# Disaster Alert (PDC Global) — user reviews > 264 indexed App Store user reviews of Disaster Alert (PDC Global) by Pacific Disaster Center, rated 4.20/5 from 450 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/disaster-alert-pdc-global/id381289235/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/disaster-alert-pdc-global/id381289235.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 274 · 4★ 82 · 3★ 31 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 42 ## What do users think of Disaster Alert (PDC Global)? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - ⭐ Accurate and detailed information - 🌍 Comprehensive global coverage - 👍 Informative and useful app - 📊 Provides situational awareness **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates - 🔍 Difficult to navigate and use - ⏱️ Slow loading times - 🔒 Forced account creation to access features **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes or crashes on launch - Notification count not clearing properly - Map and layers not functioning correctly - Login and account issues **Most requested features** - Add GPS location and time filtering options - Improve notification system and customization - Provide more detailed and up-to-date information - Enhance user interface and experience ## Newest reviews (10 of 264) ### 2/5 — Langage *2026-01-23, version 7.8.21* Très regrettable vraiment qu’il n’y ait pas une option en Français🇫🇷 de cette intéressante appli. Je n’y ai donc que très rarement recours. Sinon, comment résilier son compte utilisateur ? Merci d’une réponse claire et précise. ### 2/5 — Didn't work *2025-01-11* Until now I didn't got it work on my iPhone 16 pro max The language selection didn't work. Creating an account didn't work. ### 4/5 — Multiple Region locations would make this app perfect *2024-10-21, version 7.5.5* Right now you can either choose global, or one place. This app would be perfect if you could pick a set of locations to get alerts from. For example, if you work on location A, your family is in location B, and you live on location C ### 4/5 — Pretty Decent *2023-08-24, version 7.5.5* It was decently accurate with Hurricane Fiona, still have the app to this day. ### 4/5 — Better than it used to be *2022-09-17, version 7.1.9.2* Could use some graphics simplifying. Remember, it’s a phone or tablet app; not a laptop or desktop version. KISS principle ### 4/5 — Handy app *2022-08-15, version 7.1.9.2* Easy to use. Works very well. For an old incident, if there’s an update, a notification is received; but it’s not clear what’s been updated. Maybe there can be a flag of some sort, identifying the update. Great app however. Happy to recommend. ### 3/5 — Keeps Bugging & Lags up to 5 minutes ... *2022-07-03, version 7.1.9.2* Application needs inprovement as it's slow, keeps shutting off, and sometimes lags up to 5 minutes. ### 5/5 — Can you add air raid warning ? *2022-05-12, version 7.1.9.1* This is very nice application but should be air raid warning. Çok güzel bir uygulama fakat hava saldırısı uyarısı da olmalı . Lütfen yorumun üzerine basılı tutup like atın . ### 1/5 — App won’t open on my iPad *2022-04-30, version 7.1.9.1* After the latest update the app won’t open on my ipad ### 5/5 — sound notification *2022-03-16, version 6.7.4.3* the best apps for disaster alert but it will b great if u can put on sound notification ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Problem *2026-07-18, version 7.8.21* App needs to be updated. App not opening. Error message. try again. ### 1/5 — Wrong information *2026-04-22, version 7.8.21* I live in Plymouth and apparently there is flooding in Plymouth due to a strong easterly wind But the wind is Westerly and there is no reports of flooding anywhere. don’t waste your money. ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2026-02-19, version 7.8.21* Stopped working 😳 ### 1/5 — Broken! *2025-03-29, version 7.8.21* Your app is broken. I go to log in (WHY Is this needed?! To just see disasters around the world!?!) I click the Smart Control button to use the app and the screen freezes, goes white and does nothing else! Used to be a good tool but I guess you employed a tool to work on it and now it’s a redundant tool much like the tool you employed! ### 1/5 — Registration = SPAM *2025-03-05, version 7.8.20* If data cannot be displayed without registration, one must necessarily question the true purpose of this app…. ### 1/5 — Not working *2024-09-30, version 7.5.5* Crashing with iOS 18 ### 1/5 — Used to be Very Good. No Longer. *2024-08-24, version 7.5.5* Update: I didn’t think it could be possible, but this app has gotten even MORE USELESS than stated in my first review. This app is based in Hawaii, where I live. It is currently advising that the Big Island is under a high wind advisory. Every other reporting service (at least 6), is reporting that we are under a tropical storm warning! They’ve been reporting and updating their info continuously for days, while this app has remained totally silent about Hawaii, reporting instead only on Peru, Brazil, Saskatchewan, and the Southern US, among other places . . . BUT NOTHING FOR ITS HOME STATE OF HAWAII! Why are we paying tax dollars to support this stupidity and craziness?!?! My advice is to download more timely and accurate apps (NOAA, weather, local news, Red Cross, etc.) if you need to keep abreast of and prepare for potential disasters. This one is totally useless. Too bad. It used to be one of the best, back in the day. Now, they ought to be ashamed of themselves. 