Comparison

Epicentral vs Museum Five Continents

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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

Museum Five Continents

Embark on a guided or unguided tour of the Museum Five Continents with an audio guide, detailed object biographies, and zoomable images. Explore seven departments and gain insights into cultural diversity from around the world. Available in German and English.

Highlights
  • Audio guide for 27 highlights
  • Highlight and Collection Tours
  • Unguided museum tour
  • Object biographies and detailed views
  • Zoomable object images
  • General museum information
  • Content in German and English
Features
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Explore the Museum Five Continents and set off on a tour of all seven departments. This app gives you intriguing insights into many of the selected objects. You can use it for our Highlight Tour or in the individual departments. App Overview Audio guide for 27 highlights at the Museum Five Continents - Highlight Tour: Around the World in 80 Minutes - Collection Tour - Unguided tour of the museum Object biographies, detailed views, zoomable images of the objects General information and service information on visiting the museum The app content is available in German and English. The Museum Five Continents was founded in 1862 as the first ethnological museum in Germany. The collection of artefacts of everyday life, ritual objects and works of art which are preserved and continually expanded here reflect humanity’s cultural diversity. They build bridges from the past to the present day and open doors to other ways of life and viewpoints. The museum offers access to the cultural riches of the earth’s peoples in a way which is unique with Munich’s broad range of museums. Based on our collections, we display the commonalities and differences of civilisations from countries in Africa, the Americas, of Asia, Australia, Oceania and Europe. We invite children and adults to become acquainted with a variety of civilizations and the people who shaped them. We encourage visitors to consider what may seem to be "strange" modes of thought, to reflect on points of view and to take away inspirations and new ideas for their own lives. The Museum FΓΌnf Kontinente provides opportunities for encounters, experiences and reflection …

Screenshots

Epicentral4 screens
Museum Five Continents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Epicentral at monthly against Museum Five Continents's every 11 months. Museum Five Continents's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epicentral ships an update monthly, Museum Five Continents every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Epicentral versus Museum Five Continents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpicentralMuseum Five Continents
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews β€” better
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles AmmonLinon

Customer experience

Epicentral

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

Museum Five Continents

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Epicentral

No in-app purchases

None

Museum Five Continents

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Epicentral free?
Epicentral is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Museum Five Continents free?
Museum Five Continents is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Epicentral or Museum Five Continents have ads?
Neither Epicentral nor Museum Five Continents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Epicentral or Museum Five Continents?
Epicentral ships an update monthly, and Museum Five Continents every 11 months. Most recently, Epicentral was updated on October 15, 2026 and Museum Five Continents on October 2, 2026.

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