Comparison

View Stromboli vs UrsoBus Lipari

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

Head to head
About

View Stromboli

Features
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View (Volcanic Interactive Early Warning) Stromboli by the Laboratory of Experimental Geophysics (LGS) of the University of Florence (Italy) is the first APP that allows to follow in real-time the monitoring of an active volcano and to keep up to date on its state of activity, also providing recommendations on the measures to be taken in case of volcanic events. View Stromboli makes available all the main information derived by the volcano monitoring, also providing the self-protection actions to be taken in case of violent explosive eruption (Paroxysm) and/or Tsunami for anyone who is on the Island. View Stromboli gives access to real-time data and cameras used to define the volcano activity state. You can have access to Daily Reports which define the volcanic activity through the 4 levels (Low, Medium, High, and Very High) of the Volcanic Activity Index. View Stromboli also gives access to the parameters used by the Early Warning Systems and allows to receive the alert notifications in case of paroxysm and tsunami used to activate the acoustic alert sirens on the island. In addition, it contains information on the actions to be taken in case of Tsunami and\or Paroxysm (according to the National Department of Civil Protection directions), also through an interactive map that allows you to reach the waiting areas defined by the Municipal Civil Protection Plan. With View Stromboli you can access these real-time data: • visible monitoring cameras; • thermal monitoring cameras; • seismic and infrasound signals; • SO2 and CO2 gas flux into the atmosphere; • thermal images from satellites; • sea state detected by the elastic beacons (MEDE). With View Stromboli you can follow in real-time: • seismic tremor; • amplitude and localization of explosions; • number of rockfalls recorded in the Sciara del Fuoco; • processing of MODIS satellite data. With View Stromboli you can also: • receive notifications from the Early Warning System in case of Paroxysm and Tsunami; • learn to recognize the sound (monotonal and bitonal) of the alert sirens; • know the Island and the location of the waiting areas. The ownership of the documentation, material, and data contained on this APP is owned by LGS and subject to Copyright. The diffusion and use of the contents are allowed for newspapers and/or information sites only under the condition that the source and the material are actively linked and are fully cited as: APP View Stromboli- Experimental Geophysics Laboratory (LGS) - Department of Earth Sciences - University of Florence

About

UrsoBus Lipari

This app allows users to purchase and validate tickets for public transportation in Lipari. After creating an account, users can select their desired passes and pay securely with credit cards. Tickets are validated by scanning a QR code within the vehicle.

Highlights
  • Ticket purchase
  • Ticket validation
  • Account creation
  • Credit card payments
  • Email proof of payment
  • QR code scanning
Features
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Purchase and validation of tickets for the transportation network from Lipari operated by UrsoBus. After creating their account, the user selects the network they wish to travel on (storable choice), then the pass(es) they wish to acquire. The purchase is made by credit card (Visa, American Express, Master Card) with eventual registration in the application. Validation of the pass must be done by scanning a QRCode displayed in the vehicle. For each transaction made, the user receives a proof of payment via e-mail. If checked, the user simply has to present his screen to the controller.

Screenshots

View Stromboli4 screens
UrsoBus Lipari4 screens

Verdict

The call

View Stromboli and UrsoBus Lipari are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

View Stromboli ships an update every 19 months, UrsoBus Lipari every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
View Stromboli versus UrsoBus Lipari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterView StromboliUrsoBus Lipari
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 15 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMade in AppAirweb

In-app purchases

None

View Stromboli

No in-app purchases

None

UrsoBus Lipari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is View Stromboli free?
View Stromboli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UrsoBus Lipari free?
UrsoBus Lipari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do View Stromboli or UrsoBus Lipari have ads?
Neither View Stromboli nor UrsoBus Lipari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, View Stromboli or UrsoBus Lipari?
View Stromboli ships an update every 19 months, and UrsoBus Lipari every 15 months. Most recently, View Stromboli was updated on October 25, 2026 and UrsoBus Lipari on October 18, 2026.

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