Comparison

Epicentral vs My Physics Calculator lite

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

Head to head
About

Epicentral

Explore global earthquake patterns with real-time data and historical context. View recent seismic events on interactive maps and lists, with detailed summaries and links to official information. Understand current activity within the framework of historical seismicity.

Highlights
  • Real-time earthquake lists
  • Interactive earthquake maps
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly data views
  • Event summaries and details
  • Links to USGS earthquake information
  • Historical earthquake catalogs
Features
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Epicentral is a network-based educational application that displays lists and maps of earthquakes that occurred during the last day, week, or month. This version runs on iPhones, iPads, and Macs (as an iPad App) but requires iOS 26+ and macOS 26+. The data are served by the U.S. Geological Survey or the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (and three other seismological organizations). List updates take at most a few 10s of seconds. For each event, a summary of the event’s properties and relationship to nearby recent seismicity is presented. When using the USGS feeds, a link to the event-specific USGS earthquake information page is available. Several historical earthquake catalogs (sourced from the US Geological Survey) are included to provide context for more recent earthquakes. These catalogs can be used to put more recent activity in context.

About

My Physics Calculator lite

This app offers a comprehensive collection of 134 physics and engineering calculators. It provides formulas and definitions for each calculation, with initial use free and additional features available via in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • 134 physics and engineering calculators
  • Formulas and definitions included
  • Mechanics & Motion calculations
  • Fluids & Thermodynamics tools
  • Electrical & Circuit calculations
  • Simple user interface
Features
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My Physics Calculator features 134 calculators for various physics and engineering parameters. With a simple user interface, it provides formulas and definitions for each calculation. The first 5 calculations are free, and the rest are available as an in-app purchase. List of 134 Calculators: Mechanics & Motion: • Force • Kinetic Friction • Static Friction • Centripetal Force • Centripetal Acceleration • Gravitational Acceleration • Angular Acceleration • Work • Total Work • Power (Work-Based) • Power (Displacement-Based) • Power (Velocity-Based) • Displacement / Distance • Differential Pressure Fluids & Thermodynamics: • Density • Water Density • Kinematic Viscosity • Mass Flow Rate • Temperature • Thermal Conductivity • Thermal Diffusivity • Thermal Linear Expansion • Thermal Volumetric Expansion • Heat Flow • Heat Transfer Rate • Specific Heat Capacity Energy & Motion: • Kinetic Energy • Potential Energy • Elastic Potential Energy • Einstein’s Mass-Energy Equation • Gravitational Potential Velocity & Motion Laws: • Velocity • Circular Velocity • Average Velocity • Escape Velocity • Drift Velocity • Newton’s Law of Gravity • Newton’s Second Law of Motion • Archimedes’ Principle • Kepler’s Third Law • Hooke’s Law • Pascal’s Law • Poiseuille’s Law • Darcy’s Law • Stokes’ Law Engineering Numbers & Factors: • Souders-Brown Equation • Podmore Factor • Cavitation Number • Euler Number • Fourier Number • Knudsen Number • Mach Number • Nusselt Number • Reynolds Number • Weber Number • Froude Number • Prandtl Number • Schmidt Number • Brinell Hardness Number Doppler Effect Calculations: • Wavelength (Front & Behind) • Approaching Source • Receding Source • Approaching Receiver • Receding Receiver Projectile Motion: • Vertical Velocity • Vertical Displacement • Horizontal Displacement • Range Impulse, Momentum & Torque: • Impulse (Velocity-Based) • Impulse (Time-Based) • Momentum (Velocity-Based) • Momentum (Time-Based) • Moment • Torque • Moment of Inertia Engineering & Structural Calculations: • Transverse Strength • Standard Surface Factor • Rectangular Tank Capacity • Cylindrical Tank Capacity • Apparent Porosity • True Porosity Planetary & Seismic Calculations: • Seismic Geophone • Weight on Different Planets • Wenner Spacing (Soil Resistivity) • Luminosity of Stars Sound & Waves: • Sound Pressure Level • Sound Intensity Level • Sound Power Emitted • Sound Wavelength • Sound Speed • RMS Noise • Noise Pollution Level Oscillations & Springs: • Simple Pendulum • Physical Pendulum • Leaf Springs • Helical Spring Rate • Helical Spring Axial Deflection • Helical Spring Index Electrical & Circuit Calculations: • Inductive Reactance • Capacitive Reactance • Resonant Frequency • Inductor Sizing Equation • Capacitor Sizing Equation • Resistance • Battery Life • Battery Charge Time • kVA Calculation • Potentiometer • Voltage Divider • Electrodialysis • Electrical Harmonics • Horsepower • Ohm’s Law (Voltage, Power, Resistance, Current) Material Properties: • Shear Modulus • Bulk Modulus • Young’s Modulus • Stress • Strain

Screenshots

Epicentral4 screens
My Physics Calculator lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Epicentral at 75% against My Physics Calculator lite's 0%. Epicentral also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). My Physics Calculator lite's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On 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

My Physics Calculator lite is free to download; Epicentral costs $0.99 up front. My Physics Calculator lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Epicentral asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epicentral ships an update monthly, My Physics Calculator lite every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Epicentral versus My Physics Calculator lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpicentralMy Physics Calculator lite
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles AmmonV PUGAZHENTHI

Customer experience

Epicentral

Written reviews73 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative17.8%

My Physics Calculator lite

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Epicentral

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

My Physics Calculator lite

One-time1
  • 134 Physics Calculators$3.99

Questions

Is Epicentral free?
Epicentral costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Physics Calculator lite free?
My Physics Calculator lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Epicentral or My Physics Calculator lite have ads?
My Physics Calculator lite shows ads; Epicentral does not.
Which is updated more often, Epicentral or My Physics Calculator lite?
Epicentral ships an update monthly, and My Physics Calculator lite every 6 months. Most recently, Epicentral was updated on October 31, 2026 and My Physics Calculator lite on October 28, 2026.

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