration of the location services within the "Settings" app of the device (in this case, check have enabled the "Compass calibration" option in Settings -> Privacy -> Location -> System Services). ATTENTION: all information on weather forecasts provided by iWindRose² is found through links to the respective official websites. Any deficiencies, inaccuracies or technical problems are to be attributed to the websites and not to the application. Any structural changes to the official sites could cause the application to function incorrectly, which will be resolved with a future update as soon as possible. Trademarks, names and logos belong to their respective owners. iWindRose² and its owner are not connected to the various weather forecast services. The author assumes no responsibility for the correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided by the application.

Screenshots

Earthquake Notifications & Map4 screens
iWindRose²4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Earthquake Notifications & Map at Free against iWindRose²'s $1.99. iWindRose²'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Earthquake Notifications & Map is free to download; iWindRose² costs $1.99 up front. Earthquake Notifications & Map sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. iWindRose² asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earthquake Notifications & Map ships an update every 6 weeks, iWindRose² every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Earthquake Notifications & Map versus iWindRose²: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarthquake Notifications & MapiWindRose²
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—4.6 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better59.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB151 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSandro StancampianoFast-Devs Project

Customer experience

Earthquake Notifications & Map

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

iWindRose²

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral18.5%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Earthquake Notifications & Map

Subscriptions1
  • TERREMOTO Premium$0.991 Month
None

iWindRose²

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Earthquake Notifications & Map free?
Earthquake Notifications & Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iWindRose² free?
iWindRose² costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Earthquake Notifications & Map or iWindRose² have ads?
Neither Earthquake Notifications & Map nor iWindRose² shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earthquake Notifications & Map or iWindRose²?
Earthquake Notifications & Map ships an update every 6 weeks, and iWindRose² every 3 weeks. Most recently, Earthquake Notifications & Map was updated on November 11, 2026 and iWindRose² on November 11, 2026.

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