Disaster ID vs RRA(SWTIS)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Disaster ID
This app helps first responders visually identify and locate individuals during emergencies. It uses color-coded signals to indicate different groups and their status, such as needing medical assistance or being safe. An updated version, Visual 911+, also offers GPS location sharing with family and friends.
- Visual identification for responders
- Color-coded signals for groups
- Status indicators (OK/Medical Assistance)
- GPS location sharing (Visual 911+)
- Emergency signaling device
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When a disaster has struck during the night or under adverse conditions (ex. blacked out building), activate your Disaster ID app to help responders visually identify/locate you faster. The color code follows: Red = Children Green = Special Needs Blue = Adults Yellow = Service Animals/Pets Steady signal = I’m OK Flashing signal = Need medical assistance Try the updated version of the Disaster ID app called Visual 911+ app. Visual 911+ not only turns your screen into a visual signaling device, but if networks are up an running it also transmits your general GPS location to your family/friends via email when you activate an "Alert" status, including "I'm Safe". For longer lasting visual signaling capability purchase the original Everything/Tactical Lights at TsunamiLights.com . They will last from 4 to 9 days on a solid color selection and 7 to 15 days on a flashing selection. The Everything/Tactical Light have a lock feature that prevents the lights from being inadvertently changed or turned off. Featuring a last selection memory, the Everything/Tactical Light will turn back on the selected color in case power is lost due to shock received by the light. Everything/Tactical Lights are pressure tested to 200 ft. of water and are combat proven. Buy one for each member of your family and empower yourself and your loved ones to help first responders help you and your family. Great back up emergency lights!
RRA(SWTIS)
This app provides real-time space weather data, forecasts, and alerts. It monitors solar activity and its potential effects on Earth, including impacts on aviation, satellites, and power grids.
- Real-time space weather monitoring
- 3-day space weather forecast
- Forecasting models and observation data
- Space weather effects analysis
- Space weather news and announcements
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What is the Solar flare? What's going on around the Sun and the Earth ? So, the KSWC finally developed this space weather mobile APP. It is expected that this APP is a portal site of the space weather, and provides the observation data, forecasting models and SWx monitors in real time. The KSWC was formally established as such in 2011, and 14th member of ISES(International Space Environment Service). The KSWC has dreamed of "the safety Korea without space weather disaster" by accurate forecasts and prompt alerts. The main features 1. Space weather now 2. 3-day forecast of space weather 3. forecasting models and observation data 4. Space weather effects(Aviation, satellites, GNSS, Power Grids, Communications) 5. NEWS and announcement of of KSWC The KSWC(Korea Space Weather Center) of RRA(Radio Research Agency) http://www.spaceweather.kasa.go.kr E-mail spaceweather@korea.kr
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RRA(SWTIS) at 5.0 against Disaster ID's 3.0. RRA(SWTIS) also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 21 months). Disaster ID's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RRA(SWTIS) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Disaster ID's written reviews are positive against 86% of RRA(SWTIS)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Disaster ID ships an update every 21 months, RRA(SWTIS) every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Disaster ID | RRA(SWTIS) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southwest Synergistic Solutions LLC | 국립전파연구원 |
Customer experience
Disaster ID
RRA(SWTIS)
In-app purchases
Disaster ID
No in-app purchases
RRA(SWTIS)
No in-app purchases
