# Ready Pinellas

> Disaster preparedness and decision support app for Pinellas County residents. (iPhone/iPad app by PINELLAS, COUNTY OF.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ready-pinellas/id1160254835 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [PINELLAS, COUNTY OF](https://appshunter.io/developer/1160254834)
- Category: Weather, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.40/5 from 48 App Store ratings · 37 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 68 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-05-22
- Data updated: 2026-07-21
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ready-pinellas/id1160254835/reviews.md

## What is Ready Pinellas?

Pinellas County Emergency Management’s Ready Pinellas application is a mobile disaster preparedness and decision support application designed to assist Pinellas County citizens in planning ahead, or when tropical storms approach our area, providing an outline of steps and recommendations and current information.

Ready Pinellas App Features:

Know Your Zone: When a tropical storm approaches it’s critical for residents to know their Evacuation Zone. It’s best to find out your zone before hurricane season so you can access your risk and make plans. As a user, you can enter your address and determine your evacuation level, the closest hotel accommodations, the closest general or special needs shelter. Note: not all shelter and hotel accommodations will be available in all storm levels. Check back with this feature when a storm is approaching.

Readiness Checklist: The Readiness Checklist is a tool to provide users an easy guide for preparedness ahead of hurricane season. There is a Blue Sky Readiness Checklist for pre-storm preparations, and as a tropical storm approaches and Pinellas County is placed in the 5-day or 3-day cone as indicated by the National Hurricane Center, the app will present the 5-day Readiness Checklist and then the 3-day Readiness Checklist. 

Get a Plan: This feature helps citizens, businesses and special needs citizens create an emergency preparedness plan. Users can enter information about the location of their homes and businesses, family members, pets and family contact information and an individualized emergency plan will be developed that users are able to print or maintain online.

Alert Pinellas: The most important step you can take to be prepared is to know when a hazard is coming. The Alert Pinellas emergency notification service allows Pinellas County to send urgent messages by voice to landlines and mobile devices, text, TDD and via email. Registration is free, and users can register each address where they live and work to get alerts for multiple locations.

Storm Surge Protector: This interactive tool depicts the impact that different levels of storm surge flooding would have on a neighborhood, home or business. Users can type in their address and see a representative graphic illustration of their structure type with a depiction of the projected height of storm surge for the different evacuation levels. It also displays the specific evacuation level for the address and the amount of storm surge predicted for that evacuation level in a neighborhood view.

Special Needs: Pinellas County’s special needs program is intended for those who need transportation or require minimal medical assistance while seeking public shelter. Registration for a special needs shelter is required and this feature allows users to register. 

Pet Preparedness: Get information on sheltering your pet, and a list of supplies needed to weather the storm. Find out information on pet collection or information about locating stray animals following a hazard event. There are also pet friendly shelters and pet coordination for special needs citizens. A link brings you to registration forms.
 
Social Media: Follow Pinellas County on social media for general county information, breaking news, preparedness tips and real-time updates.

Pinellas County All Hazards Preparedness Guide: Download a PDF version of Pinellas County’s All Hazards Guide, with information on how to prepare for and respond to hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, lightning and manmade disasters.

National Hurricane Center: Connect to the official source for worldwide tropical predictions, weather, water and climate data, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather. Find translations and podcasts.

## Key features

- Know Your Evacuation Zone
- Readiness Checklists (Pre-storm, 5-day, 3-day)
- Create Personalized Emergency Plans
- Receive Emergency Alerts (Alert Pinellas)
- Storm Surge Impact Visualization
- Special Needs Shelter Registration
- Pet Preparedness Information

## Recent user reviews (10 of 37)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ready-pinellas/id1160254835/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work for your specific location

*2025-10-27, version 4.2.0*

I love the idea of this but I constantly get notifications for weather alerts in cities that are an hour or so away from me. There’s nowhere to add or update an address and if it’s going off phone location, then that’s not working either. I’m honestly sick of getting alerts for Ruskin or the like.

### 3/5 — NO TORNADO HAIL OR DAMAGING WIND WARNING!!

*2025-06-26, version 4.2.0*

6-25-25
Bad storm came into Pinellas Co with tons of quarter and larger size hail. Damaging winds and a confirmed TORNADO in Largo!! Why did I only get a storm warning when it was offshore and gone?? My BF got no warnings at all. Notifications on both phones. You dropped the ball!! Not ok!!

