Comparison

QuakeJP vs Latest Quakes

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

Head to head
About

QuakeJP

Visualize earthquake data for Japan with detailed historical records and a color-coded map. Explore recent and major seismic events, with information available for quakes of magnitude 5.0 and above.

Highlights
  • Latest earthquake display
  • Historical major earthquake data (1900-)
  • Two-year big quake records (M5.0+)
  • Color-coded pins by magnitude
  • Detailed earthquake information on tap
  • Map zoom and pan functionality
Features
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This application displays earthquakes in Japan very graphically. Main Features *Latest Quakes : display latest about 20 earthquakes in Japan *Big Quakes in 2-year : display earthquakes in magnitude 5.0 or more for two years in Japan *Big Quakes (1900-) : display major earthquakes since 1900 in Japan How To *Each pin corresponds to an earth quake. Each pin classifies according to the scale of the earthquake. -Over M7.0 : red color pin -Over M6.0 : purple color pin -Under M6.0 : green color pin *When each pin is tapped, details of the corresponding earth quake are displayed in the under box. When a detail information is selected, the corresponding pin is displayed in the center of your screen. *The reduced scale changes by Pinch In (Pinch Out) over the map. Application Consideartion *This application can't display earthquakes in real time. *This application uses the information of earthquakes from Japan Weather Association. *This application can display the earthquake about 20 min. after the announcement. *This application doesn't display the earthquake which detail is unknown. *This application displays the depth of a shallow earthquake as 0km. *When the earthquakes happened in the same place, each hypocenter information is displayed by tapping the same pin. *The information about major earthquakes is referring to the book(science chronology) and the information on Wikipedia.

About

Latest Quakes

Features
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Latest Quakes is a fast, distraction-free earthquake monitor for your iPhone. Real-time data comes straight from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Every quake worldwide appears in the feed within minutes of detection — sorted by time, filtered exactly how you want it. WHAT'S INSIDE • Live feed of every earthquake worldwide, updated continuously • Interactive map with severity-colored pins — tap any pin for full details • Watchlists: save the places that matter (home, family, your favorite trail) and see counts and distances at a glance • Push alerts when a quake above your chosen magnitude threshold hits near a watchlist place • Filter by time range, magnitude, country, or region • Per-quake detail pages with magnitude, depth, exact location, distance from your places, and a share link DESIGNED FOR SPEED Latest Quakes opens instantly and stays out of your way. No ads, no accounts, no engagement loops. Just earthquakes. LANGUAGES 13 languages: English, Turkish, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and Arabic. DATA SOURCE All earthquake data comes from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program — the same source professional seismologists rely on. Latest Quakes is independent and not affiliated with the USGS. PRIVACY Your location is used only on-device to compute distances from your watchlist places and show nearby quakes. The only data sent to our servers is your push notification token and notification preferences (magnitude threshold, watchlist places) so we can deliver alerts. See the privacy policy at https://ibrahimmumcu.com/latestquakes for details. Made by Ibrahim Mumcu.

Screenshots

QuakeJP3 screens
Latest Quakes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: QuakeJP at 9.0 against Latest Quakes's 13.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
QuakeJP versus Latest Quakes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuakeJPLatest Quakes
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB19 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperdoublekIbrahim Mumcu

In-app purchases

None

QuakeJP

No in-app purchases

None

Latest Quakes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuakeJP free?
QuakeJP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Latest Quakes free?
Latest Quakes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuakeJP or Latest Quakes have ads?
Neither QuakeJP nor Latest Quakes shows ads.

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