Alert SA
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| Alert SA |   ABC News |   VicEmergency |   Be Informed - South Australia |   Emergency WA |   The Nightly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating / 5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Reviews | 11K | 6.6K | 774 | 753 | 200 | 41 |
| Released | 2019 | 2009 | 2010 | 2020 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Monthly price | — | — | — | $0.99 | — | — |
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Alert SA reviews
4.6 out of 5, based on 10,865 reviews.
What people like
- Provides quick updates on dangerous fires
- Helpful for tracking weather and hazards
- Easy to understand and follow
What they complain about
- Annoying alert tone you cannot change
- Too many useless building fire alerts
- Notifications often fail to arrive on time
Alert SA
This is a very important app, it provides updates and alerts within my area.
The app is a shadow of its former self
There was an update some time ago. Before the update a typical list would show 40 to 50 incidents around the State. Since the update there may be a maximum of 10, often only 2 or 3. How is this possible?
Well done!
Really great app. Lets us know about fires, trees down and severe weather etc. We have two watch zones set up and they have been really helpful if we’ve been away. Can get family to check house etc. Would like to have a bit of severe weather info like hail in affected areas after my granddaughter arrived home to find her house damaged severely by sudden huge hailstones in her watch area. A warning would’ve prepared the family a bit. Thanks for a great app.
Fire incidents
Would it be possible to classify building fires differently from bushfires. We need to know about the threat from bushfires but building fires (unless you live next door) are usually a wasted notification. I know several people who have cancelled your app because they are frustrated by the regular building fire notifications. I plan to do the same. Shame because other features of the app are great.
New Sound is Terrible!
Change the sound!!!!!! It sounds like a dating app not an emergency app! Completely stupid sound…
G R E A T
This is the best alert notify app ever please developers reply please also like my name?
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Doesn’t seem to cover much
Rubbish Tone
The new tone is so annoying, it overrides the notification sound set on the phone. It would be good to remove this. I find the app already good enough as it is, but I really don’t like the new sound.
Jim
It is beyond belief that either through technical limitations or legislative constraints that neither CFS nor SES cannot immediately identify the actual street in which an incident, tree down. Reducing the value of the information. Jim
Unnecessary alarm
Mostly helpful, but causing an alarm to go off just to let us know that it’s hot, is unnecessary and counterproductive. Save the alarm for genuine immediate danger then people might pay attention to it.
Always like to check
Feel better knowing that I can check out any dangerous stuff going on Feel better
Trees
Do we honestly need to be woken up by trees falling down in the middle of the night I don’t think so perhaps have more delicate alarm for inconsiderate trees??? I. Putting everything on silent at night now so if we get burnt out it’s your fault.
New notification tone
The new notification tone is terrible. I don’t want to turn off sounds but…
Horrible new notification sound since the update
Just that really. Why did you change it?
Unnecessary alerts
I have set a30km zone around my property. Why am I getting alerts for area hundreds of ls away? It’s very annoying.
Emergency alerts
Brilliant app. Was able to keep track of areas to avoid due to a large Sulfur fire nearby. Thank you!
Tone
Would love to change the alert tone ,the rest is great
I don’t like there new distinct sound, can I change it, PLEASE?!
The latest version have changed the sound of the notifications and I hate it! So much so that i am going to have to make my phone silent or turn off notifications and that defeats the purpose of this app. Please make it so the user can decide. PLEASE!
Not receiving notifications
I am not getting any notifications for my watch zones since my latest OS update!
Version 2.1.5 incidents are days behind
I still use an older iPhone 6s. Although the app store allows me to use an earlier version of the app the incidents are out of date and notifications are no longer received.
Alert SA for Family connection
Well presented information. Easy to follow thank you
Garbage app
I was hoping with the latest update once m notified of an incident within my watchzone, it would tell me WHERE the incident is, not just the suburb name. Pointless when you have to open another breasted app or go online to find where the incident is.
Hheaps good
With dark mode it’d be a 5 star app easy.
Needs better alert filtering
I set my location and restricted fire only and severe weather alerts to within 50km radius for work travel, yet still received unnecessary alerts for fires often out within minutes or structure fires outside my relevant area. This quickly led to alert fatigue. The app needs stronger filtering so Emergency Warning & watch and act alerts are clearly prioritised, similar to BOM severe weather notifications. Lower priority updates should be optional. At present the signal-to-noise ratio is too low for my needs, so I’ve returned to monitoring the CFS website of high risk days and the BOM app.
Good
Good, but for some reason the notifications don’t work despite having them turned on. Defeats the purpose somewhat.
Good
Stuff
Alert tone annoying.
The changes in the main from the last update are ok. However the default alert tone, which you CAN’T CHANGE is awful. Make it so you can actually change it!
New alert notification tone
Go back to the original notification tone, it worked just fine
Ms fahy
Too complex and hard to get relevant information.
Informative
It’s good to know what is happening
Inadequate and confusing
There are so many weaknesses in this app it is difficult to know where to begin. A more reliable warning of approaching fire is the sound of CFS/MFS sirens and fire fighting aircraft.
Good app, but
I live near the hills. I want to hear about dangerous bushfires within say 10Km. But there is only one choice in the app, fires or no fires. So i get warned about every bin fire, car or house fire, someone lighting s cigarette etc. How about two options? One for generally easily contained very local fires which are no danger to me, and one for genuinely risky fires?
Happy customer
Very pleased with prompt alert. Very reassuring. Thanks
What’s the point of this app?
I’ve got notifications allowed. I’ve got a watch zone set up. I’ve selected the alerts I want to be shown. Currently have 3 incidents in my zone (all ‘notifiable’) and I’ve had zero alerts.
Excellent App
The only gripe I have is that range has a minimum of 5km, which is a massive area when in a metro suburb. Can this be changed to allow less range? The app can be quite noisy at times.
Alert system
It’s very amazing
Address??
Frustrating when there’s no street address - how do I avoid a tree down or accident if I don’t know where it is???
List
Love the app but finding that when you check on “List” there is no option of “read the most recent first”
Brilliant app
Great app best of its type available
Notifications don’t work so essentially useless
Used to be a fantastic app for getting alerts regarding new & existing fire activity, and mapping of fire grounds. A few years ago suddenly stopped getting any notifications despite actively updating the app & resetting my watch zones & settings each year. Now I use a different app to stay up to date with local fire & safety incidents as I need something to be reliable. If I want the info the CFS provides (which is excellent) then I have to go to their website or use this app after being alerted by my 3rd party app as sadly this app doesn’t alert me anymore.
Alert SA FAQ
- Is Alert SA free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 175 countries it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does Alert SA have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to Alert SA?
- ABC News (3.8 from 6,643 reviews), VicEmergency (3.0 from 774 reviews) and Be Informed - South Australia (4.4 from 753 reviews, premium from $0.99).
Alert SA download
Last updated 2 months ago.
Alert SA sells in 175 countries. It was released 6 years and 9 months ago, on 9 Dec 2019. It holds a 4.6 rating from 10,865 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Alert SA make?
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