# SaskAlert — Saskatchewan Emergency Alert

> Official emergency alert system for Saskatchewan, providing real-time safety information. (iPhone/iPad app by Government of Saskatchewan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saskalert/id1119162256 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Government of Saskatchewan](https://appshunter.io/developer/515012475)
- Category: News, Weather
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 56 App Store ratings · 63 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 48 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France)
- Released: 2016-06-22
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saskalert/id1119162256/reviews.md

## What is SaskAlert?

SaskAlert is the Government of Saskatchewan's official emergency alerting program, providing real-time, critical information on emergencies to help you protect yourself, your family, and your property.

Key features of the SaskAlert App:
• Alerts for life-threatening and emerging situations
• Alerts based on locations you're interested in
• "Follow Me" feature to get alerts near your current location, even when traveling outside Saskatchewan
• View alert areas on a map
• Easily share alerts via social media, email, and text
• Detailed emergency descriptions, impacted areas, and safety instructions
• Simple setup and user-friendly interface
• Choose the types of alerts you want to receive
• Accessibility features for users of all abilities
• Multilingual, with the option to translate alerts into your device's default language

An emergency alert issued through SaskAlert will:
• let you know what the emergency is;
• let you know where it is happening;
• provide instructions for you to follow to stay safe;
• and advise you when the incident is over.

Alerts can be issued by Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations, agencies, local governing bodies, and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).

Provincial ministries, Crown corporations, and local authorities issue alerts for emergencies within their areas of responsibility that may impact life and safety. Policing agencies issue alerts to warn the public of imminent potential risks to their safety, child abductions, and critical incidents.

ECCC provides alerts for severe weather events, including:
• Tornado watches and warnings
• Warnings for blizzards, blowing snow, dust storms, extreme cold, freezing drizzle, freezing rain, heat, rainfall, severe thunderstorms, snowfall, high winds, and winter storms

## Key features

- Real-time critical emergency alerts
- Location-based alerts
- Follow Me feature for alerts near current location
- View alert areas on map
- Share alerts easily
- Detailed safety instructions
- Customizable alert types

## What do users think of SaskAlert?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Handy for travel
- 👍 Provides advance notice
- 👍 Keeps public aware
- 👍 Useful for serious emergencies
- 👍 Good for preparing for weather
- 👍 Great information source
- 👍 Precise and accurate information
- 👍 Very helpful app
- 👍 Convenient for safety alerts
- 👍 Appreciated alerts

**Cons**

- 🐛 Alerts come too late
- 🐛 Annoying, too many alerts
- 🐛 Alerts from wrong areas
- 🐛 Unnecessary alerts
- 🐛 Useless help in app
- 🐛 Map too small
- 🐛 Highway info incorrect
- 🐛 False alarms
- 🐛 Not getting audibles
- 🐛 Cannot shut off completely
- 🐛 Difficult to get to area
- 🐛 No detailed storm info
- 🐛 App cancels alerts
- 🐛 Alerts become background noise
- 🐛 Alarm fatigue
- 🐛 Ear piercingly loud volume
- 🐛 Notification too loud
- 🐛 Not user friendly
- 🐛 Alerts are repetitive
- 🐛 No specific location in alerts
- 🐛 App is a joke
- 🐛 Alerts are the same
- 🐛 Interruptive alerts

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Alerts come after the event
- App seems to be broken
- Cannot delete reviews
- App stops working on devices
- Alerts arrive too frequently
- App cancels alert then storm happens
- Alerts are continuously sent with nothing happening
- Not getting audibles on Tornado & getting audible on thunderstorms
- Map shows empty map instead of fire locations
- Alerts for entire province and never stops sending
- Tried to narrow location but help in app is useless
- Alert notification is too loud
- Alert notification is too loud and can startle drivers
- Alerts are too loud, hard on ears with headphones
- Alerts are repetitive and interruptive
- Alerts are the same for months
- Alerts have false alarms
- Alerts are late
- Alerts are for areas not relevant to preferences
- App doesn't give specific location
- Town moved to neighboring province in alert
- No sounds, no vibrations for notifications
- Proof scanning feature does not work

**Most requested features**

- Ability to select specific areas for warnings
- Ability to delete old alerts
- Specify location when warnings are issued
- Improve audible alerts for different weather types
- Volume setting for alerts
- Option to only receive alerts for serious situations
- Identify new alerts with a star or icon
- Alerts should speak like global weather tracker
- Alerts should repeat or buzz longer
- Alerts should provide more specific location information
- Alerts should provide more detailed storm information (direction, movement)
- Improve app's ability to scan proof
- Link to website should be less confusing

## Recent user reviews (10 of 63)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saskalert/id1119162256/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Alerts

*2026-07-19*

Pathetic waste of money… alerts come after the event

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry you are not receiving alerts when you expect them. Please contact us at SaskAlert@gov.sk.ca with your location and the approximate time of the alerts so we can investigate this issue.

