Epicentral vs Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Evolution
Explore a 2D world where creatures evolve through natural selection. This simulator allows you to experiment with settings and observe how genomes influence adaptation. Witness the fascinating process of evolution in action.
- 2D natural selection simulation
- Neural network-powered creatures
- Genome-defined creature behavior
- Experiment with evolutionary settings
- Observe creature adaptation
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Evolution is a natural selection simulator in a 2D world. Each creature is powered by a neural network defined by its genome. Experiment with settings and watch as creatures evolve to adapt. _______ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Epicentral at Free against Evolution's $1.99. Evolution's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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
Epicentral is free to download; Evolution costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Epicentral ships an update monthly, Evolution weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epicentral | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Positive reviews | 75.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Ammon | Seungwoo Choe |
Customer experience
Epicentral
Evolution
In-app purchases
Epicentral
No in-app purchases
Evolution
No in-app purchases
Questions
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