SIATA vs Earthquake Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SIATA
Access weather forecasts and real-time monitoring data for Medellín and the Aburrá Valley. View meteorological radar images and stay informed about local weather conditions.
- Weather forecasts for Aburrá Valley municipalities
- Access to monitoring network information
- View meteorological radar images
- Early warning system project information
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El Sistema de Alerta Temprana de Medellín y el Valle de Aburrá SIATA es un proyecto de la Alcaldía de Medellín y el Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá, que cuenta con el apoyo y los aportes de EPM e ISAGEN. Con esta aplicación los usuarios podrán consultar el pronóstico del tiempo para los municipios del Área metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá; además de acceder a la información de las redes de monitoreo y a la imagen del radar meteorológico operado por el proyecto. El uso continuo del GPS cuando la aplicación no está visible puede disminuir drásticamente la vida de la batería. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Earthquake Network
Receive real-time earthquake alerts and early warnings based on your proximity to the epicenter. This app utilizes smartphone accelerometers to detect seismic activity and provides user-reported felt earthquake data from global networks.
- Real-time earthquake alerts
- Early warnings for distant earthquakes
- User-reported felt earthquake data
- Free earthquake data from 21 seismic networks
- Smartphone-based detection system
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Earthquake Network is the most comprehensive app on earthquakes and for most world countries it is the only earthquake early warning system for receiving real time alerts. Earthquake Network gives you: - Real time alerts if you live close to the epicentre - Alerts seconds in advances if you live far from the epicentre - Real time user reports on felt earthquakes - Free earthquake data from 21 seismic networks including U.S., Puerto Rico, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, China, New Zeland, Japan, Italy, Croatia, Spain and Greece The Earthquake Network research project (https://www.sismo.app) aims at developing a smartphone-based earthquake early warning system able to detect earthquakes in real time and to alert the population in advance. Smartphones are able to detect earthquakes thanks to the accelerometer on-board each device. When an earthquake is detected, users with the application installed are immediatly alerted. Since earthquake waves travel at around 5 km/s it is possible to alert the population not yet reached by the damaging waves of the earthquake. For the scientific details about the project please refer to the scientific paper on Frontiers at https://bit.ly/2C8B5HI Subscriptions: When an earthquake is detected in real time by smartphones near the epicenter, the server sends an alert to all users with the app. Alerting all users can take up to 10 seconds since it is not technically feasible to do so instantly. Now you can join the priority lists of the first 10,000 or 100,000 people alerted in real time. The following subscriptions are available: - Subscription 10k for 1 year - Subscription 10k for 1 month - Subscription 100k for 1 year - Subscription 100k for 1 month • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy: https://www.sismo.app/privacy Terms and conditions: https://www.sismo.app/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SIATA at Free against Earthquake Network's $1.99. SIATA also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.0). Earthquake Network's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 8). On ads 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
SIATA is free to download; Earthquake Network costs $1.99 up front. Earthquake Network sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. SIATA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Earthquake Network holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earthquake Network has 2.1K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of SIATA's written reviews are positive against 35% of Earthquake Network's.
SIATA ships an update every 5 months, Earthquake Network every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SIATA | Earthquake Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (8 ratings) | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.0% of reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #2 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Area Metropolitana del Valle de Aburra | Futura Innovation SRL |
Customer experience
SIATA
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Bugs and requests
SIATA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Earthquake Network
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notifications not working on iOS
- App crashing or not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to change alert sound
- Improve user interface and settings
- Synchronize time with device
- Add more country/region options
In-app purchases
SIATA
No in-app purchases
Earthquake Network
- Priority 100k for 1 month$0.491 Month
- Priority 10k for 1 month$0.991 Month
- Priority 100k for 1 year2 variants$5.991 Year
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- Priority 10k for 1 year$8.991 Year
- Priority 10k for 1 year$9.991 Year
- PRO version$2.99
- PRO version discounted$2.99
- Priority 100k for lifetime$12.99
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- Priority 10k for lifetime$17.99
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