# SaskAlert — user reviews > 63 indexed App Store user reviews of SaskAlert by Government of Saskatchewan, rated 4.50/5 from 56 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saskalert/id1119162256/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saskalert/id1119162256.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 43 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 3 ## 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 ## Newest reviews (10 of 63) ### 2/5 — ME *2025-03-26* Map too small **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We will share this with the developers. ### 2/5 — Warnings *2024-07-12* Sure would be nice if they would specify the location when warnings are issued. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review and we are sorry if the location information isn't what you are expecting. We will share your concern with the alert issuers. ### 2/5 — Review *2023-07-23, version 2.10* Don’t like the format Difficult to get to your area and doesn’t give detailed info on storms Aston where they are and direction they’re moving ### 5/5 — Sask alert *2023-06-09, version 2.10* It’s great to have a little notice. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Sask alert *2023-06-02, version 2.10* The system works very well keep it up ### 5/5 — Weather alerts *2023-05-23, version 2.10* Its good to have! Alerts me of bad weather coming. Thanks! ### 1/5 — Just ok *2023-02-25, version 2.10* Initially I had the app on my larger but older iPad. It stopped working there, so I moved it to the new, smaller iPad. Doesn’t work much better there. All it really does for me is let me know an alert exists so I can go into the web site. UPDATE: Nothing has has changed from the update above with one exception. The alerts arrive so frequently that they’ve become ‘background’ noise. This is a case where less is more. ### 5/5 — Convenient app *2022-12-20, version 2.10* I find the app to be my source of important warnings regarding severe weather and incidents that could threaten my safety. It shows up in my iPhone Home Screen so I’m notified as soon as the warning is posted. ### 4/5 — Weather alerts *2022-10-12, version 2.10* A very helpful app. Please keep sending alerts 👍 ### 1/5 — Everything is an alert *2022-09-06, version 2.9* It’s too hot, it’s too cold, it’s too smoky, it’s too windy, there is a plague, there is a criminal somewhere in Saskatchewan. It gives me alarm fatigue. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### 1/5 — Fire location *2025-05-31* The app should show the locations of all the fires burning, not just an empty map **Developer response:** Thank you for your review and we're sorry if the map is not showing as expected. Please contact us at https://emergencyalert.saskatchewan.ca so we can help you resolve this issue. ### 1/5 — Hwy info *2024-11-19* Our first snow fall and hwy info isn’t correct lol. I phoned around to my family members who are out driving on their roads to get better information. I sure hope reporting gets better as the season goes on! **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry if the highway information in an alert was not correct. Please contact us at https://emergencyalert.saskatchewan.ca if you notice this in the future. ### 1/5 — Alerts with false alarms *2024-08-24* The alerts are continuously being sent with nothing ever happening. It’s the “boy who cried wolf scenario” and this alert strategy needs to be worked on to fix this. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry that you are receiving alerts you are not expecting. Did you know that you can choose which types of alerts to receive? Just press "Settings" in the top right of the app, then press "Type" to choose which kinds of alerts you receive. ### 1/5 — Audible *2024-05-17* Not getting audibles on Tornado & getting audible on thunderstorms? **Developer response:** Thank you for your review and we're sorry the sound is not working the way you'd like. Please contact us at https://emergencyalert.saskatchewan.ca and we'll be happy to help you with the sound settings for different types of alerts including Tornados and Thunderstorms. ### 1/5 — I don’t like it *2023-12-13* I’m old. I don’t like it. It would be nice to have but I must be able to shut it off completely. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. We are sorry you cannot turn off the app completely. Did you know that within the settings of the app you can turn off many types of alerts? If we can help you with this please contact us at https://emergencyalert.saskatchewan.ca. ### 1/5 — Useless *2023-07-01, version 2.10* After many times when the app cancels the alert only to have the storm happen shortly after I had to finally delete this app 😔 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 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! ### 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! ### 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! ### 5/5 — 🚨This is the best APP for weather & safety alerts! *2025-02-10* SaskAlert is the main App we depend upon for severe weather alerts from blizzards to tornadoes - and everything in between. It also gives alerts about drinking water or safety issues to keep us informed. If you want to be both safety and weather-aware, this is the APP for you! This App is a must-have for everyone who lives in Saskatchewan! **Developer response:** Thank you for your review and rating! ### 5/5 — Great coverage *2024-07-12* Thanks for providing a heads-up alert for citizens **Developer response:** Thank you for your review and rating! ### 5/5 — Review *2023-07-26* A very good apt . Use it all the time and is usually accurate except for pop up storms. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review and rating! ### 5/5 — Great information App *2023-06-27, version 2.10* One of the best Apps with true information to know what is truly needed to know and even pass onto Family Members or those you care about. This information is what we need to know everyday. I farm and it also helps me plan my day. I like it and would not want to be without! Thank you Saskatchewan. Best place ever! --- *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 2026-09-01.*