# Volcanoes: Map, Alerts & Ash C

> The app provides various info about volcanoes and volcanic activity

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.briteapps.volcanoes](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.briteapps.volcanoes)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.briteapps.volcanoes`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Slava Barouline
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 72,598
- **Rating:** 3.78 / 5 (398 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.4
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-22
- **First published:** 2013-11-06
- **Publisher country:** AU
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.briteapps.volcanoes)
- **Website:** [http://notedapps.com](http://notedapps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://notedapps.com/privacy-policy/volcanoes](http://notedapps.com/privacy-policy/volcanoes)

## Description

**Volcanoes: Map, Alerts & Ash Cloud Tracker** is the leading volcano monitoring app with over 300,000 users worldwide. It offers a comprehensive range of features including real-time notifications of volcanic activity based on VAAC reports, detailed maps displaying 2000+ volcanoes, over 100 volcanic webcams, ash cloud tracking, and seismic activity visualization around the globe.

Users can customize alerts for specific volcanoes, regions, or countries and view aviation codes relevant for air traffic safety. Additional features include displaying tectonic plate boundaries, large airports, and weekly volcanic activity reports from the Smithsonian Institution. Perfect for pilots, climbers, researchers, and enthusiasts, this app offers range rings to plan safe trips and extensive data to stay informed about volcanic hazards. Download now for unparalleled volcano tracking and alerts!

## Rankings

- #256,166 — Overall

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's regular volcanic activity notifications and informative features like location and Wikipedia links. Many acknowledge improvements after updates and like the alert system for eruptions. However, recurring issues include inaccurate volcano status information, frequent crashes, unreliable ash alerts, and repeated alerts for inactive volcanoes. Some users also face performance problems on their devices. Overall, while the app offers valuable insights and notifications about volcanoes, it needs better data accuracy and stability.

### Pros

- Provides volcanic activity notifications frequently, based on VAAC reports.
- Includes location info and Wikipedia links for volcanoes.
- Has a good and visually appealing interface.
- Offers alerts that notify users when a volcano has erupted.
- The app developers have improved the app based on user feedback, including a paid full version.

### Cons

- Information on volcanoes is often inaccurate or outdated; classifications like 'potentially active' are misleading.
- The app crashes frequently for some users.
- Ash alerts and live updates are non-functional or unreliable.
- Display of alerts tends to repeat the same inactive volcano multiple times.
- Performance issues on some devices, including slowness and crashes.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.briteapps.volcanoes)