Pick Me vs Seismoscope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pick Me
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Pick Me displays hard rubbish collection dates for shires in Australia and allows you to keep track of the streets you travel.
Seismoscope
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Seismoscope is designed as a fast and simple way view recent earthquakes near you, particularly for Australia. Earthquake data is sourced from the Seismology Research Centre (SRC, for the last 30 days), Earth Sciences New Zealand (GeoNet, last 100 events), and data from the last week is shown from Geoscience Australia (GA), GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). Earthquakes that have occurred in the last 3 hours pulsate to highlight recent activity, and events older than 7 days are less prominent. For ease of interpretation, earthquakes are colour-coded as well as being sized by magnitude. Links to report Australian earthquakes to GA are available directly in the app, as are links to notify GeoNet, USGS, EMSC and GFZ events via their respective reporting pages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Seismoscope at every 4 days against Pick Me's every 3 weeks. Pick Me's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pick Me ships an update every 3 weeks, Seismoscope every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pick Me | Seismoscope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Clark | ESS Earth Sciences |
In-app purchases
Pick Me
No in-app purchases
Seismoscope
No in-app purchases