### 1/5 — Pretty useless app

*2024-09-27, version 4.2.0*

No reason to have this app.  Doesn’t help at all

### 5/5 — Great App

*2024-09-26, version 4.2.0*

Nice to be able to view latest alerts

### 1/5 — My Zip code came up “no results”

*2024-09-25, version 4.2.0*

My Zip code came up “no results for 33764” terrible ap.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on iPhone

*2024-09-05, version 4.2.0*

Used to have this app on my old Android and worked fine. The IOS version of the app says check email for the weather notification but no email. ??? Notification tones don’t work and no, my phone is not on silent.

### 5/5 — Ease of Use

*2024-04-11*

I love how the app works. Easy to use — which is perfect because we tend to use this during times of severe weather. It would be great if you add the tides here as well since Pinellas county has so many residents who enjoy going on the water with their boats, jet skis, and paddleboards.

### 5/5 — Should I get this?

*2023-08-31, version 4.1.0*

Download immediately!  I lived in Pinellas County for 11 years and moved away.  I returned to visit my daughter who lives in zone A when Hurricane came.  This amazing tool updated us every step of the way and has made the experience so much easier than any hurricane I had ever experienced in 40 years as a Floridian!  Every bit of needed information in one place.  Helpful post storm reminders for safety.

### 1/5 — Useless. Deleting.

*2023-08-28, version 4.1.0*

Downloaded and allowed notifications so that I could quickly learn when county specific evacuation orders were placed. All I received were hurricane and storm surge warnings. I already got these from my weather app, television, other smart devices and multiple emails.

### 1/5 — Finding Evac Zone did NOT work

*2023-08-28, version 4.1.0*

I tried to find my evacuation Zone by address, and it took me to a map that had no colors and no zones.

## Frequently asked questions about Ready Pinellas

### What does the Ready Pinellas app do?

The Ready Pinellas app is designed to help Pinellas County citizens prepare for and respond to emergencies, particularly tropical storms. It provides tools to determine evacuation zones, create personalized emergency plans, and receive critical alerts.

### What are the key features of the Ready Pinellas app?

Key features include knowing your evacuation zone, accessing readiness checklists for different storm stages, creating a personalized emergency plan, receiving emergency notifications through Alert Pinellas, visualizing storm surge impact, registering for special needs shelters, and finding pet preparedness information.

### Is the Ready Pinellas app free to use?

Yes, the Ready Pinellas app is free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the application's description.

### Who is the Ready Pinellas app for?

This app is specifically for residents of Pinellas County, Florida. It aims to assist citizens in planning ahead for potential disasters and provides crucial information when tropical storms approach the area.

### How does the app help with evacuation planning?

The 'Know Your Zone' feature allows users to enter their address and determine their specific evacuation level. It also helps identify the closest hotel accommodations and general or special needs shelters, which is critical information when a tropical storm approaches.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.0.0 — 2026-02-05

Performance enhancements and design improvements

### 4.2.0 — 2024-04-24

Social Media Feature Updates & Compatibility Improvements

### 4.1.0 — 2023-05-31

Updated menu to show Preparedness Info and added Spanish Content.

### 4.0.2 — 2022-06-22

Bug fixes (specifically around know your zone)

### 4.0.1 — 2022-06-03

Bug Fixes

## Apps similar to Ready Pinellas

| App | Rating | Price | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NorcalSmoke](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/norcalsmoke/id1582267128) | 4.6 (11) | Free | Weather |
| [Solar Time](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-time/id1100646247) | 3.8 (9) | $0.99 | Weather |
| [Meteo Monitor for PWS](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meteo-monitor-for-pws/id1452075868) | 2.9 (10) | Free | Weather |
| [CASA Alerts](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/casa-alerts/id1094271600) | 3.5 (10) | Free | Weather |
| [Kentucky Mesonet](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kentucky-mesonet/id1365272874) | 4.5 (10) | Free | Weather |
| [KFDM WeatherNET](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kfdm-weathernet/id1097400643) | 4.6 (11) | Free | Weather |

## More apps by PINELLAS, COUNTY OF

- [Pinellas SeeClickFix](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinellas-seeclickfix/id913565431)
- [Heritage Village](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heritage-village/id1568554808)
- [Brooker Creek Preserve](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brooker-creek-preserve/id6778541667)

All apps by PINELLAS, COUNTY OF: https://appshunter.io/developer/1160254834

---

*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 2026-07-21.*