Playground LA vs Surviva
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playground LA
Plan and schedule fitness classes directly from your device. View class schedules, sign up, check promotions, and purchase merchandise. The app also provides studio location information for your convenience.
- View class schedules
- Sign up for classes
- View ongoing promotions
- Purchase merchandise
- View studio location
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Download the Playground LA App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this mobile App you can view class schedules, sign-up for classes, view ongoing promotions, purchase our exclusive Playground Merchandise as well as view the studio’s location information. Optimize your time and maximize the convenience of signing up for classes from your device! Download this App today!
Surviva
Receive clear, actionable emergency alerts directly on your lock screen. This app translates official warnings for natural disasters into simple steps, offers live map data, and includes safety guides and communication tools.
- Lock screen alerts with Live Activities
- Interactive map with disaster data
- Actionable emergency guides
- Live video sharing
- SOS and Family Circle features
- AI safety coach
- Practice drills in Training Lab
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Surviva is the OS for Human Safety. When a warning hits your area, it tells you in plain words what's happening, where, and what to do first, right on your Lock Screen, before you even open the app. Hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods, earthquakes, heat and smoke: one calm app that watches the places you care about and turns official alerts into clear next steps. LIVING ALERT CARDS When the National Weather Service issues an alert for your place, Surviva opens a rich alert card: what is happening, the official alert area on a map, a short checklist of what to do first and, when the forecast includes them, the worst hours and live wind and gusts. More than one alert at once? Swipe through them in one stack. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Follow an active warning on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with a Live Activity. A distinct alert sound tells you it's Surviva. Set it to Signature, Subtle or Off. THE MAP IS YOUR HOME SCREEN The live map opens first: earthquakes from USGS, wildfire hotspots from NASA satellites, hurricane tracks from the National Hurricane Center, volcano alerts, air quality and disease outbreaks. Tap an alert for the latest clear satellite picture of the area when one exists, labelled with the date it was taken. YOUR PLACES, ANYWHERE Watch home, work and other places, in the US and abroad. Each place shows its warnings, air and sky, and says plainly when a source can't be checked. Outside the US, warnings come from Apple Weather. SKY AND AIR • Forecasts from Apple Weather: the next hour of rain where it's available, the next 24 hours and the next 10 days • Street-level air from nearby sensors, with its trend and the past 24 hours • Window advice: when to close up for smoke, and when it's fine to air out • Space weather and tonight's aurora chances, from live NOAA data PRACTICE IN THE TRAINING LAB Rehearse a tornado, wildfire, earthquake, flood, hurricane, tsunami and more in 3D on your own map. Every drill is clearly marked as training and never sends anything to anyone. GO LIVE Share live video of what's happening where you are. Recordings are checked before anyone else can see them, and you can report a broadcast or block a broadcaster. SOS AND FAMILY CIRCLE One-tap SOS is always free and alerts the trusted contacts you choose. Family Circle lets your household check in with "I'm safe" or "I need help" so you know who is okay. READY BEFORE IT HAPPENS • Step-by-step first-aid and emergency guides for CPR, choking, severe bleeding, fire and earthquakes that work without a signal • A daily safety briefing you can read or listen to • An AI safety coach for your questions (you choose whether to turn on AI features) • A Prepared Score that grows as you get ready, with optional Apple Health support WHERE THE ALERTS COME FROM Surviva reads official public sources, including the National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, USGS, NASA, FEMA, CDC, WHO and EPA AirNow, and Apple Weather. Surviva is independent and is not affiliated with any government agency. Always follow instructions from local officials. FREE TO START SOS, Medical ID, local official alerts from the National Weather Service, the daily briefing and the basic skills library are free, with a daily allowance of AI questions. Surviva Plus adds unlimited AI questions, national and worldwide alerts, the Family SOS network for up to 6 people, text and voice emergency notifications, and the 72-hour outlook. SUBSCRIPTIONS & LEGAL Surviva Plus is an optional auto-renewable subscription ($9.49/month or $74.99/year). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://surviva.info/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playground LA at none against Surviva's 8. Playground LA also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 3). Surviva's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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. Surviva sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. Playground LA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Surviva holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playground LA has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Playground LA ships an update every 5 weeks, Surviva fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playground LA | Surviva |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PLAYGROUND LA | Phoenix Health LLC |
Customer experience
Playground LA
Surviva
In-app purchases
Playground LA
No in-app purchases
Surviva
- Surviva Plus$9.491 Month
- Surviva Plus Annual$74.991 Year
- Support Surviva — $1$0.99
- Support Surviva — $5$4.99
- Support Surviva — $10$9.99
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- Support Surviva — $25$24.99
- Support Surviva — $50$49.99
- Support Surviva — $100$99.99
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