Massachusetts Alerts
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | Free | Ping4 Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
If you are in or near a public safety incident or major event, you will receive critical real- time information that will keep you safe and informed:
· Severe Weather alerts
· Amber Alerts about missing children
· Critical information about natural disasters such as evacuation and shelter-in-place information
· Shelter information
· Information about power outages, including restoration times
· Tips to prepare and stay safe - and More
Massachusetts Alerts is the best all in one 211, 411, location based emergency alerting app available for download in Massachusetts. Download Massachusetts Alerts to receive important public safety information wherever you are in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Alerts is also a great way to locate nearby public safety facilities. Just tap "Places" and type what you’re looking for, or use one of the handy preset categories. You’ll get information about nearby fire stations, police departments, hospitals, and other public safety organizations that are close to you, with directions and links to call or get more information.
If you have any feedback or suggestions, feel free to contact us http://www.ping4.com/. We are always looking for new and better ways to provide effective public safety alert services.
Reviews
Not built for iphone X
calliope1975
The UI is messed up on the iphoneX. All the text is jumbled and unreadable. I’ll have to delete the app until you update it. Good idea...bad product.
It won’t work unless you allow 24/7 location access.
Unemployed Fatty
There is an issue with the location feature. It is completely non functional for me unless I allow it to have access to my location always. Tried setting it to have access to my location only when using the app and it won’t allow this. Found the app to be pretty useless for that reason. I shouldn’t have to give constant location access to any app. If I am using the app, you can have my location, but I don’t need to be tracked 24/7.
Watched Locations
Pat Wilson #1
I really like this Mass App. I live in Mass but work in NH, so it's nice that I can have a watched location over where I work while I'm home in Mass.
Don't like giving my location away
Mt. Noonan
Why do I have to give the commonwealth my real time location to use this? Tried to save just my home and office address but it wouldn't let me continue without enabling location services. Big brother watches.
Mass Alerts
Hearing Challenged Terry
This is way too annoying, sends constant alerts, often out of date.
Slow to post updates
Jim Ko
I downloaded this app earlier today to get updates on the blizzard. The local news reported that the travel ban was lifted about half an hour before I received the notification through the app. I'll wait a while to see if it's worth keeping.
Location Services Always On
lacedog64
It requries that locations services are always on, which drains batteries. No option to choose "while using this app". Makes this app useless to me.
Location Svcs is a drawback
pkinnaly
The app itself does what it is supposed to do and can be quite useful. But the fact that it requires battery-draining ‘Location Services’ to be ‘always on’ is a drawback. I realize that for its ability to limit alerts only to your immediate location this may be necessary but I haven't seen an indication it uses a geofence approach to minimize GPS usage. Perhaps an option to provide alerts only to saved locations (allowing the user to turn off Location Services when at such a location) would be workable?
Battery Drainer
Tommy_80
This app would be good if it didn't constantly use location services. It should have an option to add locations I'd like to receive alerts for, rather than constantly tracking my location or even geofencing.
