Comparison

Surviva vs Herebeat

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

Head to head
About

Surviva

Receive clear, actionable emergency alerts directly on your lock screen. This app translates official warnings for natural disasters into simple steps, offers live map data, and includes safety guides and communication tools.

Highlights
  • Lock screen alerts with Live Activities
  • Interactive map with disaster data
  • Actionable emergency guides
  • Live video sharing
  • SOS and Family Circle features
  • AI safety coach
  • Practice drills in Training Lab
Features
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Surviva is the OS for Human Safety. When a warning hits your area, it tells you in plain words what's happening, where, and what to do first, right on your Lock Screen, before you even open the app. Hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods, earthquakes, heat and smoke: one calm app that watches the places you care about and turns official alerts into clear next steps. LIVING ALERT CARDS When the National Weather Service issues an alert for your place, Surviva opens a rich alert card: what is happening, the official alert area on a map, a short checklist of what to do first and, when the forecast includes them, the worst hours and live wind and gusts. More than one alert at once? Swipe through them in one stack. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Follow an active warning on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with a Live Activity. A distinct alert sound tells you it's Surviva. Set it to Signature, Subtle or Off. THE MAP IS YOUR HOME SCREEN The live map opens first: earthquakes from USGS, wildfire hotspots from NASA satellites, hurricane tracks from the National Hurricane Center, volcano alerts, air quality and disease outbreaks. Tap an alert for the latest clear satellite picture of the area when one exists, labelled with the date it was taken. YOUR PLACES, ANYWHERE Watch home, work and other places, in the US and abroad. Each place shows its warnings, air and sky, and says plainly when a source can't be checked. Outside the US, warnings come from Apple Weather. SKY AND AIR • Forecasts from Apple Weather: the next hour of rain where it's available, the next 24 hours and the next 10 days • Street-level air from nearby sensors, with its trend and the past 24 hours • Window advice: when to close up for smoke, and when it's fine to air out • Space weather and tonight's aurora chances, from live NOAA data PRACTICE IN THE TRAINING LAB Rehearse a tornado, wildfire, earthquake, flood, hurricane, tsunami and more in 3D on your own map. Every drill is clearly marked as training and never sends anything to anyone. GO LIVE Share live video of what's happening where you are. Recordings are checked before anyone else can see them, and you can report a broadcast or block a broadcaster. SOS AND FAMILY CIRCLE One-tap SOS is always free and alerts the trusted contacts you choose. Family Circle lets your household check in with "I'm safe" or "I need help" so you know who is okay. READY BEFORE IT HAPPENS • Step-by-step first-aid and emergency guides for CPR, choking, severe bleeding, fire and earthquakes that work without a signal • A daily safety briefing you can read or listen to • An AI safety coach for your questions (you choose whether to turn on AI features) • A Prepared Score that grows as you get ready, with optional Apple Health support WHERE THE ALERTS COME FROM Surviva reads official public sources, including the National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, USGS, NASA, FEMA, CDC, WHO and EPA AirNow, and Apple Weather. Surviva is independent and is not affiliated with any government agency. Always follow instructions from local officials. FREE TO START SOS, Medical ID, local official alerts from the National Weather Service, the daily briefing and the basic skills library are free, with a daily allowance of AI questions. Surviva Plus adds unlimited AI questions, national and worldwide alerts, the Family SOS network for up to 6 people, text and voice emergency notifications, and the 72-hour outlook. SUBSCRIPTIONS & LEGAL Surviva Plus is an optional auto-renewable subscription ($9.49/month or $74.99/year). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://surviva.info/privacy

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Herebeat

Features
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STORMS. QUAKES. FIRES. FLOODS. Herebeat watches the places you care about and shows you what changed, straight from the official sources that issue it. SEE YOUR PLACE BEFORE YOU SUBSCRIBE Spin the 3D globe and land on your town. Herebeat shows what's covered there and what isn't, plus what's happening right now: an official alert, air quality, rain in the next hour, the nearest earthquake. Add home, work and family, set up a route, and try the app before you decide. WATCH YOUR OTHER ADDRESS Mark a second home, rental or family home as a property. Its alerts say "Your property", so you never mix it up with where you are, and it gets a storm checklist for that address, with a spot for who checks on it. OFFICIAL, NOT RUMORS Every alert says who issued it and when: the National Weather Service, the Japan Meteorological Agency, USGS, NOAA river gauges, the National Hurricane Center, the Storm Prediction Center, interagency wildfire data, GDACS, MeteoAlarm and national weather services around the world. WHAT YOU GET - Warnings, watches and advisories for your places - Hurricane forecast cones, tracks and coastal warnings from NOAA - Severe storm outlooks for the next three days (US) - Earthquakes worldwide, with magnitude and distance from you - Wildfires, storm reports and river levels nearby - Air quality from official monitors, with a five-day forecast in the US - NOAA radar on the map (US) - Today's weather on a sky that moves with the conditions, plus the next 10 days and rain in the next hour - Next 24 hours charts, UV index through the day and the moon - Routes: reported closures near the roads you use, where agencies publish road data - Home and Lock Screen widgets: status, weather, air quality and your places - Follow a warning on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island until it ends - Apple Watch app and complications - Calm notifications: bundled updates, a daily limit, an "only urgent" option and quiet hours - Alerts read aloud in plain words - 7 languages, your units, your time format PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your places stay on your iPhone unless you turn on notifications for them. SUBSCRIPTION Herebeat requires a subscription. Try it free for 7 days, then $7.99 a month or $39.99 a year (prices vary by country). Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Herebeat is not an emergency alert system. In danger, follow local authorities and emergency services. Terms: https://herebeat.app/info/terms/ Privacy: https://herebeat.app/info/privacy/

Screenshots

Surviva4 screens
Herebeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Herebeat at every 2 days against Surviva's fortnightly. Surviva's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Surviva sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month and Herebeat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Surviva ships an update fortnightly, Herebeat every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Surviva versus Herebeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurvivaHerebeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPhoenix Health LLCShahzod Abduhalimov

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Surviva

Subscriptions2
  • Surviva Plus$9.491 Month
  • Surviva Plus Annual$74.991 Year
One-time6
  • Support Surviva — $1$0.99
  • Support Surviva — $5$4.99
  • Support Surviva — $10$9.99
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  • Support Surviva — $25$24.99
  • Support Surviva — $50$49.99
  • Support Surviva — $100$99.99
2 purchases

Herebeat

Subscriptions2
  • Herebeat Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Herebeat Yearly1 Year trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Surviva free?
Surviva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Herebeat free?
Herebeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Surviva or Herebeat have ads?
Neither Surviva nor Herebeat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Surviva or Herebeat?
Surviva ships an update fortnightly, and Herebeat every 2 days. Most recently, Surviva was updated on November 5, 2026 and Herebeat on November 6, 2026.

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