Comparison

Swift Warning vs solarFLUX

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

Head to head
About

Swift Warning

Get real-time alerts for natural disasters and environmental events like wildfires, earthquakes, and air quality changes. Save locations to receive custom notifications for events happening in your chosen radius.

Highlights
  • Map layers for various events
  • Nearby event notifications
  • Customizable notification radius
  • Event details and sources
  • Satellite hotspots
  • Radar and hurricane tracking
Features
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Swift Warning is an independent map and notification app. See reported wildfires, fire perimeters, satellite hotspots, earthquakes, weather watches and warnings, radar, hurricanes, lightning, floods, volcanoes, air quality, and power outages on one map. Save places and choose a radius for nearby event notifications. WHAT SWIFT WARNING DOES - Browse map layers and nearby events by type and distance. - Receive notifications for reported events near your saved places, subject to your settings and notification permissions. - Open event details to see the reporting source and available incident information. Information and coverage vary by publisher. Updates and notifications can be delayed. Evacuation zone overlays are not live. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER Swift Warning is not a government agency and does not represent a government entity. It is independently operated and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. It is not an official warning or evacuation service. Keep official emergency alerts enabled, follow local authorities, and call 911 in an emergency. SOURCES USED IN THIS APP Publisher attribution links are listed below. These publishers do not operate or endorse Swift Warning. NIFC and interagency wildfire dispatch (WildCAD-E): https://www.nifc.gov CAL FIRE: https://data.ca.gov/organization/cal-fire NASA FIRMS satellite hotspots: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov NASA GPM IMERG precipitation: https://gpm.nasa.gov/data/imerg USGS earthquakes, volcanoes and stream gauges: https://www.usgs.gov National Weather Service forecasts, alerts, Storm Prediction Center outlooks, NEXRAD and MRMS radar, HRRR forecast and National Water Prediction Service (NWPS): https://www.weather.gov NOAA National Hurricane Center: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov NOAA GOES lightning (GLM): https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov US Drought Monitor: https://www.drought.gov AirNow air quality, US EPA: https://www.epa.gov Cal OES California outages: https://data.ca.gov/organization/california-office-of-emergency-services Washington Commerce ODIN outages: https://www.commerce.wa.gov MET Norway forecasts: https://www.met.no Environment Canada alerts: https://weather.gc.ca Japan Meteorological Agency: https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html Copernicus GloFAS: https://global-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://swiftwarning.com/privacy-policy

About

solarFLUX

Features
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solarFLUX gives you everything you need to track geomagnetic activity and aurora visibility, all in one clean interface. WHAT'S INSIDE • Live Kp Index — real-time planetary geomagnetic activity pulled from NOAA SWPC and GFZ Potsdam, cross-verified for accuracy • Home Screen Widget — live Kp index glanceable right from your home screen, no app required • 24-Hour History — see how geomagnetic activity has changed over the past day • 3-Day Forecast — NOAA's 3-day geomagnetic forecast broken down by 3-hour intervals • Aurora Conditions — know when and where aurora activity is likely • Space Weather Alerts — stay informed about incoming solar storms and geomagnetic disturbances DATA SOURCES solarFLUX uses official data from NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center and GFZ Potsdam — the same sources used by researchers and forecasters worldwide. AVAILABLE IN 30 LANGUAGES solarFLUX speaks your language: English, Ukrainian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Hindi, Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Greek, and Estonian. No ads. No account required. No data collected.

Screenshots

Swift Warning4 screens
solarFLUX3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: solarFLUX at none against Swift Warning's 4. solarFLUX also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Swift Warning's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price 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. Swift Warning sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. solarFLUX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swift Warning ships an update every 2 days, solarFLUX fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Swift Warning versus solarFLUX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwift WarningsolarFLUX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWINNCOMM LLCNazar Pelekh

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Swift Warning

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Family Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
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  • Family Yearly1 Year trial$79.991 Year
None

solarFLUX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swift Warning free?
Swift Warning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is solarFLUX free?
solarFLUX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swift Warning or solarFLUX have ads?
Swift Warning shows ads; solarFLUX does not.
Which is updated more often, Swift Warning or solarFLUX?
Swift Warning ships an update every 2 days, and solarFLUX fortnightly. Most recently, Swift Warning was updated on November 9, 2026 and solarFLUX on November 5, 2026.

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