# Savvy Citizen

> Local events and notifications

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1229115147](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1229115147)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1229115147`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Management Science Associates, Inc.
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,353 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.8573
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-09
- **First published:** 2017-05-30
- **Size:** 102 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/savvy-citizen/id1229115147)
- **Website:** [https://savvycitizenapp.com/Citizen](https://savvycitizenapp.com/Citizen)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://savvycitizenapp.com/privacy](https://savvycitizenapp.com/privacy)

## Description

Savvy Citizen is a community notification system that keeps you informed about local events and alerts. Local information is added by participating municipalities or counties to help you stay ahead of what’s happening. You can choose any combination of push, text, or email notifications and simply start receiving updates for free.

Key features include a community calendar with event details, real-time local alerts (road closures, water main breaks, school closings, and more), and live updates from local governments. You can customize how you receive notifications and manage the list of communities you follow.

## Rankings

- #47,544 — Overall

## Review summary

Users broadly praise Savvy Citizen for keeping locals informed with timely notices, weather alerts, and easy access to community information, and many departments rely on it for communication. However, the app frequently suffers reliability and content gaps—content/events sometimes appear blank or don’t load after updates, and notifications can arrive without visible details or only after events have started. The app's usefulness is also limited if a city doesn't participate, and readability/UI issues (dark background and hard-to-read fonts) detract from the experience.

### Pros

- Keeps residents informed about local government, events, road closures, and meetings.
- Delivers timely push notifications and weather/emergency alerts.
- Useful for municipal administrators to push notices and communicate with residents.
- Helps residents stay connected with community happenings and planning.
- Serves as a centralized source for local information and updates.

### Cons

- Content and events sometimes load blank or disappear after updates.
- Notifications arrive but the app shows no visible content, or content loads too late (e.g., after meetings have started).
- Limited usefulness if your city doesn’t participate in Savvy Citizen.
- Readability issues due to a dark UI with hard-to-see fonts on a black background.
- UI/UX could be more modern and cleaner, and reliability improvements would help.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1229115147)