Comparison

Zilzal vs Restless Planet

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

Head to head
About

Zilzal

Features
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Monitor earthquakes in real-time, access comprehensive safety guidelines, and stay prepared with the most trusted earthquake monitoring app.

About

Restless Planet

Visualize global events like earthquakes, wildfires, and storms on an interactive 3D globe. Get real-time updates on natural disasters, conflicts, and space weather, with detailed information for each event. Receive custom alerts for phenomena you care about.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D globe visualization
  • Real-time event tracking (natural disasters, conflicts)
  • Detailed event information cards
  • Global weather patterns (jet stream, ocean currents)
  • Space weather monitoring (solar flares, asteroids)
  • Customizable event alerts
  • No account required
Features
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Restless Planet puts everything happening on Earth onto one globe you can spin. Earthquakes, wildfires, floods, volcanoes, drought and tsunamis. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones, with the track they have actually taken and the forecast drawn separately, because a forecast is not a promise. Armed conflict, protests and disease outbreaks. Airport ground stops. All of it placed where it is really happening, and refreshed while you watch. TAP ANY PIN Every event opens a card with the detail behind it: magnitude and depth for a quake, position and track points for a storm, and the report it came from. Where several outlets covered the same incident, they are gathered onto one pin instead of scattered across the map. THE PLANET IN MOTION Watch the jet stream run, the ocean currents turn, and the day and night line sweep across the world in real time. SPACE WEATHER The Space Station, live, with its altitude, speed and the orbit ahead. Near-Earth asteroids passing today with their distance in lunar distances. Solar flares, geomagnetic storms, solar wind and Kp, plus NOAA's three day outlook. TELL ME WHEN Choose what you want to hear about. Major earthquakes, new tropical systems, disease outbreaks, solar flares, geomagnetic storms, near-Earth asteroid passes, or the Space Station passing over your house. NO ACCOUNT, NOTHING TO SIGN UP FOR There is no login, no password and no profile. Free for seven days, then a single payment of $5.99 and it is yours for good. Not a subscription. Restless Planet is for information and interest. It is not an emergency service and does not replace official warnings. Never rely on it in an emergency.

Screenshots

Zilzal4 screens
Restless Planet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zilzal at none against Restless Planet's 1. Zilzal also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Restless Planet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zilzal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zilzal ships an update every 9 days, Restless Planet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Zilzal versus Restless Planet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZilzalRestless Planet
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArfoon Software Development ServicesCarat International LLC

In-app purchases

None

Zilzal

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Restless Planet

One-time1
  • Full Access$5.99

Questions

Is Zilzal free?
Zilzal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Restless Planet free?
Restless Planet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zilzal or Restless Planet have ads?
Neither Zilzal nor Restless Planet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zilzal or Restless Planet?
Zilzal ships an update every 9 days, and Restless Planet every 3 weeks. Most recently, Zilzal was updated on October 30, 2026 and Restless Planet on October 31, 2026.

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