Comparison

SIATA vs Earthquake Network

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Weather forecasts for Aburrá Valley municipalities
  • Access to monitoring network information
  • View meteorological radar images
  • Early warning system project information
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

SIATA4 screens
Earthquake Network4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
SIATA versus Earthquake Network: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSIATAEarthquake Network
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.3 (8 ratings)4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.0% of reviews35.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#2 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArea Metropolitana del Valle de AburraFutura Innovation SRL

Customer experience

SIATA

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive17.0%
Neutral15.1%
Negative67.9%

Earthquake Network

All ratings2,100 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral17.6%
Negative47.1%

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

None

SIATA

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Earthquake Network

Subscriptions5
  • 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
One-time4
  • 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

Questions

Is SIATA free?
SIATA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Earthquake Network free?
Earthquake Network costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SIATA or Earthquake Network?
Earthquake Network is rated higher. SIATA averages 3.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Earthquake Network averages 4.6 from 2.1K ratings.
Do SIATA or Earthquake Network have ads?
Neither SIATA nor Earthquake Network shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SIATA or Earthquake Network?
SIATA ships an update every 5 months, and Earthquake Network every 2 months. Most recently, SIATA was updated on October 17, 2026 and Earthquake Network on October 18, 2026.

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