Comparison

im4Disasters vs BlockMap

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

Head to head
About

im4Disasters

This app provides a real-time, user-updated platform for reporting and visualizing incidents globally. It aims to improve visibility for affected areas, streamline aid distribution, and ensure consistent communication during emergencies.

Highlights
  • Real-time incident reporting
  • User-updated information
  • Global incident visualization
  • Improved aid distribution
  • Consistent communication
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This app was inspired by the events that occurred after the earthquakes of September 7 and 19, 2017 in Mexico, after this the social networks and the media acted quickly to report incidents in many important places, however, a problem was constantly found, many affected places had no visibility and hardly received help, there were many false reports, collection centers with excess supplies and many where needed, shelters crowded with people and empty shelters, as well as communication problems because the information was not consistent , and sparsely populated or isolated areas had no visibility in any medium. That is why the idea of ​​im4Disasters arises, an application/service that aims to be a unified source, updated in real time by the users themselves, where they can see reports anywhere in the world.

About

BlockMap

Features
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BlockMap turns any real place on Earth into a playable Minecraft world. Search your city, your street, your school or a famous landmark, tap once, and get a ready-to-play world file (.mcworld) that opens straight in Minecraft on your phone or tablet. Every world is built from real map data: real streets and roads, real building footprints and heights, rivers, lakes, parks, railways and terrain. Walk around a block version of your own neighborhood, or start a survival, creative, parkour or roleplay world in a place you actually know. HOW IT WORKS 1. Search any place - an address, a city, a landmark. 2. Aim the map at the area you want (about 1 km across). 3. Tap "Create my world". BlockMap builds it in seconds. 4. Open it in Minecraft (Bedrock Edition) and play. PLACES TO TRY - New York: Times Square, Central Park and the Manhattan skyscrapers. - Paris: the Eiffel Tower and the streets around it. - Dubai: Burj Khalifa and the downtown towers. - Giza: the Great Pyramid, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, and the Sphinx. - Barcelona: Sagrada Familia. Moscow: Red Square. Washington: the White House. - London, Tokyo, Rome, Istanbul, Seoul, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Mexico City - any city on the map. - Your home, your school, your street, your hometown. WHAT YOU GET - A real-world map for Minecraft Bedrock Edition (the mobile edition, formerly Pocket Edition) in the .mcworld format. - Real building shapes and heights, roads, water, greenery and terrain from OpenStreetMap. - One-tap generation on your phone - no PC, no mods, no commands, no seeds to hunt for. - Worlds open directly in Minecraft. You can also save the .mcworld file and share it with friends. - Some famous places hide hand-built details waiting to be found. - Interface in 72 languages. GOOD FOR - Building a block version of your hometown, campus or school. - Exploring famous cities and landmarks in Minecraft. - Custom survival and creative maps based on a real place. - Map making, city building, roleplay and parkour courses on real streets. - Geography and city-planning projects with real map data. SUBSCRIPTION Your first world is free. Unlimited worlds with a BlockMap subscription (weekly or annual), with a free trial on the annual plan. Prices are shown in the app; manage or cancel anytime in the App Store. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. BlockMap is not an official Minecraft product and is not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft. Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Studios. Worlds are generated in the Bedrock world format. Terms of Use (EULA): https://blockmap.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://blockmap.app/privacy

Screenshots

im4Disasters3 screens
BlockMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: im4Disasters at none against BlockMap's 2. im4Disasters also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). BlockMap's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BlockMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. im4Disasters asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

im4Disasters ships an update every 2 months, BlockMap weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
im4Disasters versus BlockMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterim4DisastersBlockMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmar BarreraNikandr Surkov

In-app purchases

None

im4Disasters

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BlockMap

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is im4Disasters free?
im4Disasters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlockMap free?
BlockMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do im4Disasters or BlockMap have ads?
Neither im4Disasters nor BlockMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, im4Disasters or BlockMap?
im4Disasters ships an update every 2 months, and BlockMap weekly. Most recently, im4Disasters was updated on October 2, 2026 and BlockMap on October 7, 2026.

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