Comparison

Earthquake Network vs FirstQuake

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

Head to head
About

Earthquake Network

Receive real-time earthquake alerts and early warnings based on your proximity to the epicenter. This app utilizes smartphone accelerometers to detect seismic activity and provides user-reported felt earthquake data from global networks.

Highlights
  • Real-time earthquake alerts
  • Early warnings for distant earthquakes
  • User-reported felt earthquake data
  • Free earthquake data from 21 seismic networks
  • Smartphone-based detection system
Features
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Earthquake Network is the most comprehensive app on earthquakes and for most world countries it is the only earthquake early warning system for receiving real time alerts. Earthquake Network gives you: - Real time alerts if you live close to the epicentre - Alerts seconds in advances if you live far from the epicentre - Real time user reports on felt earthquakes - Free earthquake data from 21 seismic networks including U.S., Puerto Rico, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, China, New Zeland, Japan, Italy, Croatia, Spain and Greece The Earthquake Network research project (https://www.sismo.app) aims at developing a smartphone-based earthquake early warning system able to detect earthquakes in real time and to alert the population in advance. Smartphones are able to detect earthquakes thanks to the accelerometer on-board each device. When an earthquake is detected, users with the application installed are immediatly alerted. Since earthquake waves travel at around 5 km/s it is possible to alert the population not yet reached by the damaging waves of the earthquake. For the scientific details about the project please refer to the scientific paper on Frontiers at https://bit.ly/2C8B5HI Subscriptions: When an earthquake is detected in real time by smartphones near the epicenter, the server sends an alert to all users with the app. Alerting all users can take up to 10 seconds since it is not technically feasible to do so instantly. Now you can join the priority lists of the first 10,000 or 100,000 people alerted in real time. The following subscriptions are available: - Subscription 10k for 1 year - Subscription 10k for 1 month - Subscription 100k for 1 year - Subscription 100k for 1 month • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy: https://www.sismo.app/privacy Terms and conditions: https://www.sismo.app/terms-conditions

About

FirstQuake

Features
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FirstQuake, bir depremi herhangi bir güvenilir kaynak algıladığı anda sana haber verir. EN HIZLI, COK KAYNAKLI USGS, EMSC, AFAD, Kandilli, GEOFON, JMA ve daha bircok resmi sismik merkezi ayni anda dinler. DEPREM BILDIR Sarsinti hissettiginde tek dokunusla bildirebilir, cevrendeki kullanicilarla birlikte depremleri daha hizli dogrulayabilirsin. CANLI HARITA VE HIZ YARISI Depremleri gercek zamanli takip et ve hangi kaynagin once bildirdigini gor. GUVENLIK CEMBERI Deprem sonrasi sevdiklerine tek dokunusla "Iyiyim" mesaji gonder. DEPREM COPILOT Her deprem icin buyukluk, riskler ve yapilmasi gerekenler hakkinda sade bilgiler al. HAZIRLIK ARACLARI Acil durum karti, ilk yardim bilgileri ve deprem cantasi listeleri. GIZLILIK ONCE Konum yalnizca yakin depremleri bildirmek icin kullanilir. Takip yok, veri satisi yok. Tek seferlik satin alma. Reklam yok. Abonelik yok. Resmi bir erken uyari sistemi degildir. Resmi kurumlarin verilerini tamamlayici olarak calisir.

Screenshots

Earthquake Network4 screens
FirstQuake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FirstQuake at none against Earthquake Network's 10. FirstQuake also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Earthquake Network's advantage is chart position (#2 vs unranked) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads and iOS requirement 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 Network costs $1.99 and FirstQuake $2.99 up front. Earthquake Network sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. FirstQuake asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earthquake Network ships an update every 2 months, FirstQuake daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Earthquake Network versus FirstQuake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarthquake NetworkFirstQuake
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFutura Innovation SRLCelal Karaman

Bugs and requests

Earthquake Network

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Notifications not working on iOS
  • App crashing or not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to change alert sound
  • Improve user interface and settings
  • Synchronize time with device
  • Add more country/region options

FirstQuake

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Earthquake Network

Subscriptions5
  • Priority 100k for 1 month$0.491 Month
  • Priority 10k for 1 month$0.991 Month
  • Priority 100k for 1 year2 variants$5.991 Year
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  • Priority 10k for 1 year$8.991 Year
  • Priority 10k for 1 year$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • PRO version$2.99
  • PRO version discounted$2.99
  • Priority 100k for lifetime$12.99
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  • Priority 10k for lifetime$17.99
None

FirstQuake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Earthquake Network free?
Earthquake Network costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is FirstQuake free?
FirstQuake costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Earthquake Network or FirstQuake have ads?
Neither Earthquake Network nor FirstQuake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earthquake Network or FirstQuake?
Earthquake Network ships an update every 2 months, and FirstQuake daily. Most recently, Earthquake Network was updated on October 18, 2026 and FirstQuake on September 29, 2026.

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