### 1/5 — Needs work

*2026-07-10*

This app is super annoying. It’s very important but even though I have two locations specified, I continue to get warnings from different areas throughout the night.

The warnings need to be able to be selected for only specific areas within Saskatchewan.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry you are receiving alerts you were not expecting. Please contact us at SaskAlert@gov.sk.ca with your saved locations, the approximate time of the alert, and your device type so we can investigate.

### 5/5 — No alerts listed today

*2026-06-29*

Seems to be broken

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. Although there may not have been any alerts sent or active on the day you checked, feel free to contact us at SaskAlert@gov.sk.ca so we can look into this for you.

### 5/5 — No thanks

*2026-05-14*

I want to see what’s on the site and I now can’t delete the review so now I take my five stars

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. If you're having trouble accessing or viewing information on the Saskatchewan Emergency Alert website, please contact us at https://emergencyalert.saskatchewan.ca. App store reviews can only be edited or removed through the app store where they were submitted.

### 5/5 — Nice

*2026-02-11*

Very handy to have 

Its useful and good to have

**Developer response:** Thank you for your review and rating!

### 1/5 — Annoying.

*2026-01-21*

Nice to have but keeps blowing up my phone 40-50 times a day with alerts 10 plus hours from where I am. Unnecessary. Why.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. Did you know that within the Settings of the app you can choose the type of alerts you receive? Just tap Settings in the top right of your screen, then select Type. Please contact us at https://emergencyalert.saskatchewan.ca if you need any help with this.

### 5/5 — Nice

*2026-01-14, version 2.13*

Very handy to have

### 5/5 — Sasktel Outages

*2025-08-22*

Keep employing out of country people, that can’t speak English. We are going to fail.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your rating!

### 1/5 — Terrible app

*2025-07-21*

Gives me alerts for entire province and never stops sending alerts. I have tried to narrow location but help in app is useless.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your review and we are sorry if you are receiving alerts for a larger area than you would like. Please contact us at https://www.saskpublicsafety.ca/about-the-spsa/contact-us so we can help you resolve this issue.

### 5/5 — Our Guides

*2025-05-31*

We have a property at Candle Lake. We signed up for SaskAlert this spring . We find the format easy to follow and use. The information is precise and accurate.  Using the Sask highway app and SaskAlert as our guide as we travel around Saskatchewan with a safe and peace of mind. Keep up the great job !

**Developer response:** Thank you for your review and rating!

## Frequently asked questions about SaskAlert

### What is SaskAlert?

SaskAlert is the official emergency alerting program for the Government of Saskatchewan. It provides real-time, critical information about emergencies to help users protect themselves, their families, and their property. Alerts can be issued for life-threatening situations and emerging events.

### What types of emergencies does SaskAlert cover?

SaskAlert covers a wide range of emergencies, including severe weather events like tornadoes, blizzards, and thunderstorms, as well as public safety risks such as child abductions and critical incidents. Alerts are issued by various government bodies and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

### How does SaskAlert ensure I get relevant alerts?

The app allows you to set alerts based on locations you're interested in. It also features a 'Follow Me' option to receive alerts near your current location, even when traveling outside Saskatchewan. You can also choose the specific types of alerts you wish to receive.

### Is SaskAlert free to use?

Yes, SaskAlert is a free application provided by the Government of Saskatchewan. There are no costs associated with downloading or using the app, and it does not contain in-app purchases or advertisements.

### What information is provided in a SaskAlert?

An emergency alert issued through SaskAlert will inform you about what the emergency is, where it is happening, provide instructions for staying safe, and advise when the incident is over. Alerts include detailed descriptions, impacted areas, and clear safety instructions.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.15 — 2026-08-24

• Minor updates and fixes for an improved experience

### 2.14 — 2026-04-28

• Minor updates and fixes for an improved experience

### 2.13 — 2025-01-24

• Minor updates and fixes for an improved experience

### 2.12 — 2024-11-05

• Improved notifications and alert list with clear, concise alert summaries
• New translation feature to see alerts in the device's default language
• Now you can share feedback on the timeliness, accuracy, and helpfulness of individual alerts
• Minor updates and fixes for an improved experience

### 2.11 — 2023-10-12

• Improvements to how alert descriptions are displayed
• Improved layout of information in a notification message
• Control the volume of the alert tone when Override Silent Mode is enabled
• Other minior improvements and fixes

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