😢☹️😡 Go sit in the corner with a dunce hat. Stop collecting our hard earned tax money and get your funds from the countries you do report for. We need a break and an app that gives us useful, timely, and accurate information. This hasn’t been it for a very very long time. This used to be my first choice app for keeping current with emergencies in our area. However, they have “improved” it to the point of making it useless. Our area has rather frequent flooding rain storms. This app used to give timely and accurate notifications as soon as they were posted by Civil Defense. Now, the app gives notifications, but instead of giving useful information, it will almost always state that the notice has expired - even just seconds after the notice was posted! IT IS UTTERLY USELESS! Now, after the most recent update, it won’t clear the notifications count. It will clear temporarily, but as soon as there is another notification, the count will return showing the number of ALL of the notifications since the update, not just the current number. I have found the Red Cross Emergency app to be much more accurate and informative. ### 1/5 — What a terrible app *2024-05-10, version 7.5.5* I downloaded the app some time ago and couldn’t remember my password so asked for a password reset. The link they sent didn’t work and after several attempts I can’t even get into the app so I have now removed it. I wouldn’t recommend anyone even bothering with this app as it is totally useless. ### 1/5 — Very poor design *2023-09-17, version 7.5.5* From the get-go this app has a poor mobile design. Did the sign up with a capital letter first in my username. All seems fine till you try to login. No matter what you do the username is lowercase forced! This flaw means you can not login. Fire the designer. I’m going to delete the app now ### 1/5 — Useless *2022-09-27, version 7.1.9.2* They give constant notifications about things happening all over the world that arent even disasters. Idc about a flood in lebannon. I tried to edit the preferences and they made me create an account. No thanks i will just delete. Good idea terrible execution. Dissapointed. Just goofy honestly ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Needs gps and time filter *2024-12-21, version 7.5.5* This is a stunning wealth of information. It would be helpful to have the blue GPS marking your immediate location. It would also be extremely helpful to have the ability to filter notifications by time, for example, past 24 hours, past week, past month, and over one month ago. ### 5/5 — Accurate information *2024-11-21, version 7.5.5* This app provides the most accurate in depth info on natural catastrophes. ### 5/5 — Professional app *2024-07-19, version 7.5.5* Thanks for hard working ### 5/5 — Great app for survival *2024-05-13, version 7.5.5* World disaster reports and area based notification are very useful and life-saving. Thank you for maintaining this app. ### 5/5 — Really Good App *2024-03-22, version 7.5.5* This app is really good and provides really detailed information about events. ### 5/5 — Peace of mind *2024-01-08, version 7.5.5* Living in a volatile part of the world, this app keeps my mind peaceful. Many thanks for your quick responses to disasters. ### 5/5 — DisasterAlert *2022-10-03, version 7.1.9.2* Fantastic app keeps me well informed when I need it most Thank you ### 5/5 — Amazing app with so much data *2022-07-15* I had to take this off my old phone when it ran out of memory, but I re-added it on my new phone immediately. It is fascinating, albeit a little alarming to see problems all around the world! It’s amazing to realize that our lifestyle here in the United States is responsible for so many earthquakes, floods, volcanoes and droughts all over the planet! To think that all hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and health pandemics are the fault of fat lazy Americans driving Hummers makes me sad to be breathing air on this precious planet. Naturally NONE of these things ever happened before America came along. I’d kill myself it this app weren’t so darn interesting. ### 5/5 — Great for checking worldwide disasters (even offline)! *2022-06-29, version 7.1.9.2* I downloaded this app originally for my old iPad, back when my youngest niece was just a baby & it has served me well right up to now, even on my newer iPad & after many updates. If you want to know of outbreaks, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, earthquakes or more; this app will certainly let you know what’s going on! I also sometimes use it like a map, to zoom in on worldwide locations, even if it’s just to see where certain places are on the map; so it’s VERY useful! Honestly, this is one app you won’t regret downloading … & doesn’t cost a penny, either! 😊💖🌍👏 ### 5/5 — Globally connected *2022-06-14, version 7.1.9.2* I have been using this app for a few months.I find it to be informative about what is happening with weather nationally and worldwide.This knowledge makes me more aware that we are a global community and all people on the planet are connected to one another because weather impacts everyone. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*