Comparison

Gravitational Wave Events vs gravity detector

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

Head to head
About

Gravitational Wave Events

Stay updated on gravitational wave events with real-time alerts from the LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA Collaboration. Explore event locations on an interactive sky map and access educational resources about gravitational waves and observatories.

Highlights
  • Real-time GCN/LVK alerts
  • Interactive sky map
  • Event database (O1, O2, O3)
  • GCN Circulars
  • Public message board
  • Educational links
Features
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Receive alerts of Gravitational Wave Events from the LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA Collaboration (LVK) on your iPhone. This is an app for both the LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA Community and the general public. It provides low latency alerts using the Open Public Alerts currently being deployed by the Gamma-ray Coordinates Network (GCN) through GCN/LVK Notices (https://emfollow.docs.ligo.org/userguide/). To receive alerts using the app just select the category of alerts you wish to receive - it's that simple! The O4 observing run ended in November 2025. Intermediate Run 1 (IR1) is expected to start in late September, 2026. The app will download all IR1 events and counterparts as they are reported through a GCN Notice in addition to any related GCN Circulars. The app database is pre-populated with selected Notices and Circulars from all previous O1, O2, O3 and O4 events. The app retains Notices for one Mock Event reported through GCN for testing purposes. (For information on LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA Collaboration GCN Notices see: https://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/lvc.html .) Includes an interactive sky map showing the location of each event. The app also has a public Message exchange bulletin board and some interesting Links. The Links provide information on Gravitational Waves and the LIGO and Virgo observatories.

About

gravity detector

Measure the G-force experienced in elevators or planes and compare it to planetary gravity. Record environmental photos, videos, and coordinates to save for later reference, and view G-values on a map.

Highlights
  • Measure G-force in real-time
  • Compare G-force to planetary gravity
  • Record environmental photos and videos
  • Save location coordinates
  • View G-values on a map
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While on an elevator or plane. You can check the G value you're experiencing, and see which planet's gravity is it equivalent to. Even more, you can measure the earth gravity around your place, take photo/video of the environment, record the coordinate, and save it for future reference. And you can check the G values in map. Note: Please use this app only inside Earth. And the G value is approximate.

Screenshots

Gravitational Wave Events4 screens
gravity detector1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Gravitational Wave Events at 133 against gravity detector's 4. gravity detector's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

gravity detector holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gravitational Wave Events has 133 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gravitational Wave Events versus gravity detector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGravitational Wave Eventsgravity detector
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (133 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings133 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter Kramer乃君 黄

Customer experience

Gravitational Wave Events

All ratings133 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative8.2%

gravity detector

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Gravitational Wave Events

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Crashes on startup (iOS 14.7.1)

Requested features

13 requests
  • Searchable database (e.g., Vera Rubin circulars)
  • More explanation of jargon and graphs
  • Ability to download notification sound
  • Indication of masses of involved objects
  • Playback of real sound and frequency wave
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  • Link to everyday language explanations of events
  • UI/screen scaling/link info tweaks
  • Delete/hide event by swiping
  • Mark different events by colors
  • Personalized filter for specific event types (e.g., BNS only)
  • Add delete function to each event
  • Link user event comments to related events
  • Improved navigation and visual design

gravity detector

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gravitational Wave Events

No in-app purchases

None

gravity detector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gravitational Wave Events free?
Gravitational Wave Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is gravity detector free?
gravity detector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gravitational Wave Events or gravity detector?
gravity detector is rated higher. Gravitational Wave Events averages 4.8 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while gravity detector averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Gravitational Wave Events or gravity detector have ads?
Neither Gravitational Wave Events nor gravity detector shows ads.

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