# Alert San Diego

> Reference

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id561733287](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id561733287)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id561733287`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** County of San Diego
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 3.10 / 5 (95 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-10
- **First published:** 2012-09-21
- **Size:** 2.55 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alert-san-diego/id561733287)
- **Website:** [https://www.alertsandiego.org/en-us/preparedness.html](https://www.alertsandiego.org/en-us/preparedness.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.readysandiego.org/content/oesready/en-us/SDEmergencyApp/license-agreement-and-privacy-statement.html](https://www.readysandiego.org/content/oesready/en-us/SDEmergencyApp/license-agreement-and-privacy-statement.html)

## Description

Alert San Diego is the official emergency information and alerts app for San Diego County. As the mobile companion to AlertSanDiego.org, it delivers official guidance from the County of San Diego's Office of Emergency Services to help you stay informed, prepared, and safe during emergencies.

Key capabilities include targeted alerts by call/text/email to your registered locations, push notifications for urgent updates, a live map showing evacuations, shelters, road closures, and hazards, plus preparedness and recovery resources. Updates are accessible, including ASL videos with English voice and text, and your registration remains confidential and used only for emergencies.

## Rankings

- #160,082 — Overall

## Review summary

Alert San Diego is valued as a centralized source for emergency information and disaster preparedness, with location-based alerts and up-to-date guidance from authorities. Many users praise its preparedness content and maps. However, recurring issues across reviews include false or poorly located earthquake alerts, excessive and hard-to-filter notifications, stability and usability problems (crashes, freezing, upgrade screens), and limitations in maps/visuals. A common sentiment is that the app would be more reliable and user-friendly if alert filtering, accuracy, and performance were improved, and the old app’s features retained.

### Pros

- Centralized source for emergency information and disaster preparedness.
- Customizable location-based notifications.
- Up-to-date guidance from authorities, including evacuation orders and routes.
- Helpful maps and preparedness resources (e.g., USGS earthquake data).
- Potentially lifesaving during disasters by delivering critical information quickly.

### Cons

- False or mis-timed alerts, with inaccurate distance/location for earthquakes.
- Too many notifications that are hard to filter or customize.
- Stability and usability issues: crashes, freezes, and troublesome upgrade screens.
- Map/visualization limitations: static/non-interactive maps and desire for better mapping (Google Maps).
- Perceived downgrade from the old app with fewer features.

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