Comparison

Epicenter vs Meteo Assist

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

Head to head
About

Epicenter

Explore global earthquake activity from the past 30 days on an interactive globe. View detailed information, animate seismic events over time, and customize map displays. Includes companion apps for Apple Watch and a Today Widget for quick access to recent data.

Highlights
  • 30 days of global earthquake data
  • Interactive rotatable and zoomable globe
  • Earthquake details (magnitude, depth, source)
  • Date scroller and animation
  • Customizable map terrain and fault lines
  • Apple Watch app for recent data
  • Today Widget for quick access
Features
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Epicenter — Global Earthquake Monitoring & Alerts Track global seismic activity with timely earthquake notifications, one of the most comprehensive earthquake catalogs available on a mobile device, and powerful tools for exploring earthquakes in space and time. Built on trusted public seismic reporting agencies, Epicenter helps you monitor, understand, and visualize earthquakes worldwide. MONITOR EARTHQUAKES THAT MATTER TO YOU Receive timely notifications for significant earthquakes worldwide and monitor the places and seismic regions that matter most to you. • Worldwide earthquake notifications • Location-based notifications • Watched locations important to you • Watched seismic regions • Notification history and earthquake summaries • Built on multiple trusted global and regional seismic reporting agencies EXPLORE EARTHQUAKES WORLDWIDE View one of the most detailed interactive earthquake maps available on a mobile device. • Worldwide catalog of 25,000+ recent earthquakes updated from multiple public seismic reporting agencies • Interactive 3D globe with pan and zoom • Explore earthquake distributions beneath the Earth's surface with interactive 3D Seismicity • Time Explorer with day-by-day or hour-by-hour playback • Earthquake List View with sorting, filtering, and search • Filter the List View for non-earthquake events like landslides, quarry blasts, explosions, and more • Fly directly to earthquakes and locations of interest UNDERSTAND GLOBAL SEISMICITY Understand earthquakes as part of a larger geological system. • Magnitude and depth visualization • Worldwide plate boundaries • Global fault datasets • Detailed earthquake data • Multiple terrain styles • Geological descriptions and annotations BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES Designed to feel at home across the Apple ecosystem. • New - Home Screen Widgets • iPhone and iPad support • Light and Dark modes • Apple Watch companion • Mac compatibility via iPad support BUILT BY A SEISMOLOGIST • Designed for accuracy, transparency, and insight. PREMIUM FEATURES Epicenter+ expands Epicenter with advanced notifications, enhanced visualizations, and deeper exploration tools. Everything you enjoy in Epicenter remains free. No ads. Epicenter+ supports continued development of worldwide earthquake monitoring and analysis tools. Epicenter delivers timely notifications as earthquake solutions are published by trusted public seismic reporting agencies. Because Epicenter relies on published earthquake solutions rather than earthquake early warning infrastructure, it is not an earthquake early-warning system and should not be relied upon for emergency response or life-safety decisions. Epicenter+ Subscription Terms When you purchase an Epicenter+ subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription begins with a 30-day free trial. Unless canceled before the trial ends, your subscription will begin automatically and your Apple Account will be charged. Subscriptions are billed automatically at the beginning of each monthly or annual billing period and renew until canceled. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions on your device or through the App Store. To avoid being charged for the next billing period, auto-renewal must be turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. If you cancel, your subscription remains active until the end of the current billing period. When your Epicenter+ subscription ends, the app automatically returns to its standard free mode. All billing and refunds are handled by Apple. Epicenter cannot process refunds directly. Refund requests must be submitted to Apple and are granted at Apple's discretion. Privacy Policy: https://seismology.rocks/epicenter Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Meteo Assist

Track geomagnetic activity and receive alerts for magnetic storms. Predict and analyze your well-being based on weather-dependent forecasts. View satellite images of solar flares updated multiple times daily.

Highlights
  • Geomagnetic activity tracking
  • Magnetic storm alerts
  • Monthly forecast
  • Well-being analysis
  • Satellite solar flare images
  • Community well-being assessment
Features
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The application allows you to track the level of geomagnetic activity (magnetic storms), receive alerts and display the forecast for the next month. It is well suited for weather-dependent people to predict and analyze their well-being. The application also publishes satellite images of solar flares with updates several times a day and an assessment of the well-being of the community

Screenshots

Epicenter4 screens
Meteo Assist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meteo Assist at none against Epicenter's 2. Epicenter's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Epicenter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Meteo Assist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epicenter ships an update every 4 days, Meteo Assist monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Epicenter versus Meteo Assist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpicenterMeteo Assist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews81.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJess TaylorValerii Nikolaev

Customer experience

Epicenter

All ratings39 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Meteo Assist

Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Epicenter

Subscriptions2
  • Epicenter+ Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Epicenter+ Annual1 Month trial$9.991 Year
None

Meteo Assist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Epicenter free?
Epicenter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meteo Assist free?
Meteo Assist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Epicenter or Meteo Assist have ads?
Neither Epicenter nor Meteo Assist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Epicenter or Meteo Assist?
Epicenter ships an update every 4 days, and Meteo Assist monthly. Most recently, Epicenter was updated on September 23, 2026 and Meteo Assist on September 26, 2026.

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