Comparison

iSeismometer vs AsteroTrack

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 iPhone into a sensitive seismometer to detect and visualize vibrations. Explore its educational and data-collecting capabilities for fun or serious applications.

Highlights
  • Converts iPhone to seismometer
  • Detects and visualizes vibrations
  • Data collecting capabilities
  • Educational use
  • Adjustable frequency settings
  • Re-track previous data
  • X-Y-Z illustrated graphs
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

AsteroTrack

Features
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AsteroTrack lets you explore near-Earth asteroids using data provided by the NASA NEO API. Check upcoming approaches, discover the most relevant objects of the week, and better understand each asteroid through clear visualizations of distance, size, speed, and risk level. Key features: • Summary of near-Earth asteroids for today and the coming days. • Official NASA data including distance, diameter, speed, magnitude, and approach date. • Visual approach diagram relative to Earth and the Moon. • Size comparison with familiar real-world references. • Advanced filters by hazard status, distance, size, and speed. • Search by date, name, ID, and custom date ranges. • Favorites with personal notes. • Official NASA/JPL links when available. • Configurable alerts for relevant approaches. • Unit options and language selection between system, Spanish, and English. • Recent data caching for previously loaded information. AsteroTrack is designed for curious users, students, astronomy enthusiasts, and anyone who wants an easy way to follow near-Earth objects. Data is retrieved from public NASA/JPL sources. Risk classifications are informational and do not replace official communications from space agencies.

Screenshots

iSeismometer4 screens
AsteroTrack3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iSeismometer at every 7 months against AsteroTrack's every 17 months. iSeismometer also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSeismometer ships an update every 7 months, AsteroTrack every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iSeismometer versus AsteroTrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSeismometerAsteroTrack
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (172 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings172 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperObjectGraph LLCJose Gea

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)

AsteroTrack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iSeismometer

No in-app purchases

None

AsteroTrack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSeismometer free?
iSeismometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AsteroTrack free?
AsteroTrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iSeismometer or AsteroTrack have ads?
Neither iSeismometer nor AsteroTrack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSeismometer or AsteroTrack?
iSeismometer ships an update every 7 months, and AsteroTrack every 17 months. Most recently, iSeismometer was updated on October 23, 2026 and AsteroTrack on October 14, 2026.

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