Quick Quake vs World Time Shifter Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Quake
This tool allows for rapid earthquake location and magnitude verification. It serves as an educational resource, demonstrating how seismic waves determine earthquake epicenters. Users can quickly analyze data to refine automatic event notifications.
- Rapid earthquake location
- Magnitude verification
- P and S wave analysis
- Demo data for education
- Seismic observatory data integration
- Adjustable travel velocities and depth
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Rapid earthquake location and magnitude verification has never been easier. Quick Quake is also a great educational tool – simply use the demo data to see how P (primary) and S (secondary) waves are used to determine the location of an earthquake. Quick Quake is an earthquake data analysis tool that allows users to quickly determine the epicentre and magnitude of an earthquake by simply picking a P wave and S wave arrival from a single seismograph, then moving the epicentre around a map until the seismograms from the other stations line up in time. The Seismology Research Centre has developed Quick Quake so that users of the Quake Server seismic observatory data management system can quickly verify the automatic event notifications that Quake Server sends out by email. The traditional method of locating earthquakes can take anywhere from 10-20 minutes, but with Quick Quake you can verify or refine the automatic eqServer location and magnitude in less than a minute. How to use Quick Quake with the demo data: • Select which station you wish to use to pick a P and S wave (the “key site”) and hit the target icon • Drag the P (primary wave) marker to the right until it aligns with the first signal that you can see above the background noise • Drag the S (secondary wave) marker to the left until it aligns with the significant increase in signal level (see the screenshots as a guide) • Pinch to zoom the time and amplitude scale if you need better resolution • Continue to the locating screen, where you can drag the target around the circle until the waveforms on the left of the screen roughly align with the P and S travel time guide lines It’s that simple. The solution should work no matter which station you choose, but the closer the station the easier the P and S wave arrival times will be to pick. If you have an Quake Server, just log in using your credentials and the server's IP address or domain name, then you can browse through recent (and past) automatic events and proceed as above. On the “Select a Key Site” screen, you can defer stations from your calculations using a left-swipe, or restore them with a right-swipe. You can also sort your stations in order of distance from the selected “key site”. On the “Locate Event” screen there is are options to adjust the P-wave and S-wave travel velocities to suit your local conditions, as well as the depth of the earthquake. The iPad version shows quick-adjustment buttons, and iPhone and iPad versions include three presets for P and S velocity “models” - now with a customisable magnitude formula. Contact the Seismology Research Centre to learn more about seismographs, Quake Server, and earthquake monitoring networks. Remember to follow the SRC on Facebook and Twitter.
World Time Shifter Clock
This intuitive world clock helps you coordinate with people across different time zones. Easily plan meetings, stay connected with loved ones, and manage global teams. It offers a unique visual display and time shifting capabilities for effortless time management.
- Unique intuitive display
- Time shifting for time changes
- Meeting scheduling
- Global team management
- Travel time forecasting
- Event reminders and notifications
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Coordinate with anyone, any time, anywhere, around the world with this unique and intuitive world clock. SYNC TEAMS - schedule overlap feature makes it easy to see when everyone's schedule coincides. KEEP IN TOUCH - Stay connected to family around the globe - know when it's the best time to call your relatives in another time zone. GREAT FOR TRAVEL - Plan your travel - use it to forecast your landing time after a long flight thru multiple time zones. GLOBAL SPORTS MATCHES - Don't miss the opening kick-off of the match in Manchester. TRADING MARKETS - Stay on top of the financial markets around the world. Features • Unique Intuitive Display - Super easy to see the times around the world • Time Shifting: Rotate the clock forwards or backwards to see time changes. • Large Widget - see the full clock face right on your home screen. • Schedule Overlap - see hours of overlap for schedules in one or more locations. • Reminders: Creates notifications for any time, any place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Quick Quake at Free against World Time Shifter Clock's $3.99. Quick Quake also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). World Time Shifter Clock's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Quick Quake is free to download; World Time Shifter Clock costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
World Time Shifter Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Time Shifter Clock has 153 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Quick Quake ships an update every 6 months, World Time Shifter Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Quake | World Time Shifter Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (153 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 94.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 153 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESS Earth Sciences | David Richmond |
Customer experience
Quick Quake
World Time Shifter Clock
Bugs and requests
Quick Quake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
World Time Shifter Clock
Reported bugs
2 issues- Welcome screen typo: "by add" instead of "by adding"
- Beijing, China not visible in city list
Requested features
6 requests- Bigger rim font option
- Native Mac app
- Ability to set up profiles for different projects
- Custom locations
- Time synchronization
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In-app purchases
Quick Quake
No in-app purchases
World Time Shifter Clock
No in-app purchases
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