Temblor vs AwareCA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Temblor
Understand your personal earthquake risk with detailed information and real-time global earthquake data. Receive notifications for nearby quakes and access news and analyses on earthquake science and events.
- Personalized earthquake risk assessment
- Global earthquake monitoring
- Real-time quake notifications
- Hazard map layers (shaking, liquefaction)
- Earthquake news and analysis
- View global fault lines
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Temblor gives individuals the tools to understand their personal earthquake risk. Temblor provides free individualized earthquake risk information to the public. It’s the same basic info that we license to the insurance industry — the difference being volume of locations and depth of the analysis. This distinguishes us from other risk model vendors (e.g., RMS, AIR, CoreLogic), which are closed to the public. “Impressive Earthquake App. Way more here than the other 'earthquake apps.'” — J.D. Check your risk Under the “Your Risk” tab, enter your home address (or a city, state or geographic landmark) or find your location and instantly see the earthquake magnitude that location is likely to experience in your lifetime. Use the map layers to explore various hazards including shaking, liquefaction susceptibility, wildfire hazard and more (depending on location). Check your risk everywhere on Earth. Pan and zoom to view all recent earthquakes anywhere on the planet. Temblor merges earthquake catalogs from the major seismic agencies around the world into one real-time display of global earthquakes in the past 24 hours, 2 days, 7 days or 30 days. View faults throughout the world or in your backyard. Quake Alerts Temblor will send you a notification when an earthquake strikes near your location. This is NOT an earthquake early warning and is not intended to inform you of impending shaking. Various agencies around the world distribute early earthquake warnings to earthquake-prone regions. We encourage you to seek out your local agency to receive such alerts. Temblor Earthquake News “Articles” brings you to Temblor Earthquake News, a news platform dedicated to earthquake reporting. Temblor’s mission is to provide the public with accurate, accessible, and understandable information about earthquakes. Read breaking news about major earthquakes, post-quake analyses and the latest developments in earthquake science in easy-to-understand language. Following major or particularly notable quakes, Temblor rapidly publishes accurate post-event analyses to inform the public and support institutional and commercial responses. Temblor is an approved Google News source and has been cited in major news outlets.
AwareCA
This app provides official, agency-verified public safety information for California. It delivers real-time updates and guidance during emergencies, serving as a trusted source of truth to keep communities informed and prepared.
- Agency-verified public safety information
- Real-time incident updates
- Official guidance during emergencies
- Authoritative source of truth
- Replaces fragmented alerts
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AwareCA is California’s statewide, agency-verified public safety information platform designed to keep communities informed, prepared, and protected. Built to replace fragmented alerts and unverified noise, AwareCA delivers a single, authoritative source of truth that is controlled by public safety agencies and trusted by the communities they serve. Get the information that matters in near-real-time. AwareCA helps ensure you always know where to go for the truth, with official updates and official guidance during everyday incidents and large-scale emergencies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AwareCA at 4.4 against Temblor's 3.8. AwareCA also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Temblor's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Temblor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AwareCA asks for nothing beyond the download.
AwareCA holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AwareCA has 143 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 53% and 53% positive.
Temblor ships an update every 2 months, AwareCA weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Temblor | AwareCA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) | 4.4 (143 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 52.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 143 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #20 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Temblor, Inc. | Intterra, LLC |
Customer experience
Temblor
AwareCA
In-app purchases
Temblor
- Unlock Additional Notification Criteria and Remove Ad's$0.99
AwareCA
No in-app purchases









