Comparison

Hazard Notifier 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

Hazard Notifier

Receive timely alerts for a wide range of potential hazards, including severe weather, natural disasters, and even space events. Customize notification ranges and types, and contribute to community safety by reporting emerging incidents.

Highlights
  • Customizable notification range and hazard types
  • Real-time hazard tracking on a map
  • User reporting of emerging events
  • Push notifications for critical alerts
  • Wide range of hazard categories including weather and natural disasters
  • Reporting statistics for users
Features
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Hazard Notifier is a unique, highly customizable application, specifically developed to deliver information concerning potentially unsafe events in a simple yet straightforward way. With push notifications and distinctive sounds, Hazard Notifier sends the information you want to know directly to your phone, clearly and informatively. All you have to do is open the application and you can immediately watch and track developing hazards on a map in relation to your location. With weather radar and hazard icons, you will be able to see exactly what is going on and where. When using the application, you are completely free to adjust the range of the area in which you wish to receive notifications, as well as choose what kind of hazards you would like to be notified of. In addition, Hazard Notifier’s exclusive reporting service allows users to report events that have just begun to occur around them, which can help notify others about possibly unsafe events before they have even been formally declared. This application is not just limited to reporting weather. Hazard Notifier reports events involving: • Tornadoes • Severe Thunderstorms • High Winds • Hail • Lightning • Flooding • Heavy Rain • Snow • Freezing Rain • Ice • Dense Fog • Dust Storms • Fire • Hurricanes • Tropical Storms • Earthquakes • Tsunamis • Volcanoes • Debris Flow • Asteroids With Hazard Notifier, you will not have to spend as much time sifting through slews of disorganized information on the latest environmental events from news programs and web pages. Hazard Notifier will clearly display events in relation to where you are. If you find yourself wishing to stay informed of turbulent conditions, yet are unable to actively access the latest weather or news reports, Hazard Notifier will send you push notifications of potentially unsafe events in your area.

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

Hazard Notifier4 screens
Restless Planet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Restless Planet at 5.0 against Hazard Notifier's 3.8. Restless Planet also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Hazard Notifier's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). 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. Hazard Notifier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Restless Planet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Restless Planet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hazard Notifier has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hazard Notifier ships an update every 2 months, Restless Planet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hazard Notifier versus Restless Planet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHazard NotifierRestless Planet
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperITDT LLCCarat International LLC

Customer experience

Hazard Notifier

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Restless Planet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hazard Notifier

One-time1
  • Ad-Free Version$0.99
1 purchases

Restless Planet

One-time1
  • Full Access$5.99

Questions

Is Hazard Notifier free?
Hazard Notifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Restless Planet free?
Restless Planet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hazard Notifier or Restless Planet?
Restless Planet is rated higher. Hazard Notifier averages 3.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Restless Planet averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hazard Notifier or Restless Planet have ads?
Neither Hazard Notifier nor Restless Planet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hazard Notifier or Restless Planet?
Hazard Notifier ships an update every 2 months, and Restless Planet every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hazard Notifier was updated on October 23, 2026 and Restless Planet on October 31, 2026.

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