Comparison

iSeismometer vs Relay Smart Agent

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

Head to head
About

iSeismometer

Transform your mobile device into a sensitive seismograph to measure vibrations and detect tremors. Analyze seismic data, view live feeds of earthquakes, and even stream readings to your Mac for comprehensive analysis. Ideal for educational exploration and understanding ground motion.

Highlights
  • Live seismograph with three axes
  • Event detection for tremors
  • Automatic recording and export
  • Live USGS earthquake feed
  • Stream data to Mac
  • Gravity filter and live spectrum analysis
Features
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iSeismometer turns your iPhone or iPad into a seismograph. Set it on a table, tap the desk, and watch the ground move. You will be surprised how sensitive your phone is. It has been doing that since the App Store opened in 2008, when it reached #1 in Education in Japan, Austria, Finland, and Greece. Version 1.7 is a complete rebuild: faster, clearer, and finally a real instrument. LIVE SEISMOGRAPH • Three axes at up to 100 samples per second, drawn like a strip-chart recorder • Scroll back through up to an hour of history while it keeps recording • Gravity filter with a real corner frequency, so slow tilt disappears and earthquakes stay • Live spectrum: see the frequency of footsteps, a washing machine, or a passing truck at a glance • Dark mode and a full iPad layout EVENT DETECTION • A seismologist's STA/LTA trigger flags every tremor with its peak acceleration, duration, and dominant frequency • Three sensitivity levels, from "only real shakes" to "every footstep" • Events are shaded on the traces and listed so you can jump straight to them RECORDINGS • Every session is saved automatically as compact raw data, split into hourly files • Browse by day, open any recording, scrub to its events, and see its spectrum • Export CSV, or pick up the raw files in the Files app and in Finder • Keep them for a day, a week, a month, or forever WAS THAT AN EARTHQUAKE? • Live USGS feed on a globe, filtered by time window and magnitude • Tap a quake for its depth, time, and the official USGS page STREAM TO YOUR MAC • Open iSeismometer on a Mac on the same Wi-Fi and your phone finds it by itself • The Mac shows every device streaming to it side by side, with its own recordings and event detection • Reconnects on its own after the screen locks, the network drops, or the Mac restarts Made for fun and for learning. A phone carries a MEMS accelerometer, not a broadband seismometer, so it feels footsteps and trucks far better than distant earthquakes. Put it on a solid floor, plug it in, keep the screen awake, and you have a home seismic station. iSeismometer is not a substitute for official earthquake early warnings or emergency alerts. Questions and ideas: info@objectgraph.com "This is a novelty app but one that also helps you learn something new... one of those things that is very captivating once you've looked at it once." — The Independent Guide to the iPhone 3GS

About

Relay Smart Agent

This application offers web filtering and safety features for iOS devices, ensuring CIPA compliance for schools. It provides on and off-campus protection and reports on student activity, acting as a hardware-free cloud solution.

Highlights
  • CIPA compliant web filtering
  • On/off campus safety
  • Student activity reporting
  • Hardware-free cloud solution
  • Anytime, anywhere filtering
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This app provides anytime, anywhere filtering, safety, and reporting on iOS devices for schools using the Relay web filter from Lightspeed Systems. With the Relay Smart Agent for iOS, schools get: CIPA compliant web filtering On/off campus safety Reporting on student activity A hardware-free cloud solution And more!

Screenshots

iSeismometer4 screens
Relay Smart Agent1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iSeismometer at 76% against Relay Smart Agent's 0%. iSeismometer also leads on rating (3.6 vs 1.2) and ratings volume (172 vs 33). Relay Smart Agent's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iSeismometer holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iSeismometer has 172 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of iSeismometer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Relay Smart Agent's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSeismometer ships an update every 7 months, Relay Smart Agent every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iSeismometer versus Relay Smart Agent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSeismometerRelay Smart Agent
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (172 ratings) — better1.2 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings172 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperObjectGraph LLCLightspeed Solutions, LLC

Customer experience

iSeismometer

All ratings172 ratings
Positive61.6%
Neutral11.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews272 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral9.2%
Negative14.3%

Relay Smart Agent

All ratings32 ratings
Positive6.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

iSeismometer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons/controls not working on newer iOS versions
  • Keyboard not appearing in text input fields
  • Inconsistent performance across device models

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add sensitivity control
  • Implement zero control for reference plane
  • Increase recording time
  • Improve UI/UX (e.g. color coding, scrolling, chart speed control)
  • Implement Richter scale or other measurement units
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  • Add data export/sharing options (e.g. email, save to file)

Relay Smart Agent

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iSeismometer

No in-app purchases

None

Relay Smart Agent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSeismometer free?
iSeismometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Relay Smart Agent free?
Relay Smart Agent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iSeismometer or Relay Smart Agent?
iSeismometer is rated higher. iSeismometer averages 3.6 out of 5 from 172 ratings, while Relay Smart Agent averages 1.2 from 33 ratings.
Do iSeismometer or Relay Smart Agent have ads?
Neither iSeismometer nor Relay Smart Agent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSeismometer or Relay Smart Agent?
iSeismometer ships an update every 7 months, and Relay Smart Agent every 2 months. Most recently, iSeismometer was updated on November 10, 2026 and Relay Smart Agent on November 2, 2026.

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