Comparison

Rockets vs Earthquake Alerts

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

Head to head
About

Rockets

Features
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Rockets is a personal launch-day companion for spaceflight fans who want to know what is worth watching, what changed, and what to do next. Today highlights the next relevant mission and source freshness. Explore keeps the 3D globe, search, Mission Planner, and Launch Pulse. My Missions saves a complete local journey, while Launch Room combines the countdown, status, source details, change history, Calendar, Live Activity, and alert controls. Mission Control is the existing optional EUR 4.99 one-time purchase. It unlocks unlimited watched missions and advanced enthusiast tools forever. There is no subscription, trial, recurring billing, account, or Rockets-operated backend. Existing Mission Control buyers receive the Rockets 2 paid capabilities automatically after StoreKit restoration. Explore launch sites on a 3D globe, search pads and missions, compare recent and upcoming launches, and use Mission Planner to filter missions by provider, orbit, status, timing, and weather or hold concerns. Add selected launch windows to Calendar and start a Live Activity for upcoming missions. Rockets uses Launch Library 2 for launch schedules and launch pad data. If launch-site data is temporarily unavailable, the app may use OpenStreetMap Overpass as a fallback for public launch-site map data.

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Earthquake Alerts

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LiveQuake helps you follow earthquakes as they happen, watch seismic activity on a clean map, and get alerts for the places you care about most. Using earthquake data from USGS and EMSC, LiveQuake makes it simple to monitor the latest seismic events, review past quakes, understand potential tsunami notices, and stay ready before you need it. Earthquakes can happen near home, while traveling, or across the world where family and friends live. LiveQuake helps you stay aware of nearby activity, major global earthquakes, and important events in saved places. Custom earthquake alerts Create alert rules for your current location, saved cities, states, countries, or worldwide events. Choose the magnitude level, distance range, and regions you want to monitor, so you only receive notifications that matter to you. Live earthquake map Explore recent earthquakes on an interactive map built for quick scanning. See where events happened, compare magnitude visually, zoom from your neighborhood to the other side of the world, and open any quake for more details. Newest earthquake feed Check the latest seismic activity in an organized list. Sort or filter events by magnitude, location, distance, time, and region. Whether you want small nearby tremors or major worldwide quakes, the newest feed keeps earthquake information easy to review. Detailed quake reports Tap any event to view key details such as magnitude, depth, time, coordinates, distance from your location, nearby places, and available source information. Historic earthquake search Look back through previous earthquakes by date, magnitude, place, region, or distance. Research activity near a city, compare recent patterns, follow aftershock sequences, or learn more about the seismic history of places that matter to you. Tsunami awareness For significant coastal or ocean earthquakes, LiveQuake helps surface tsunami-related information when available so you can stay aware and follow official guidance from local emergency authorities. Preparedness tools Earthquake safety is about more than alerts. LiveQuake includes practical preparation guidance to help you think through emergency supplies, family communication, home safety, and what to do during shaking. Built for everyday monitoring LiveQuake is useful whether you live in California, Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, Mexico, Chile, Turkey, New Zealand, Indonesia, Greece, Italy, or anywhere earthquakes are part of life. Save important places, watch global activity, and stay connected to what is happening underground. Simple filters, less noise Earthquake lists can get crowded fast. LiveQuake helps you narrow events by magnitude, region, distance, and time. Why LiveQuake? • Earthquake data from USGS and EMSC • Fast earthquake notifications • Alerts for nearby, regional, and worldwide events • Custom magnitude and distance settings • City, state, country, and global monitoring • Interactive earthquake map • Latest earthquake list and event feed • Historic quake search • Detailed magnitude, depth, time, and location data • Tsunami-related alerts and notices when available • Preparedness and earthquake safety guidance • Clean design made for quick decisions LiveQuake turns earthquake tracking into a simple daily safety tool. Open the app to check the newest quakes, save places you care about, customize alerts, and feel more prepared wherever you are. Important: LiveQuake is intended for information, monitoring, and preparedness. Earthquake and tsunami data can change, be revised, or be delayed. Data sources may include USGS and EMSC, but LiveQuake is not affiliated with or endorsed by those organizations. Always follow instructions from local authorities, emergency services, and official warning systems during an emergency. Additional Information: Please read our Terms of Service (https://livequake.app/terms) and Privacy Policy (https://livequake.app/privacy).

Screenshots

Rockets3 screens
Earthquake Alerts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Earthquake Alerts at none against Rockets's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rockets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Earthquake Alerts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Rockets versus Earthquake Alerts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRocketsEarthquake Alerts
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMirco SchoepfSafeMe Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rockets

One-time1
  • Mission Control$3.99
None

Earthquake Alerts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rockets free?
Rockets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Earthquake Alerts free?
Earthquake Alerts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rockets or Earthquake Alerts have ads?
Neither Rockets nor Earthquake Alerts shows ads.

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