SNEWS Events vs FrankenCA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SNEWS Events
Receive instant alerts for imminent galactic core-collapse events. This app supplements a global network of neutrino experiments, providing notifications for potential supernova events. It includes a sky map, links to astronomical resources, and public message boards for community interaction.
- Supernova event notifications
- Global neutrino experiment network
- Imminent galactic core-collapse alerts
- Sky map for event location
- Links to astronomical websites
- Public message boards
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The SuperNova Early Warning System (SNEWS) is a global network of neutrino experiments sensitive to supernova neutrinos. The goal of SNEWS is to provide the astronomical community with a prompt alert of an imminent Galactic core-collapse event. This will allow for complete multi-messenger observations of the supernova across the electromagnetic spectrum, in gravitational waves, and in neutrinos. A supernova event might also be visible to the naked eye a few hours or days after a prompt SNEWS alert. This app uses the prompt alerts sent out by SNEWS to generate a Notification on iPhones using Apple’s Push Notification System. The app is meant to supplement the system established by SNEWS for the astronomical community and to be used by the general pubic interested in astronomy. The app includes a Sky Map to locate the position in the sky of any reported supernova, Links to various astronomical websites related to supernovas, a public Message Board to share information among users and another public Message Board for posts from members of the SNEWS community. A SuperNova event detectable by SNEWS is expected only every 10 years. So download this app, keep it on your device and await the next supernova. Screenshots: The app options, database of SNEWS Events, information on an Event, the sky map
FrankenCA
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Touch a living lattice and watch local rules become motion, structure, transport, and surprise. FrankenCA contains nineteen cellular-automata systems rendered through a native Metal pipeline. Move quickly between automata, run them full screen, reseed or mutate a field, and open the full lab when you want direct control over the active system. The collection spans continuous morphogenesis, transport, topology, spin systems, geometry, bifurcations, and quantum-inspired dynamics. Each automaton has its own visual language and parameter set instead of sharing a cosmetic preset. The native theory atlas explains the governing state, update rule, and important parameters with proper mathematical notation, diagrams, tables, and process views. The equations and simulations are bundled with the app and remain available offline. FrankenCA has no account, advertising, tracking, web view, or cloud computation. Simulation state and gestures stay on the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SNEWS Events at 12.0 against FrankenCA's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | SNEWS Events | FrankenCA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Kramer | Jeffrey Emanuel |
In-app purchases
SNEWS Events
No in-app purchases
FrankenCA
No in-app purchases









