Volcano Eruption Simulator vs Natural Disasters Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Volcano Eruption Simulator
Experience the awe of a volcanic eruption with this simulator. Control lava, smoke, and wind effects to create a realistic and immersive natural phenomenon. Choose from various locations and adjust the time of day for a unique visual experience.
- Realistic eruption simulation
- Control lava, smoke, and wind
- Adjust time of day
- Choose from 6 locations
- Immersive visual effects
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This simulator app allows you to meditatively watch a fascinating volcanic eruption - just touch the volcano and the elements come to life. Fire, lava and smoke create a realistic effect, giving you the feeling of being at the foot of a volcano. A volcanic eruption is a powerful natural phenomenon in which magma, gases and ash are ejected from the Earth's interior to the surface. Control the eruptions, wind and lava sounds, change the time of day and watch the elements come to life. Have a good game! How to play: - Choose one of 6 locations from the main menu - Enjoy a realistic simulation of eruptions - Control the sounds of gurgling lava, wind noise, thick smoke and other effects with the buttons at the bottom of the screen Attention: The application is created for entertainment purposes only and does not cause any harm!
Natural Disasters Simulator
Simulate various natural disasters like tornadoes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions on diverse landscapes. Observe the chain reactions and consequences of these events, with options to queue multiple disasters or complete specific scenarios. Save and share video replays of your simulations.
- Simulate 14 types of natural disasters
- Realistic scientific scales (EF Scale, Saffir-Simpson)
- Seven distinct simulated regions
- Observe cascading disaster effects
- Queue multiple disasters sequentially
- Complete challenging scenarios
- Save and share video replays
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Pick a place. Pick a disaster. Set how strong it is. Natural Disaster Simulator is a simulator of the things the planet does on its own. A town, its streets, the forest behind it and the sea in front of it are laid out below you, and you decide what happens next: a tornado on the ground, a hurricane coming ashore, a volcano waking up. Tap the map to start it, then watch what it does to the land. FOURTEEN DISASTERS Four categories. Storms: a tornado you can steer with your finger, a hurricane with an eye and spiral rain bands you can see from above, a thunderstorm that throws lightning where you tap, and a wall of dust. Earth: an earthquake that ruptures along a fault, a landslide and a sinkhole. Fire: an eruption with an ash column, lava bombs, lava that finds its own way downhill and pyroclastic flows, a wildfire that follows the wind and climbs the slopes, and a meteor strike. Water and ice: a tsunami, a flood, a blizzard and an avalanche. THE REAL SCALES Every disaster has five steps, and the steps are the ones scientists use. Tornadoes run from EF1 to EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Hurricanes are Category 1 to 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Earthquakes are moment magnitude 5 to 9, and eruptions are 2 to 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. The field guide in the menu explains each one. SEVEN REGIONS A harbour city at a river mouth. A volcanic island with jungle to the waterline. Farmland to the horizon under a very big sky. An alpine valley under peaks that keep their snow. A high desert town. A chain of low tropical keys. A subarctic coast with a volcano asleep under an ice cap. Every one is invented, every hill, street and tree generated on your device. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER An earthquake under the sea raises a tsunami. Lightning starts fires, and rain puts them out. Lava that reaches the sea, a lake or flood water freezes in a cloud of steam, and sets the forest alight as it passes. Nothing is scripted: the fire, the lava and the water are worked out as they go, from the shape of the ground. SEQUENCES Queue two, three or four disasters with a delay between them and watch them meet. An eruption, then a flood over the lava. A forest fire, then the thunderstorm that fights it. A great earthquake, the landslides it shakes loose and the wave that follows. Six presets, or build your own. THIRTEEN SCENARIOS Each one is the sandbox with a question. Level three hundred buildings with a single EF5 before it ropes out. Burn four square kilometres in two minutes. Raise a tsunami without touching the water. Put out a forest fire that is already running, with rain alone. Three stars if you finish inside the par time. SAVE THE LAST THIRTY SECONDS The video button keeps the last half minute and hands it to the share sheet, for Photos or a friend. WATCH, SLOW DOWN, LOOK CLOSER Drag to look around, pinch from satellite height down to street level. Pause, slow time to a third, or run it three times faster. Change the hour from dawn to night, when the town's lights come on and the lava glows. THE DAMAGE REPORT Buildings destroyed, people displaced from their homes, land and trees lost, and an estimate of the cost. Nobody is shown and nobody is hurt: these are invented places, and the numbers are the simulation's own. Restore the region with one tap. NOTHING ELSE No account, no sign-in, no ads, no purchases, nothing collected, and no downloads: every landscape, sky and sound is made when the app opens, which is why it is small and works with no connection at all. Settings has a switch to reduce flashing for anyone sensitive to bright light. Natural Disaster Simulator is a simulation, not a forecast. It does not track or warn of real events. For warnings where you live, use your national weather and geological services. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://guerreroemmanuel23-hub.github.io/naturaldisastersim-legal/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Natural Disasters Simulator at 4.5 against Volcano Eruption Simulator's 4.0. Natural Disasters Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). Volcano Eruption Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Natural Disasters Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Natural Disasters Simulator has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Volcano Eruption Simulator | Natural Disasters Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yaroslav Novytskyi | Emmanuel Guerrero |
In-app purchases
Volcano Eruption Simulator
No in-app purchases
Natural Disasters Simulator
No in-app purchases
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